Notice2023-23906
Notice of Issuance of Final Power Marketing Policy, for the Jim Woodruff System Project
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October 30, 2023
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Energy DepartmentSoutheastern Power Administration
Abstract
The Administrator has adopted the attached Final Power Marketing Policy for the Jim Woodruff System Project. The policy will be effective thirty days after publication in the Federal Register. The policy was developed in accordance with Southeastern's Procedure for Public Participation in the Formulation of Marketing Policy published July 6, 1978, pursuant to a notice of intent to formulate a power marketing policy published in the Federal Register of August 5, 2022, and a proposed policy published in the Federal Register of April 7, 2023. A public comment forum was held via a virtual web based meeting on June 8, 2023. Comments were due on or before June 23, 2023. Twelve comments were received relative to the proposed policy. The Administrator appointed a Staff Committee to prepare a Staff Evaluation of all oral and written comments and responses received by Southeastern and to make appropriate recommendations. The Staff Evaluation was completed on Sept 5, 2023. Following the Staff Evaluation, the Administrator decided to adopt the policy as modified.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 208 (Monday, October 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23906]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Southeastern Power Administration
Notice of Issuance of Final Power Marketing Policy, for the Jim
Woodruff System Project
AGENCY: Southeastern Power Administration (Southeastern), DOE.
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ACTION: Notice of final power marketing policy.
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SUMMARY: The Administrator has adopted the attached Final Power
Marketing Policy for the Jim Woodruff System Project. The policy will
be effective thirty days after publication in the Federal Register. The
policy was developed in accordance with Southeastern's Procedure for
Public Participation in the Formulation of Marketing Policy published
July 6, 1978, pursuant to a notice of intent to formulate a power
marketing policy published in the Federal Register of August 5, 2022,
and a proposed policy published in the Federal Register of April 7,
2023. A public comment forum was held via a virtual web based meeting
on June 8, 2023. Comments were due on or before June 23, 2023. Twelve
comments were received relative to the proposed policy. The
Administrator appointed a Staff Committee to prepare a Staff Evaluation
of all oral and written comments and responses received by Southeastern
and to make appropriate recommendations. The Staff Evaluation was
completed on Sept 5, 2023. Following the Staff Evaluation, the
Administrator decided to adopt the policy as modified.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Final Power Marketing Policy sets forth the guidelines which
Southeastern will follow in the future disposition of power from the
Jim Woodruff System. The policy covers power from the Jim Woodruff
project and establishes the marketing area and specifies the allocation
of power to area preference customers. The policy also deals with
utilization of area utility systems for essential purposes, wholesale
rates, and energy and economic efficiency measures.
Southeastern has determined this action fits within the following
categorical exclusions listed in appendix B to subpart D of 10 CFR
1021: B4.1 (Contracts, policies, and marketing and allocation plans for
electric power). Categorically excluded projects and activities do not
require preparation of either an environmental impact statement or an
environmental assessment.
A recital of the primary comments regarding the proposed power
marketing policy, responses to those comments, and specific decisions
and changes in the proposed power marketing policy approved by the
Administrator precede the text of the final policy as adopted.
Primary Comments and Responses
1. Comment: The proposed policy states that the Jim Woodruff Lock
and Dam (Project) has a total capacity of 36 MW. The Policy also lists
the capacity allocations for each of the current preference customers
which adds up to the total 36 MW. It was our understanding from SEPA's
February 2, 2023, presentation that the total installed capacity of the
Project is 43.345 MW, and the preference customers will have access to
the total generation each hour measured at the busbar based upon each
preference customer's pro-rata share. The proposed policy states that
if the actual generation is less than the allocated capacity in any
hour then the amount delivered to each preference customer will be
reduced, pro-rata; however, the proposed policy is silent as to what
happens if the actual generation in any hour is in excess of the 36 MW.
Is it the intention that any generation in excess of 36 MW would be
allocated pro-rata share as well? Should the proposed policy be amended
to address how total generation in excess of 36 MW will be handled?
Response: Southeastern states its goal in the proposed policy is to
allocate all available and usable system power to preference customers.
The legacy capacity value of 36 MW is used in the proposed Marketing
policy as a denominator for calculating the pro-rata share. Nameplate
capacity is 48.165 MVA but maximum operating capacity is limited to
43.345 MW. There are many hours, depending on streamflow, where the
project generates less than 36 MW and hours where generation is above
36 MW--up to the plant maximum operating capacity. As a ``run-of-the-
river'' project, there is limited ability to dispatch against
streamflow. ``Preference customers'' are those entities with customer
contracts. Preference customers would receive a pro-rata share of
energy generated. Southeastern does not think an amended Policy is
needed to address total energy allocations.
2. Comment: If the preference customers do have access to their
pro-rata share of the actual Project generation each hour, under the
new contracts, what will the billing demand determinant be based upon?
Will it be based upon the actual Project peak generation for the month
or capped at the total 36 MW?
Response: The rate structure for Jim Woodruff currently contains a
metered energy and a monthly demand charge. This construct is subject
to periodic rate-development proceedings and will be addressed there.
The Jim Woodruff rates are effective through September 30, 2026.
Southeastern intends to keep the current JW-1-L rate where monthly
billing demand will be based on capacity allocations. Energy billing
will be based on the customer ratio-share of monthly project net
metered generation at the bus-bar.
3. Comment: The proposed policy states that the Final Marketing
Policy will be implemented through contracts for terms not to exceed
ten years and the existing preference customers can continue with their
current allocated shares of capacity. Will all Preference-Eligible
customers listed in Appendix A have access to a pro-rata share of the
total capacity of the Project capacity after the end of the ten-year
contracts with the existing preference customers (i.e., subject to the
500 kW limitation) or will the existing preference customers have right
of first refusal?
Response: Southeastern's marketing area in the Final Policy is the
entire state of Florida and contains 53 preference-eligible public
bodies and cooperatives based on 2020 load information. Southeastern
currently has contracts with six of these preference-eligible entities.
Southeastern does not expect any additional power or energy to be
marketable for the foreseeable future as a result of the Duke Energy
Florida contract termination so Southeastern proposes to continue
arrangements with these six customers. However, Southeastern has
included a mechanism in the proposed policy to allow power and energy
to be allocated should any become available in the future. Thus, the
expiration of the initial contract term could allow system power or
energy to be made available to other preference-eligible customers. The
proposed policy does not convey a ``right of first refusal'' to any
customer nor an obligation on the government to allocate a pro-rata
share of the total system capacity across all preference-eligible
customers at the end of the contract term.
4. Comment: The proposed policy states that ``both existing and
preference-eligible customers will be eligible to share equitably in
any capacity remaining after reductions for reserves, losses or
capacity and energy relinquished by existing customers''. What is meant
by the term ``reserves''?
Response: Reserves include capacity to meet station service needs
and any other operational requirements at the Project.
5. Comment: Under the Utilization at Utility Systems section of the
proposed policy, there is a statement that it may be necessary for
Southeastern to contract with a third party to ``dispose'' of system
power under ``reasonable and acceptable marketing arrangements''. If
the preference customers are receiving a pro-rata share of all of the
output, when
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would a condition exist that would result in the disposal of system
power? It is our understanding from the February 2nd meeting that the
contracting preference customers will be responsible for contracting
with Duke Energy Florida (DEF) for the transmission of the Project
power (either network transmission service or presumably point-to-point
transmission service for those preference customers that need to wheel
power across DEF's transmission system). We understand that
Southeastern will be entering into an interconnection agreement with
DEF. Does Southeastern expect a need to contract with DEF or another
utility for any other transmission or marketing arrangement (i.e.,
other than the interconnection agreement with DEF)?
Response: Dispose is referred to Southeastern's authorizing
legislation, section 5, Flood Control Act 1944, 16 U.S.C. 825s. The
proposed policy specifies delivery to the project bus-bar (Point of
Interconnection with DEF). Southeastern may be required to enter into a
re-imbursement agreement with the Host Balancing Authority (DEF) in the
event arrangements need to be implemented to allow Jim Woodruff to be
treated as a Pseudo-Tied generator, as that term is defined by the
North American Electric Reliability Corporation. It is expected that if
this becomes necessary, it will be a financial transaction and not a
bartered marketing arrangement.
6. Comment: For Seminole to schedule the Project power each hour
under the DEF transmission agreement, Seminole will require real time
telemetry access to the actual Project net generation. Seminole will
plan to contact Carter Edge to make those arrangements.
Response: Southeastern does not have real-time telemetry at Jim
Woodruff. It is expected that this information is available from DEF
via the Eastern Interconnection Data Sharing Network (EIDSN).
7. Comment: The proposed power marketing policy indicates it will
be implemented through contracts with terms not to exceed ten years.
How was the ten-year term chosen? Why or under what circumstances would
the Southeastern Power Administration (``SEPA'') consider a term of
less than ten-years? Did SEPA consider a contract term that lasts for
the life of the project, with rights for a preference customer to exit
earlier, if it desires to do so? Will the terms of all preference
customer contracts have to be the same? To the extent that other SEPA
power marketing policies have standard contract terms of 20 years, with
evergreen provisions, the Cities would urge SEPA that the Jim Woodruff
System Project should, at least, have contract terms of the same
length.
Response: The proposed power marketing policy supports the
statutory authority granted to the Administrator in section 5 of the
Flood Control Act of 1944, 16 U.S.C. 825s, allowing power and energy
not required in the operation of project to be transmitted and sold in
such a manner to as to encourage the most widespread use thereof at the
lowest rates possible to consumers consistent with sound business
principles. Southeastern agrees that providing for a contract term up
to twenty years would give maximum flexibility in the negotiations
under this policy and will allow for contracts to be entered into for a
term greater than ten years if necessary or if found desirable during
contract negotiations. Contracts can be extended beyond the initial
term if acceptable by the parties.
8. Comment: The proposed power marketing policy states: ``Resale
rate provisions requiring the benefits of Southeastern's power to be
passed on to the ultimate consumer will be included in each customer
contract with Southeastern which provides for Southeastern to supply
more than 25% of the customer's total power requirements . . . .'' Why
are these resale rate provisions necessary? And, why do they only apply
to a preference customer whose supply from SEPA is more than 25% of the
customer's total power requirement? How the 25% is calculated, and is
it a one-time calculation, or is it periodically redone to pick up
changes in total power requirements? Will these resale rate provisions
apply to imbalance sales? Specifically, does SEPA expect the Cities to
be subject to such resale rate provisions? If so, it will be important
that the resale rate provisions not conflict with the imbalance sale
terms of filed FERC tariffs for the relevant transmission provider.
Further, any resale rate or other provisions should be cognizant that
the Cities are members of a joint action agency and that there needs to
be a mechanism available for the cities to integrate their wholesale
power supply needs with the portfolio of the joint action agency,
including the possibility of assigning or transferring the output of
the SEPA power to the joint action agency for the duration of term the
joint action agency may be supplying the balance of each of the City's
wholesale power needs.
Response: After review of Southeastern's other three marketing
areas the agency will modify the policy to eliminate the Resale Rates
section. Southeastern will modify the policy to add the Florida
Municipal Power Agency as a preference eligible customer as it
represents solely municipal customers.
9. Comment: The proposed power marketing policy indicates that SEPA
can dispose of system power under reasonable and acceptable marketing
arrangements. Who determines the reasonability and acceptability of the
marketing arrangements? Will there be an opportunity for preference
customers to provide input on those determinations? Under what
circumstances would SEPA anticipate having to dispose of system power?
To the extent that SEPA does dispose of system power, how will revenue
from those transactions be applied to SEPA's revenue requirements, as a
credit to the benefit of the preference customers? If the disposal of
system power results in a net cost to SEPA, will preference customers
be responsible for any of that cost and, if so, to what extent?
Response: Southeastern has used a public participation process for
formulating power marketing policies since 1978 with procedures
outlined in the Procedure for Public Participation in the Formulation
of Marketing Policy (43 FR 29186, 29187, July 6, 1978) to dispose of
system power. The Jim Woodruff System will continue to be
hydraulically, electrically, and financially integrated as a single
project system. Revenue requirements are calculated to recover
operating expenses and the federal capital investment and rates are set
for the sale of power and energy in excess of use at the project to
preference customers in a manner consistent with sound business
principles. A periodic rate filing process where costs and revenues are
calculated and shared via public forums allows for public participation
and rates to be reviewed and approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC). Southeastern will continue to use cost-based rates
subject to Congressional, FERC and Department of Energy mandates.
10. Comment: The proposed power marketing policy states: ``Each
customer purchasing Southeastern's power shall agree to take reasonable
measures to encourage the conservation of energy by ultimate
consumers.'' Where will this referenced agreement to encourage
conservation reside? As a part of the project contracts, or elsewhere?
Why is this conservation encouragement measure included here? Will SEPA
require quantitative or qualitative tracking and reporting of
conservation encouragement measures? If efforts to encourage
conservation to not prove to
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reduce energy consumption by a preference customer's ultimate
consumers, will that have a negative impact on preference customers in
any manner?
Response: Power marketing policies in other systems marketed by
Southeastern include the referenced wording which encourages energy
conservation by preference customers consistent with guidance in the
Department Energy Organization Act, 42 U.S.C. 7112 (1977), where
departmental elements are directed ``to promote maximum possible energy
conservation measures in connection with the activities within their
respective jurisdictions.'' Southeastern currently has no plans for
qualitative and quantitative tracking of performance for conservation
measures employed by ultimate users. This topic will be addressed in
customer contracts.
11. Comment: SEPA has indicated that it will now have to enter into
a large generator interconnection agreement (``LGIA''), and take
interconnection service, from Duke Energy Florida (``DEF''), following
the termination of the existing DEF arrangement with SEPA on April 20,
2024. If studies associated with the LGIA indicate system impacts on
the DEF system, that have to be paid for by SEPA to receive
interconnection service, when does SEPA expect to receive those cost
estimates? Assuming that there are any costs that must be paid to DEF
under the LGIA, the Cities expect those costs to be borne
proportionately through rates by each of the preference customers.
Under any circumstance, would that not be the case? If there are costs
that have to be paid to DEF for interconnection service, subject to
refund, how will those refund amounts be distributed to preference
customers?
Response: Southeastern does not anticipate initial or normal
recurring costs associated with implementing the LGIA with Duke Energy
Florida. Any special occurrence costs would be accounted for in a
manner acceptable to Southeastern and the preference customers in the
rate setting process.
12. Comment: The SeFPC supports the following determinations made
by SEPA in the proposed policy:
1. SEPA will follow the guidance of the Flood Control Act of 1944;
2. SEPA will deliver power at the bus-bar and pursue appropriate
rate design and operational solutions to maintain ``the Jim Woodruff
system financially, electrically, and hydraulically independent of any
other Southeastern system'';
3. Considering the equitable contributions made by existing SEPA
customers who receive the benefit of the Jim Woodruff system;
4. Continuing with the allocated share of capacity for existing
customers;
5. Including a process for the distribution of Renewable Energy
Certificates (``RECs'') for preference customers of the Jim Woodruff
system; and
6. Declaring that no rates will be established for the RECs.
The proposed policy indicates that the existing customers will be
offered new contracts for a term of ten years upon the adoption of the
marketing policy. The ten-year term reflects an approach adopted by
SEPA forty years ago with the Cumberland System of Projects. Since that
time, SEPA has adopted approaches for other marketing areas which
provide assurances for the availability of the preference resource for
a longer term. Notably, although SEPA proposed a ten-year term for the
customers of the Kerr-Philpott projects, SEPA explained that
``contracts can be extended if acceptable by all parties.'' Nine years
later, SEPA was encouraged to allow for contracts up to twenty years
for the Georgia-Alabama-South Carolina (``GA-AL-SC'') system of
projects. SEPA agreed explaining that providing for contracts for a
term up to twenty years would ``give maximum flexibility in the
negotiation of contracts under [the] policy and will allow for
contracts to be entered into for a term of greater than ten years if
necessary or if found desirable during contract negotiations.''
The most recent marketing policy for the GA-AL-SC system of
projects provides the most recent approach for determining contract
length. Many of the customers in the GA-AL-SC marketing area purchase
power from SEPA under twenty-year contracts. SEPA should follow the
same approach adopted in the GA-AL-SC marketing policy and provide for
twenty-year contracts during negotiations on final contract terms.
Similarly, SEPA should also include an evergreen clause to allow for
renewal of the contract. This approach would track the sentiment
expressed in the Kerr-Philpott marketing policy in which contracts
should be renewed if acceptable to all parties.
Response: Southeastern agrees that providing for a contract term up
to twenty years would give maximum flexibility in the negotiations
under this policy and will allow for contracts to be entered into for a
term greater than ten years if necessary or if found desirable during
contract negotiations.
Changes or modifications in the Final Power Marketing Policy: It
was determined to allow for contracts to be entered into for a period
of time greater than ten years if necessary or if found desirable
during contract negotiations (see comments 7 and 12).
The Resale Rates section has been eliminated and will be addressed
in contract negotiations to ensure the ultimate customer is benefiting
from the Federal Hydropower Program. The Florida Municipal Power Agency
was added to the list of preference eligible customers given two of the
municipalities they represent have allocations from the Jim Woodruff
Project bringing the total to 53 preference eligible customers in the
policy (see comment 8).
Final Power Marketing Policy
Jim Woodruff System Project
General: The project and power products subject to this policy are:
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Average energy
Name Capacity (kw) (MWh) Energy attribute
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Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam..................... 36,000 193,530 Renewable Energy Certificate.
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This Power Marketing Policy for electric power and energy not
required in the operation of Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam will replace the
arrangements in the contract between Duke Energy Florida and
Southeastern Power Administration (Southeastern) dated July 19, 1957
(Rate Schedule No. 65), which provided for a fair and reasonable
arrangement for the circumstances prevailing at the time the power was
sold. Arrangements for the sale, purchase, wheeling and firming of
power from the Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam will be implemented as soon as
contract revisions pursuant to this policy can be negotiated.
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The Final Marketing Policy will be implemented through negotiated
contracts terms of approximately ten years but may be negotiated for
terms of up to 20 years with consideration for extensions if acceptable
to all parties during contract negotiations.
Deliveries will be made at the project bus-bar. The project will be
hydraulically, electrically, and financially integrated as a single
project system and will be operated to make maximum contribution to the
respective utility areas. Preference in the sale of the power will be
given to public bodies and cooperatives.
Marketing Area: Southeastern's marketing area shall be the entire
state of Florida. The marketing area contains 53 eligible public bodies
and cooperatives, as listed on Appendix A attached hereto.
Allocations of Power: It is Southeastern's goal to allocate all
available and usable system power (that power remaining after provision
for reserves and losses) to preference customers.
As to the power sold to the existing preference customers prior to
contracts executed to implement this policy, each existing preference
customer within the Duke Energy Florida service area will continue with
its allocated share of the marketed capacity and resulting pro-rata
share of the associated energy. Current capacity allocations are
summarized below:
Talquin Elec Coop 13,500 kW
City of Quincy 8,400 kW
Tri County Elec Coop 5,200 kW
Suwannee Valley Elec Coop 4,800 kW
Central Florida Elec Coop 2,300 kW
City of Chattahoochee 1,800 kW
Southeastern does not expect any additional capacity or energy to
be marketable from the project in the foreseeable future. However, both
existing and preference-eligible customers will be eligible to share
equitably in any capacity remaining after reductions for reserves,
losses or capacity and energy relinquished by existing customers.
Allocations of any newly available power and energy to a particular
preference customer will be based on the relationship of such
customer's maximum 2020 demand to the sum of the 2020 maximum demands
of all preference customers sharing such power so long as such customer
demand is expected to be and will be treated hereunder in each month as
not less than 500 kW. Southeastern recognizes that West Florida
Electric Cooperative Association Incorporated was previously included
in Jim Woodruff allocations but is now served by Southeastern's GA-AL-
SC system. For allocation purposes, they will be treated as if they are
a preference-eligible customer.
There will be times when hydraulic conditions reduce the operating
head or the available streamflow of the project and not all the
allocated capacity can be made available. The power available from the
project shall be reduced, pro-rata based on project capability.
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs): Southeastern has included a
process for REC distribution in this marketing policy. The REC
distribution process will not impact power allocation within the System
marketing area.
The M-RETS Tracking System creates and tracks certificates
reporting generation attributes, by generating unit, for each megawatt-
hour (MWh) of energy produced by registered generators. The System
project is registered within M-RETS. The RECs potentially satisfy
Renewable Portfolio Standards, state policies, and other regulatory or
voluntary clean energy standards in a number of states. Southeastern
has subscribed to M-RETS and has an account in which RECs are collected
and tracked for each MWh of energy produced from the System. Within M-
RETS, certificates can be transferred to other M-RETS subscribers or to
a third-party tracking system. M-RETS creates a REC for every MWh of
renewable energy produced, tracks the life cycle of each REC created,
and ensures against any double counting or double-use of each REC.
REC Distribution: M-RETS (or a successor application) will be the
transfer mechanism for all RECs related to the System. Southeastern
shall maintain an account with M-RETS and collect RECs from the
generation at the System project. Southeastern will verify the total
amount of RECs each month. Preference Customers with an allocation of
power from the System are eligible to receive RECs by transfer from
Southeastern's M-RETS account to their M-RETS account or that of their
agent. Transfers to each customer will be based on the customer's
monthly invoices during the same three-month period (quarter). All RECs
distributed by Southeastern shall be transferred within forty-five days
of the end of a quarter. Each customer must submit to Southeastern, by
the tenth business day after the quarter, any notice of change to M-
RETS account or agent. Any REC transfers that were not claimed, or if a
transfer account was not provided to Southeastern, will be forfeited if
they become nontransferable as described in the M-RETS terms of
service, procedures, policies, or definitions of reporting and trading
periods, or any subsequent rules and procedures for transfers as
established. The initial transfer process in M-RETS will be
accomplished by the sixtieth day after the end of the first completed
quarter subsequent to publication of the final policy.
Any balance of RECs that exist in Southeastern's M-RETS account,
other than the first quarter after policy revision publication, may
also be transferred to Preference Customers according to the customer's
invoiced energy at the time of the REC creation.
Rates: No rates shall be established by Southeastern for RECs
transferred to Preference Customers. Any cost to Southeastern, such as
the M-RETS subscription, will be incorporated into marketing costs and
included in recovery through the energy and capacity rates of the
System.
Utilization at Utility Systems: In the absence of transmission
facilities of its own, Southeastern may use area generation and
transmission systems as may be necessary to dispose of system power
under reasonable and acceptable marketing arrangements. Utility systems
providing such services shall be entitled to adequate compensation.
Wholesale Rates: Rate schedules shall be drawn to recover all costs
associated with producing and transmitting the power in accordance with
then current repayment criteria. Production costs will be determined on
a system basis and rate schedules will be related to the integrated
output of the project. Rates schedules may be revised periodically.
Conservation Measures: Each customer purchasing Southeastern's
power shall agree to take reasonable measures to encourage the
conservation of energy by ultimate consumers.
Legal Authority
The policy is developed under authority of Section 5 of the Flood
Control Act of 1944, 16 U.S.C. 825s, and Section 302(a) of the
Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977, 42 U.S.C. 7152. This
power marketing policy was developed in accordance with the Procedure
for Public Participation in the Formulation of Marketing Policy
published July 6, 1978, 43 FR 29186.
Environmental Impact
Southeastern has determined this action fits within the following
categorical exclusions listed in appendix B to subpart D of 10 CFR
1021: B4.1 (Contracts, policies, and marketing and allocation plans for
electric power). Categorically excluded projects and activities do not
require
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preparation of either an environmental impact statement or an
environmental assessment.
Determination Under Executive Order 12866
Southeastern has an exemption from centralized regulatory review
under Executive Order 12866; accordingly, no clearance of this notice
by the Office of Management and Budget is required.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on October 11,
2023, by Virgil G. Hobbs III, Administrator, 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 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 October 25, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
Appendix A: Preference-Eligible Customers
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Municipals 2020 Peak load MW
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Alachua........................................ 28
Bartow......................................... 60
Blountstown.................................... 8
Bushnell....................................... 6
Chattahoochee.................................. 6
Clewiston...................................... 22
Florida Municipal Power Agency................. 1,512
Fort Meade..................................... 10
Fort Pierce.................................... 113
Gainesville.................................... 410
Green Cove Springs............................. 24
Havana......................................... 7
Homestead Energy Services...................... 115
JEA formerly Jacksonville Electric Authority... 2,658
Jacksonville Beach dba Beaches Energy Services. 168
Keys Energy Services formerly Key West......... 145
Kissimmee...................................... 374
Lake Worth Beach............................... 96
Lakeland Electric.............................. 667
Leesburg....................................... 118
Moore Haven.................................... 4
Mount Dora..................................... 23
New Smyrna Beach............................... 105
Newberry....................................... 9
Ocala.......................................... 314
Orlando........................................ 1,294
Quincy......................................... 28
Reedy Creek Utilities.......................... 166
St. Cloud...................................... 186
Starke......................................... 16
Tallahassee.................................... 616
Vero Beach..................................... 180
Wauchula....................................... 14
Williston...................................... 8
Winter Park.................................... 94
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Cooperatives 2020 Peak load MW
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Central Florida Electric Cooperative........... 131
Choctawhatchee Electric Cooperative (CHELCO)... 219
Clay Electric Cooperative...................... 788
Escambia River Electric Cooperative............ 43
Glades Electric Cooperative.................... 60
Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative................ 86
Lee County Electric Cooperative................ 970
Okefenoke Electric Cooperative................. 178
Peace River Electric Cooperative............... 205
PowerSouth Energy Cooperative (G&T)............ 2,027
SECO Energy (Sumter Electric Coop)............. 865
Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative........... 119
Talquin Electric Cooperative................... 213
Tri-County Electric Cooperative................ 60
West Florida Electric Cooperative.............. 123
Withlacoochee Electric Cooperative............. 1,002
Florida Keys Electric Cooperative.............. 156
Seminole Electric Cooperative (G&T)............ 3,409
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[FR Doc. 2023-23906 Filed 10-27-23; 8:45 a.m.]
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