[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 239 (Friday, December 11, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80086-80087]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27249]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-280-C]


Application to Export Electric Energy; Direct Energy Marketing 
Inc.

AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Direct Energy Marketing Inc. (Applicant or DEMI) has applied 
for authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to 
Canada pursuant to the Federal Power Act.

DATES: Comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be submitted on 
or before January 11, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, motions to intervene, or requests for 
more information should be addressed by electronic mail to 
[email protected], or by facsimile to (202) 586-8008.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Energy (DOE) regulates 
exports of electricity from the United States to a foreign country, 
pursuant to sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the Department of Energy 
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7151(b) and 42 U.S.C. 7172(f)). Such 
exports require authorization under section 202(e) of the Federal Power 
Act (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)).
    On November 13, 2020, DEMI filed an application with DOE 
(Application or App.) for renewal of its authorization to transmit 
electric energy from the United States to Canada for a term of ten 
years. DEMI states that it is a Delaware corporation with its principal 
place of business in Houston, TX. App. at 1. DEMI further represents 
that it ``is wholly owned by Centrica US Holdings Inc., an indirect, 
wholly-owned subsidiary of Centrica plc (Centrica).'' Id. DEMI adds 
that it ``does not own or control any electric generation facilities in 
any wholesale market in interstate commerce'' and that ``neither DEMI 
nor any of its affiliates own or control transmission facilities or has 
a electric franchised service territory or captive wholesale or retail 
customers.'' Id.
    DEMI further states that it ``will purchase the power to be 
exported from electric utilities and federal power marketing agencies 
pursuant to voluntary agreements.'' App. at 3. DEMI contends that ``the 
electric power that [it] will export on either a firm or interruptible 
basis will not impair the sufficiency of the electric power supply 
within the United States'' and that its ``exports of electric energy to 
Canada will not impede or tend to impede the regional coordination of 
electric utility planning or operations.'' Id. at 3-4.
    DEMI states that all its electricity exports ``will be transmitted 
pursuant to arrangements with utilities that own and operate existing 
transmission facilities and will be consistent with the export 
limitations and other terms and conditions contained in the existing 
Presidential Permits and electricity export authorizations associated 
with those facilities.'' App. at 4. DEMI also represents that it ``will 
comply with the terms and conditions contained in the authorizations 
issued for these cross-border facilities as well as other export 
limitations that DOE may deem appropriate.'' Id.
    The existing international transmission facilities to be utilized 
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the Applicant have previously been authorized by Presidential permits 
issued pursuant to Executive Order 10485, as amended, and are 
appropriate for open access transmission by third parties.
    Procedural Matters: Any person desiring to be heard in this 
proceeding should file a comment or protest to the Application at the 
address provided above. Protests should be filed in accordance with 
Rule 211 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) Rules of 
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). Any person desiring to become 
a party to this proceeding should file a motion to intervene at the 
above address in accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214).
    Comments and other filings concerning DEMI's application to export 
electric energy to Canada should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. 
EA-280-C. Additional copies are to be provided directly to Ryan 
Harwell, 12 Greenway Plaza, Suite 250, Houston, TX 77046, 
[email protected]; Deonne Cunningham, 12 Greenway Plaza, 
Suite 250, Houston, TX 77046, [email protected]; and 
Bray Dohrwardt, 12 Greenway Plaza, Suite 250, Houston, TX 77046, 
[email protected].
    A final decision will be made on the Application after the 
environmental impacts have been evaluated pursuant to DOE's National 
Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR part 1021) and 
after DOE determines that the proposed action will not have an adverse 
impact on the sufficiency of supply or reliability of the U.S. electric 
power supply system.
    Copies of the Application will be made available, upon request, by 
accessing the program website at http://energy.gov/node/11845, or by 
emailing Matthew Aronoff at [email protected].

    Signed in Washington, DC, on December 7, 2020.
Christopher Lawrence,
Management and Program Analyst, Energy Resilience Division, Office of 
Electricity.
[FR Doc. 2020-27249 Filed 12-10-20; 8:45 am]
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