[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 241 (Tuesday, December 15, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81191-81192]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27476]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-220-D]


Application To Export Electric Energy; NRG Power Marketing LLC

AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: NRG Power Marketing LLC (Applicant or NRGPML) 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 14, 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

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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 December 2, 2020, NRGPML 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 five 
years. NRGPML states that it ``is a Delaware limited liability company 
with a principal place of business in Princeton, New Jersey.'' App. at 
2. NRGPML further represents that it ``is a wholly-owned subsidiary of 
NRG Energy, Inc.'' Id. at 3. NRGPML adds that it ``does not own or any 
electric generation or transmission facilities, nor does it hold a 
franchise or service territory for the transmission, distribution, or 
sale of electricity.'' Id. at 4.
    NRGPML further states that it ``will purchase the electricity that 
it may export, on either a firm or an interruptible basis, from 
wholesale generators, electric utilities, federal power marketing 
agencies and affiliates through negotiated agreements that have been 
voluntarily executed by the selling parties after considering their own 
need for any such electricity.'' App. at 5. NRGPML contends that its 
proposed exports ``will not impair or tend to impede the sufficiency of 
electric power supplies in the United States or the regional 
coordination of electric utility planning or operations.'' Id. at 5-6.
    NRGPML states that ``as a power marketer that does not own or 
operate a transmission system . . ., [it] does not have the ability to 
cause a violation of the terms and conditions in the existing 
authorizations associated with international transmission facilities.'' 
App. at 6. NRGPML also represents that it ``will comply with such 
requirements as may be imposed by the Department on other power 
marketers with blanket electricity export authorization.'' Id. at 8.
    The existing international transmission facilities to be utilized 
by 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 NRGPML's application to 
export electric energy to Canada should be clearly marked with OE 
Docket No. EA-220-D. Additional copies are to be provided directly to 
Justin Gilli, 804 Carnegie Center, Princeton, NJ 08540, 
[email protected]; Catherine Krupka, 700 Sixth St. NW, Suite 700, 
Washington, DC 20001-3980, sutherland.com">catherinekrupka@eversheds-sutherland.com; 
and Allison E. Speaker, 700 Sixth St. NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 
20001-3980, sutherland.com">allisonspeaker@eversheds-sutherland.com.
    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 9, 2020.
Christopher Lawrence,
Management and Program Analyst, Energy Resilience Division, Office of 
Electricity.
[FR Doc. 2020-27476 Filed 12-14-20; 8:45 am]
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