[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 62157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24466]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-492]


Application To Export Electric Energy; Heartland Generation Ltd.

AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Heartland Generation Ltd. (Applicant or Heartland Generation) 
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 December 9, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, motions to intervene, or requests for 
more information should be addressed by electronic mail to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt Aronoff, 202-586-5863, 
[email protected].

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 October 7, 2021, Heartland Generation filed an application with 
DOE (Application or App.) to ``transmit electric energy from the United 
States to Canada for a period of five years.'' App. at 1. Heartland 
Generation states that it ``is a corporation organized under the 
Business Corporations Act of Canada, with its principal place of 
business [in] Calgary, Alberta, [Canada].'' Id. Heartland Generation 
adds that it ``is an indirect subsidiary of ECP ControlCo, LLC.'' Id. 
at 2.
    Heartland Generation represents that it ``does not own any electric 
generation or transmission facilities in the United States and, as a 
power marketer in the United States, does not hold a franchise or 
service territory or native load obligation in the United States.'' 
App. at 3. Heartland Generation states that it would ``purchase surplus 
electric energy from electric utilities and other suppliers within the 
United States and [would] export this energy to Canada over the 
international electric transmission facilities . . . listed in Exhibit 
C.'' Id. at 4. Heartland Generation contends that ``[b]ecause this 
electric energy [would] be purchased from others voluntarily, it 
[would] be surplus to the needs of the selling entities,'' and that the 
proposed ``export of power therefore will not impair the sufficiency of 
electric power supply in the [United States].'' Id.
    Heartland Generation further states that ``[t]he controls that are 
inherent in any transaction that complies with all NERC requirements 
and the export limits imposed by DOE on the referenced transmission 
facilities are sufficient to ensure that exports by Heartland 
Generation will not impede, or tend to impede, the coordinated use of 
transmission facilities within the meaning of Section 202(e) of the 
[Federal Power Act].'' App. at 5.
    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 Heartland Generation's 
application to export electric energy to Canada should be clearly 
marked with OE Docket No. EA-492. Additional copies are to be provided 
directly to Natasha Gianvecchio, 555 Eleventh Street NW, Suite 1000, 
Washington, DC 20004, [email protected]; and James B. 
Blackburn, 555 Eleventh Street NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004, 
[email protected].
    A final decision will be made on the requested authorization after 
the environmental impacts have been evaluated pursuant to DOE's 
National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR part 
1021) and after DOE evaluates whether the proposed action will 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 https://energy.gov/node/11845, or by 
emailing Matt Aronoff at [email protected].

    Signed in Washington, DC, on November 4, 2021.
Christopher Lawrence,
Management and Program Analyst, Electricity Delivery Division, Office 
of Electricity.
[FR Doc. 2021-24466 Filed 11-8-21; 8:45 am]
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