[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59908-59909]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16270]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[GDO Docket No. EA-264-E]


Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric 
Energy; ENMAX Energy Marketing Inc.

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: ENMAX Energy Marketing, Inc. (ENMAX or Applicant) has applied 
for renewed 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 August 23, 2024.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janessa Zucchetto, (240) 474-8226, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Department of Energy (DOE) 
regulates electricity exports from the United States to foreign 
countries in accordance with section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act 
(FPA) (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)) and regulations thereunder (10 CFR 205.300 et 
seq.). Sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the DOE Organization Act (42 
U.S.C. 7151(b) and 7172(f)) transferred this regulatory authority, 
previously exercised by the now-defunct Federal Power Commission, to 
DOE.
    Section 202(e) of the FPA provides that an entity which seeks to 
export electricity must obtain an order from DOE authorizing that 
export (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)). On April 10, 2023, the authority to issue 
such orders was delegated to the DOE's Grid Deployment Office (GDO) 
under Delegation Order No. S1-DEL-S3-2023 and Redelegation Order No. 
S3-DEL-GD1-2023.
    On November 27, 2019, DOE issued Order No. EA-264-D to ENMAX to 
transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada as a power 
marketer for a period of five years. On May 30, 2024,

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ENMAX filed an application (Application or App.) for renewal of its 
export authority for a five-year term. App. at 1.
    According to the Application, ENMAX is an Alberta, Canada 
corporation having its principal place of business at Calgary, Alberta, 
Canada and a wholly owned subsidiary of ENMAX Energy Corporation, which 
is a wholly owned subsidiary of ENMAX Corporation, which is wholly 
owned by The City of Calgary. Id. at 1-2. ENMAX represents that it is a 
power marketer and engages in the purchase and sale of energy and 
capacity in wholesale electric markets. Id. at 3. ENMAX also represents 
that it has received authority from the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (FERC) to sell power in the U.S. at market-based rates. Id. 
at 1.
    The Applicant states that although it does not own transmission 
border facilities, it purchases transmission service from locations in 
the United States to the border with Canada. Id. at 5. Furthermore, 
ENMAX represents that its parent company ENMAX Corporation, through 
ENMAX Power Corporation, owns electrical transmission and distribution 
assets in the Calgary, Alberta, Canada region and indirectly owns 
Versant Power, a public utility that owns electrical transmission and 
distribution lines in Maine. Id. at 2.
    ENMAX represents that its export of electricity will not impair the 
sufficiency of the United States electric supply because the power 
exported will only be on transmission lines with available capacity. 
App. at 5. Additionally, the Applicant states that it will comply with 
all applicable reliability and technical standards set forth in the 
relevant licenses and that its proposed exports would not adversely 
affect transmission facilities or impede the coordinated use of 
transmission facilities. Id.
    The existing international transmission facilities to be utilized 
by the Applicant have been previously authorized by Presidential 
permits issued pursuant to Executive Order 10485, as amended, and are 
appropriate for open access transmission by third parties. See App. at 
Exhibit C.
    Procedural Matters: Any person desiring to be heard in this 
proceeding should file a comment or protest to the Application at 
[email protected]. Protests should be filed in accordance 
with Rule 211 of FERC's 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 [email protected] in 
accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214).
    Comments and other filings concerning ENMAX's Application should be 
clearly marked with GDO Docket No. EA-264-E. Additional copies are to 
be provided directly to Wesley Manfro, ENMAX Corporation, 141--50 
Avenue SE Calgary, AB T2G 4S7, [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 
United States electric power supply system.
    Copies of this Application will be made available, upon request, by 
accessing the program website at https://www.energy.gov/gdo/pending-applications-0 or by emailing [email protected].
    Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was 
signed on July 18, 2024, by Maria Robinson, Director, Grid Deployment 
Office, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. 
That document with the original signature and date is maintained by 
DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with 
requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE 
Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit 
the document in electronic format for publication, as an official 
document of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no 
way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the 
Federal Register.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on July 19, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
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