Notice2026-05610
Application for Authorization To Export Electric Energy; GB II New York LLC
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Published
March 23, 2026
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Energy Department
Abstract
GB II New York 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 13830-13831]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05610]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[OE Docket No. EA-529]
Application for Authorization To Export Electric Energy; GB II
New York LLC
AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: GB II New York 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#286d444d4b5c5a414b415c51066d5058475a5c5b684059064c474d064f475e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1d5871787e696f747e7469643358656d726f696e5d756c33797278337a726b">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Gomer, (240) 474-2403,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#387d545d5b4c4a515b514c41167d4048574a4c4b785049165c575d165f574e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="57123b323423253e343e232e79122f2738252324173f267933383279303821">[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, GB II New York 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, GB II New York LLC is a ``Delaware
corporation that owns and operates an 817 [megawatt] (summer rating)
natural gas-fired generation facility located in Glenmont, 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. GB II New York 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.
GB II New York LLC seeks authorization to transmit electric energy
to Canada, as it ``has entered into a contractual arrangement to sell
`installed capacity' and associated energy into Canada.'' 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 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. GB II New York 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#d693bab3b5a2a4bfb5bfa2aff893aea6b9a4a2a596bea7f8b2b9b3f8b1b9a0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="26634a434552544f454f525f08635e5649545255664e570842494308414950">[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#743118111700061d171d000d5a310c041b060007341c055a101b115a131b02"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="387d545d5b4c4a515b514c41167d4048574a4c4b785049165c575d165f574e">[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-
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529. 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#3f555d4a5c57525e517f5e534f575e585a51115c5052"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="53393126303b3e323d13323f233b3234363d7d303c3e">[email protected]</span></a> and Neil L. Levy, McDermott Will & Schulte
LLP, 500 North Capitol Street NW, Washington, DC 20001, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#91fffdf4e7e8d1fce6f4bff2fefc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="107e7c756669507d67753e737f7d">[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#efaa838a8c9b9d868c869b96c1aa979f809d9b9caf879ec18b808ac1888099"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="85c0e9e0e6f1f7ece6ecf1fcabc0fdf5eaf7f1f6c5edf4abe1eae0abe2eaf3">[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. 2026-05610 Filed 3-20-26; 8:45 am]
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