Notice2026-05611
Application for Authorization To Export Electric Energy; DMG Blockchain Solutions Inc.
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Published
March 23, 2026
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
DMG Blockchain Solutions Inc. (the Applicant or DMG) 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 13829-13830]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05611]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[OE Docket No. EA-530]
Application for Authorization To Export Electric Energy; DMG
Blockchain Solutions Inc.
AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: DMG Blockchain Solutions Inc. (the Applicant or DMG) 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#21644d4442555348424855580f6459514e5355526149500f454e440f464e57"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="53163f363027213a303a272a7d162b233c212720133b227d373c367d343c25">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Gomer, (240) 474-2403,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a7e2cbc2c4d3d5cec4ced3de89e2dfd7c8d5d3d4e7cfd689c3c8c289c0c8d1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1a5f767f796e687379736e63345f626a75686e695a726b347e757f347d756c">[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 December 15, 2025, DMG filed an application with DOE
(Application or App.) seeking to renew the export authority granted in
docket EA-482 for an additional ten-year term. App. at 1. Docket EA-
482, issued on August 28, 2020, authorized DMG to make exports of
excess electricity to Canada for a term of five years. Given that DMG's
prior authorization under EA-482 lapsed on August 28, 2025, DOE is
unable to consider a renewal of such authorization and, instead, is
considering DMG's Application under the new docket identification EA-
530.
DMG states that it ``is a corporation organized under the laws of
the Province of British Columbia, Canada,'' with its head office and
principal place of business in Delta, British Columbia, Canada'' App.
at 4. DMG states that neither it nor ``any of its affiliates owns,
operates, or controls any electric generation or transmission
facilities in the United States, other than limited interconnection
facilities associated with customer or data-center interconnections.
DMG does not hold a franchised service territory in the United States
and has no native-load obligation.'' Id.
DMG represents that it ``will purchase electric energy from third-
party supplies within the United States, including electric utilities,
Federal power marketing agencies, qualifying facilities, exempt
wholesale generators, and other power marketers, at wholesale'' and
that such electric energy ``will be surplus to the needs of the selling
entities and any U.S. customers served by DMG or its affiliates.'' App.
at 6. DMG contends that its proposed exports ``will occur in
competitive wholesale markets overseen by the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (`FERC'), subject to market-power, open-access, and
reliability safeguards. These market structures and regulatory
mechanisms ensure that participants can obtain needed supply and that
exports do not undermine regional resource adequacy or supply
sufficiency.'' Id. at 7.
The existing international transmission facilities to be utilized
by the Applicant have been previously authorized by Presidential
permits
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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#490c252c2a3d3b202a203d30670c3139263b3d3a092138672d262c672e263f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="50153c3533242239333924297e1528203f2224231038217e343f357e373f26">[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#5a1f363f392e283339332e23741f222a35282e291a322b743e353f743d352c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6e2b020b0d1a1c070d071a17402b161e011c1a1d2e061f400a010b40090118">[email protected]</span></a> in
accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214).
Comments and other filings concerning DMG's Application should be
clearly marked with OE Docket No. EA-530. Additional copies are to be
provided directly to Sheldon Bennett, DMG Blockchain Solutions Inc.,
4193 104 St., Delta, BC, V4G 1K2, Canada, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8cffe4e9e0e8e3e2cce8e1ebeee0e3efe7efe4ede5e2a2efe3e1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0c7f6469606863624c68616b6e60636f676f646d6562226f6361">[email protected]</span></a> and
Carey Veinotte, Bojm, Funt & Gibbons LLP, 505--1168 Hamilton St.,
Vancouver BC V6B 2S2, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f99a8f9c9097968d8d9cb99b9f9ed495988ed79a98"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a0c3d6c5c9cecfd4d4c5e0c2c6c78dccc1d78ec3c1">[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#5f1a333a3c2b2d363c362b26711a272f302d2b2c1f372e713b303a71383029"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="357059505641475c565c414c1b704d455a474146755d441b515a501b525a43">[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. 2026-05611 Filed 3-20-26; 8:45 am]
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