Notice2023-03374
Application To Export Electric Energy, EDC Power, LLC
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Published
February 17, 2023
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
EDC Power, LLC (the Applicant or EDC POWER) has applied for authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico pursuant to the Federal Power Act.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 33 (Friday, February 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10310-10311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03374]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[GDO Docket No. EA-501]
Application To Export Electric Energy, EDC Power, LLC
AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: EDC Power, LLC (the Applicant or EDC POWER) has applied for
authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to
Mexico pursuant to the Federal Power Act.
DATES: Comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be submitted on
or before March 20, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, motions to intervene, or requests for
more information should be addressed by electronic mail to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#30755c5553444259535944491e7548405f4244437058411e545f551e575f46"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="da9fb6bfb9aea8b3b9b3aea3f49fa2aab5a8aea99ab2abf4beb5bff4bdb5ac">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Blazek, (240) 474-2780,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="157079707661677c767c616c3b706d657a676166557d643b717a703b727a63">[email protected]</a>.
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 June 13, 2022, the authority to issue
such orders was delegated to the DOE's Grid Deployment Office (GDO)
under Delegation Order No. S1-DEL-S3-2022-2 and Redelegation Order No.
S3-DEL-GD1-2022.
On July 12, 2022, EDC POWER filed an application with DOE
(Application or App) for authority ``to transmit electric energy across
international transmission facilities into Mexico as a power-marketer
for a term of five years.'' App at 1. EDC POWER states that it is
``incorporated under the laws of Texas with its principal place of
business in Houston, Texas'' and adds that it ``is the wholly owned
subsidiary of EDECSAMEX, S.A. de C.V. (``EDECSAMEX''), a company
incorporated in Mexico.'' EDC POWER represents that energy it
``proposes to export to Mexico will be purchased as excess energy from
third parties, such as electric utilities and federal power marketing
agencies, pursuant to voluntary agreements, and wheeled over existing
transmission facilities owned by third parties.'' Id. Additionally,
``neither EDC Power, nor any of its owners, own or control (nor hold an
interest in other entities that own or control) any electric power
generation or transmission facilities within the United States.
Additionally, neither EDC POWER nor any of its owners hold a franchised
electric power service area nor have a native load obligation.'' Id at
2.
EDC POWER represents that ``[a]s the electric power that EDC POWER
plans to export to Mexico will be excess supply, its commercial plan
does not impact native load requirements. Moreover, as the electric
power it plans to export will be wheeled over transmission facilities
owned and operated by third parties, it will not affect reliability of
the ERCOT [Electric Reliability Council of Texas] transmission network,
or other networks if and when it expands its commercial plan into other
markets. Therefore, the export of electric energy to Mexico by EDC
POWER will not impact the sufficiency of electric supply nor the
reliability of the transmission grid.'' Id at 2-3.
The existing international transmission facilities to be utilized
by EDC Power are set forth in Exhibit C to its Application and 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.
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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 Commissions' (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 EDC POWER's Application
should be clearly marked with GDO Docket No. EA-501. Additional copies
are to be provided directly to Vahid Sadeghpour, Manager--EDC Power,
LLC, 2615 Centenary Street, Houston, Texas 77005, (713) 851-0473,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e69095878283818e96899394a6838283859587c8888392"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e89e9b898c8d8f8098879d9aa88d8c8d8b9b89c6868d9c">[email protected]</span></a>, and Gregory Arroyo, Jr., Counsel--EDC Power,
LLC, 124 Palm Blvd., Missouri City, TX 77459, (713) 907-5505,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#31565043435e485e715455545242501f5f5445"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0d6a6c7f7f6274624d6869686e7e6c23636879">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 <a href="https://www.energy.gov/gdo/pending-applications">https://www.energy.gov/gdo/pending-applications</a> or by emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="80e5ece5e3f4f2e9e3e9f4f9aee5f8f0eff2f4f3c0e8f1aee4efe5aee7eff6">[email protected]</a>.
Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was
signed on February 13, 2023, 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 February 14, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-03374 Filed 2-16-23; 8:45 am]
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