Notice2022-00668
Intent To Revise Power Marketing Policy Georgia-Alabama-South Carolina System of Projects
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Published
January 14, 2022
Issuing agencies
Energy DepartmentSoutheastern Power Administration
Abstract
Pursuant to its Procedure for Public Participation in the Formulation of Marketing Policy, published in the Federal Register of July 6, 1978, Southeastern Power Administration (Southeastern) intends to revise the Georgia-Alabama-South Carolina System of Projects marketing policy by including provisions regarding renewable energy certificates (RECs). The current power marketing policy was published on December 28, 1994, for the Georgia-Alabama-South Carolina System, and is reflected in contracts for the sale of system power, which are maintained in the Southeastern headquarters office. Southeastern solicits written comments and proposals in formulating the proposed marketing policy revision.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 10 (Friday, January 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2429-2430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00668]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Southeastern Power Administration
Intent To Revise Power Marketing Policy Georgia-Alabama-South
Carolina System of Projects
AGENCY: Southeastern Power Administration, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of intention to begin a public process.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to its Procedure for Public Participation in the
Formulation of Marketing Policy, published in the Federal Register of
July 6, 1978, Southeastern Power Administration (Southeastern) intends
to revise the Georgia-Alabama-South Carolina System of Projects
marketing policy by including provisions regarding renewable energy
certificates (RECs). The current power marketing policy was published
on December 28, 1994, for the Georgia-Alabama-South Carolina System,
and is reflected in contracts for the sale of system power, which are
maintained in the Southeastern headquarters office. Southeastern
solicits written comments and proposals in formulating the proposed
marketing policy revision.
DATES: Comments and proposals must be submitted on or before March 15,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments or proposals should be submitted to Virgil
G. Hobbs III, Administrator & Chief Executive, Southeastern Power
Administration, 1166 Athens Tech Road, Elberton, GA 30635-6711, (706)
213-3800, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d596bab8b8b0bba1a695a6b0a5b4fbb1bab0fbb2baa3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="65260a0808000b111625160015044b010a004b020a13">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leon Jourolmon IV, General Counsel,
(706) 213-3800, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#41022e2c2c242f353201322431206f252e246f262e37"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6c2f0301010902181f2c1f091c0d42080309420b031a">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A ``Final Power Marketing Policy Georgia-
Alabama-South Carolina System of Projects'' was developed and published
in the Federal Register on December 28, 1994, 59 FR 66957, by
Southeastern. The policy establishes the marketing area for system
power and addresses the utilization of area utility systems for
essential purposes. The policy also addresses wholesale rates, resale
rates, and conservation measures, but does not address RECs.
Under section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s),
Southeastern is responsible for the transmission and disposition of
electric power and energy from reservoir projects operated by the
Department of the Army. Furthermore, Southeastern must transmit and
dispose of such power and energy in such manner as to encourage the
most widespread use at the lowest possible rates to consumers
consistent with sound business principles. Rate schedules are drawn
having regard to the recovery of the cost of producing and transmitting
such electric energy.
The Georgia-Alabama-South Carolina System consists of ten projects:
Allatoona, Buford, Carters, Hartwell, J.S. Thurmond, Millers Ferry,
R.B. Russell, R.F. Henry, West Point, and W.F. George. The power from
the projects currently is marketed to Preference Customers located in
the service areas of Southern Company, PowerSouth Energy Cooperative,
Duke Energy Carolinas, Santee Cooper, and Dominion Energy South
Carolina.
Southeastern has been using the Generation Attribute Tracking
System (GATS) provided through PJM Environmental Information Services,
Inc., for the Kerr-Philpott System of Projects. The attributes are
unbundled from the megawatt-hour of energy produced and recorded onto a
certificate. These certificates may be used by electricity suppliers
and other energy market participants to comply with relevant state
policies and regulatory programs and to support voluntary ``green''
electricity markets. Southeastern is considering using the similar M-
RETS[supreg] product or another product for distributing certificates
to current Preference Customers with allocations of power from the
Georgia-Alabama-South Carolina System.
The REC tracking system Southeastern selects should be capable of
tracking environmental attributes used for voluntary claims in all
states, provinces, and territories in North America.
Upon formulating a proposed revision to the Georgia-Alabama-South
Carolina System marketing policy to address RECs, Southeastern will
publish the proposal in the Federal Register and begin a sixty-day
comment period pursuant to its Procedures for Public Participation in
the Formulation of Marketing Policy.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on January 4,
2022, by Virgil G. Hobbs III, Administrator & Chief Executive for
Southeastern Power Administration, 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
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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 January 11, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-00668 Filed 1-13-22; 8:45 am]
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