Notice2026-05612
Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric Energy; Mercuria Energy America, LLC
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Published
March 23, 2026
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
Mercuria Energy America, LLC (the Applicant or MEA) has applied for renewed 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 13828-13829]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05612]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[OE Docket No. EA-487-A]
Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric
Energy; Mercuria Energy America, LLC
AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: Mercuria Energy America, LLC (the Applicant or MEA) has
applied for renewed 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#f9bc959c9a8d8b909a908d80d7bc8189968b8d8ab99188d79d969cd79e968f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="044168616770766d676d707d2a417c746b767077446c752a606b612a636b72">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Gomer, (240) 474-2403,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e9ac858c8a9d9b808a809d90c7ac9199869b9d9aa98198c78d868cc78e869f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f3b69f969087819a909a878addb68b839c818780b39b82dd979c96dd949c85">[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 23, 2025, MEA filed an application with DOE
(Application or App.) for renewal of their export authority for an
additional five-year term. App. at 1.
According to the Application, MEA is an ``energy marketing and
trading company, authorized by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(FERC) to make wholesale sales of electricity at market based rates.''
App. at 1. MEA states that it is a Delaware limited liability company
with its principal place of business in Houston, Texas. Id. MEA further
represents that it ``is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Mercuria
Investments US, Inc.,'' whose ultimate parent company is Mercuria
Energy Group Holding Ltd., a Cayman Islands holding company.'' Id. at
1-2.
In its Application, MEA represents that it ``does not currently
own, operate or control electric transmission or distribution
facilities in the United States over which the export of wholesale
electricity could have a reliability, fuel use, or system stability
impact, nor is it affiliated with any entity that owns, operates, or
controls electric transmission or distribution facilities in the United
States over which the export of wholesale electricity could have a
reliability, fuel use, or system stability impact.'' App. at
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3. MEA further states that it ``will buy and sell wholesale electricity
in the wholesale electric markets within the United States and will
export electricity transmitted across international transmission
facilities to be utilized by Presidential permits issued pursuant to
Executive Order 10485, as amended.'' Id. at 2. MEA contends that it
will export using firm or interruptible transmission service which
``will be purchased from other supplies (i.e. generators, electric
utilities and other power marketers) voluntarily and therefore will be
surplus to the needs of the selling entities. Accordingly, the proposed
exports will not impair or tend to impede the sufficiency of
electricity supplies in the United States or the regional coordination
of electric utility planning or operations.'' Id. at 3-4.
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#bffad3dadccbcdd6dcd6cbc691fac7cfd0cdcbccffd7ce91dbd0da91d8d0c9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b0f5dcd5d3c4c2d9d3d9c4c99ef5c8c0dfc2c4c3f0d8c19ed4dfd59ed7dfc6">[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#eca980898f989e858f859895c2a9949c839e989fac849dc2888389c28b839a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="56133a333522243f353f222f78132e2639242225163e277832393378313920">[email protected]</span></a> in
accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214).
Comments and other filings concerning MEA's Application should be
clearly marked with OE Docket No. EA-487-A. Additional copies are to be
provided directly to Jay Michals, 20 E. Greenway Plaza, Suite 650,
Houston, TX 2336, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#793a161409151018171a1c38141c0b101a180a39141c0b1a0c0b1018571a1614"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="45062a2835292c242b2620042820372c262436052820372630372c246b262a28">[email protected]</span></a> and Steven Bunkin, at
the same mailing address, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f58697809b9e9c9bb59890879680879c94db969a98"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="abd8c9dec5c0c2c5ebc6ced9c8ded9c2ca85c8c4c6">[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#e9ac858c8a9d9b808a809d90c7ac9199869b9d9aa98198c78d868cc78e869f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9edbf2fbfdeaecf7fdf7eae7b0dbe6eef1eceaeddef6efb0faf1fbb0f9f1e8">[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. 2026-05612 Filed 3-20-26; 8:45 am]
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