[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 9, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65116-65117]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-29279]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL10-19-000]


Western Grid Development, LLC; Notice of Filing

December 2, 2009.
    Take notice that on November 20, 2009, Western Grid Development, 
LLC (WGD) filed, pursuant to Rule 207 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.208, section 219 of the Federal 
Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824s, Order No. 679,\1\ and section 35.35 of the 
Commission's regulations, 18 CFR 35.35, a Petition for Declaratory 
Order: (1) Requesting the Commission to find that the Energy Storage 
Devices that will be used in WGD's proposed projects are properly 
classified as wholesale transmission facilities subject to the 
Commission's jurisdiction; (2) concluding that the WGD projects at 
locations where transmission reliability is at issue (WGD Projects) are 
entitled to incentive-based rate treatment pursuant to FERC 
regulations; (3) authorizing the specific rate incentives described 
herein for such WGD Projects; and (4) providing insight on whether the 
Commission perceives any barrier that could prevent the California 
Independent System Operator from considering the WGD solution on equal 
footing with other utility and non-utility proposed transmission 
alternatives to solve reliability problems.
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    \1\ Promoting Transmission Investment Through Pricing Reform, 
Order No. 679, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,222, order on reh'g, Order 
No. 679-A, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,236 (2006), order on reh'g, 119 
FERC ] 61,062 (2007) (Order 679 and Order No. 679-A, respectively).
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    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must 
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be 
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to 
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the 
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of 
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, 
motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. On or 
before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to 
intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and 
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically

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should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention 
to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the 
``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's 
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription'' 
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail 
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For 
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail 
[email protected], or call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For 
TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on December 21, 2009.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-29279 Filed 12-8-09; 8:45 am]
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