[STATE OF NEWYORK.
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER
‘Awwany 12224
ANDREW M. CUOMO. ALPHONSO B. DAVID
Governor ‘CoUNsEL. TO THe GovERNOR
May 2, 2016
Mr. Gil Quiniones
Chief Executive Officer
New York Power Authority
123 Main St.
Mail Stop 10 - H
White Plains, NY 10601-3170
Ms. Audrey Zibelman
‘Commissioner, New York State Department of Public Service
Chair, New York State Public Service Commission
Empire State Plaza
Agency Building 3
Albany, NY 12223-1350
Mr. Basil Seggos
Acting Commissioner
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
625 Broadway
Albany, New York 12233-0001
Dear Mr. Quiniones, Commissioner Zibelman, and Acting Commissioner Seggos,
‘As you may be aware, there is an ongoing investigation by the US. Attomey's Office for the
Southern District of New York focused on several matters related to Upstate New York
{commonly referred to as the Buffalo Billion and Nano investigation). This investigation has
recently raised questions of improper lobbying and undisclosed conflicts of interest by some
persons and entities. One entity that has been mentioned is Competitive Power Ventures (CPV)
and CPV Valley LLC (CPV Valley). We understand that CPV or CPV Valley is constructing a 650
megawatt power plant in Wawayanda, Orange County, NY, with a proposed connection to the
New York Power Authority's (NYPA) Marcy South tine.
‘Out of an abundance of caution, during the course of this investigation or until such time that
‘you are otherwise instructed, we are directing NYPA, the Department of Public Service, the
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Cb presen syetpaperPublic Service Commission, and the Department of Environmental Conservation, to immediately
suspend or discontinue all communications with CPV or CPV Valley, activities in support of any
regulatory approvals for CPV or CPV Valley, any ongoing regulatory proceedings related to CPV
or CPV Valley, or any other discussions of projects, proposals, lobbying, transactions, or other
matters concerning New York State, its Executive Agencies or Authorities that pertain to CPV or
CPV Valley. In the event communications are necessary to ensure the secutity of the State's
energy supply or infrastructure, we instruct you to consult and coordinate with the Office of
Counsel to the Governor.
We are taking these measures because we value the public trust and must take all actions
necessary to avoid any actual or perceived violation of that trust. Should you have any
questions, please contact my office.