About MI

Multiple Intervenors is a membership-driven organization. Members of Multiple Intervenors share a common interest in ensuring that New York State’s energy markets provide access to reliable, affordable energy supplies. To accomplish this objective, Multiple Intervenors participates actively in legal and regulatory proceedings throughout New York State. For example, Multiple Intervenors actively participates in New York State Public Service Commission (“PSC”) proceedings, matters before the New York Independent System Operator (“NYISO”), the New York State Reliability Council (“NYSRC”), and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”).   Multiple Intervenors’ activities before the NYISO, the NYSRC, and the FERC are covered by annual dues.  Multiple Intervenors’ activities before the PSC take place through opt-in interventions.  There are two types of PSC proceedings in which Multiple Intervenors normally intervenes: (1) utility rate proceedings; and (2) policy-oriented proceedings.  Participation in PSC interventions are optional, which allows members to participate consistent with their individual interests. Positions advocated reflect the views of Multiple Intervenors with respect to the issues addressed in specific pleadings or proceedings and do not necessarily reflect the views of each individual member. For instance, while many members elect to support one or more interventions in PSC policy-oriented proceedings, others elect not to do so (the State University of New York, for example, does not participate in policy-oriented interventions, such as the energy efficiency and building electrification proceeding, but does participate from time to time in utility rate interventions).

 Multiple Intervenors advocates through the legal and regulatory process on behalf of its members. Because Multiple Intervenors is the only party exclusively representing large-volume New York energy consumers in these proceedings, Multiple Intervenors plays a critical role in protecting its members interests, as well as shaping the State’s energy policy. As part of its advocacy role, Multiple Intervenors also seeks to educate governmental, quasi-governmental and non-governmental entities responsible for energy matters on the financial and cost impacts that their decisions will have on consumers and those that fund New York’s energy programs and policies.