Notice2026-05609
Application for Authorization To Export Electric Energy; Oswego Harbor Power LLC
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Published
March 23, 2026
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Energy Department
Abstract
Oswego Harbor Power LLC (Applicant) has applied for authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to the Federal Power Act.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 55 (Monday, March 23, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13834-13835]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05609]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[OE Docket No. EA-528]
Application for Authorization To Export Electric Energy; Oswego
Harbor Power LLC
AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: Oswego Harbor Power LLC (Applicant) 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 April 22, 2026.
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#36735a535542445f555f424f18734e4659444245765e471852595318515940"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2a6f464f495e584349435e53046f525a45585e596a425b044e454f044d455c">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Gomer, (240) 474-2403,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#541138313720263d373d202d7a112c243b262027143c257a303b317a333b22"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6e2b020b0d1a1c070d071a17402b161e011c1a1d2e061f400a010b40090118">[email protected]</span></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 January 8, 2026, the authority to issue
such orders was delegated to the DOE's Assistant Secretary for
Electricity by Redelegation Order No. S3-DEL-OE1-2026.
On November 5, 2025, Oswego Harbor Power LLC filed an application
with DOE (Application or App.) for authorization to transmit electric
energy from the United States to Canada for a term of five years. App.
at 2.
According to the Application, Oswego Harbor Power LLC is a
``Delaware corporation that owns and operates an approximately 1,564
[megawatt] (summer rating) oil-fired generation facility in Oswego, New
York'' and that the Applicant is an ``exempt wholesale generator that
has been granted authorized by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(`FERC') to make sales at market-based rates.'' App. at 2. Oswego
Harbor Power LLC further represents that it is an indirect subsidiary
of Alpha Generation, LLC, which ``in turn, is a majority subsidiary of
ArcLight Energy Partners Fund VII, L.P.'' Id. at 3.
Oswego Harbor Power LLC seeks authorization to transmit electric
energy to Canada, as it has ``entered into a contractual arrangement to
sell `installed capacity' and associated energy.'' App. at 4. The
Applicant further states that ``the energy that is associated with this
commitment of installed capacity must be linked to the specific
electric generating facility owned by the Applicant and . . . the
output of such facility has not been committed to any system or
purchaser within the United States.'' Id. at 5. Due
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to these commitments, the Applicant contends that its ``proposed
electricity exports will not impair or impede the sufficiency of
electric power supplies in the United States or the regional
coordination of electric utility planning or operations.'' Id. Oswego
Harbor Power LLC affirms it will continue to make ``all necessary
commercial arrangements and . . . regulatory approvals required in
order to carry out any electricity exports,'' including scheduling with
all appropriate balancing authorities and compliance with the North
American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) reliability standards
and guidelines. Id. at 5-6.
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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dd98b1b8bea9afb4beb4a9a4f398a5adb2afa9ae9db5acf3b9b2b8f3bab2ab"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a0e5ccc5c3d4d2c9c3c9d4d98ee5d8d0cfd2d4d3e0c8d18ec4cfc58ec7cfd6">[email protected]</span></a>. 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#88cde4edebfcfae1ebe1fcf1a6cdf0f8e7fafcfbc8e0f9a6ece7eda6efe7fe"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="febb929b9d8a8c979d978a87d0bb868e918c8a8dbe968fd09a919bd0999188">[email protected]</span></a> in
accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214).
Comments and other filings concerning the Application should be
clearly marked with OE Docket No. EA-528. Additional copies are to be
provided directly to Jason Buchman, Alpha Generation, LLC, 700
Louisiana Street, Suite 4400, Houston, Texas, 77002,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b4ded6c1d7dcd9d5daf4d5d8c4dcd5d3d1da9ad7dbd9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c5afa7b0a6ada8a4ab85a4a9b5ada4a2a0abeba6aaa8">[email protected]</span></a> and Neil Levy, McDermott Will & Schulte LLP, 500
North Capitol Street NW, Washington, DC 20001, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d8b6b4bdaea198b5afbdf6bbb7b5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="17797b72616e577a60723974787a">[email protected]</span></a>.
A final decision will be made on the requested authorization after
DOE reviews the action pursuant to its National Environmental Policy
Act Implementing Procedures (June 2025), including 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="http://www.energy.gov/gdo/pending-applications-0">www.energy.gov/gdo/pending-applications-0</a> or by emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#df9ab3babcabadb6bcb6aba6f19aa7afb0adabac9fb7aef1bbb0baf1b8b0a9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ffba939a9c8b8d969c968b86d1ba878f908d8b8cbf978ed19b909ad1989089">[email protected]</span></a>.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on February
19, 2026, by Catherine Jereza, Assistant Secretary, Office of
Electricity, 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 March 19, 2026.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2026-05609 Filed 3-20-26; 8:45 am]
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