Notice2026-05621
Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric Energy; MAG Energy Solutions, Inc.
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Published
March 23, 2026
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
MAG Energy Solutions, Inc. (the Applicant or MAG) 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 13833-13834]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05621]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[OE Docket No. EA-306-D]
Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric
Energy; MAG Energy Solutions, Inc.
AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: MAG Energy Solutions, Inc. (the Applicant or MAG) 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#246148414750564d474d505d0a615c544b565057644c550a404b410a434b52"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="43062f262037312a202a373a6d063b332c313730032b326d272c266d242c35">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Gomer, (240) 474-2403,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#41042d2422353328222835386f0439312e3335320129306f252e246f262e37"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7f3a131a1c0b0d161c160b06513a070f100d0b0c3f170e511b101a51181009">[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 June 13, 2025, MAG filed an application with DOE (Application or
App.) for renewal of their export
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authority for an additional five-year term. App. at 2.
According to the Application, MAG is a power marketer authorized by
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) ``to engage in
wholesale sales of electric energy, capacity and ancillary services at
market-based rates.'' App. at 3. MAG states that it is an independent
Canadian corporation with its principal place of business in Montreal,
Quebec. Id. MAG further represents that it is ``a Canadian close
corporation privately owned by a group of 15 shareholders'' and does
not ``have any direct involvement with the energy industry other than
through the ownership of MAG.'' Id.
The Applicant represents that it ``will purchase power to be
exported from a variety of sources such as power marketers, independent
power producers, or U.S. electric utilities and federal power marketing
entities[.]'' App. at 4. MAG contends that its exports ``will not
impair or tend to impede the sufficiency of electric supplies in the
U.S. or the regional coordination of electric utility planning or
operations.'' Id. at 5. MAG further represents that it ``will schedule
its transactions with the appropriate balancing authority areas in
compliance with the reliability criteria standards and guidelines
established by the North American [Electric] Reliability Corporation
(NERC) and its member Regional Entities in effect at the time of the
export.'' Id.
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#33765f565047415a505a474a1d764b435c414740735b421d575c561d545c45"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="94d1f8f1f7e0e6fdf7fde0edbad1ece4fbe6e0e7d4fce5baf0fbf1baf3fbe2">[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#c98ca5acaabdbba0aaa0bdb0e78cb1b9a6bbbdba89a1b8e7ada6ace7aea6bf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="96d3faf3f5e2e4fff5ffe2efb8d3eee6f9e4e2e5d6fee7b8f2f9f3b8f1f9e0">[email protected]</span></a> in
accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214).
Comments and other filings concerning MAG's Application should be
clearly marked with OE Docket No. EA-306-D. Additional copies are to be
provided directly to Ruta Kalvaitis Sku[ccaron]as, Crowell & Moring
LLP, 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#afdddcc4dacccedcefccddc0d8cac3c381ccc0c2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4735342c322426340724352830222b2b6924282a">[email protected]</span></a>; and Simon Pelletier, MAG Energy Solutions Inc.,
999 de Maisonneuve Boulevard West, Montreal, Quebec H3A 3L4 Canada,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#760506131a1a13021f1304361b171113181304110f05191a03021f1918055815191b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4c3f3c292020293825293e0c212d2b2922293e2b353f232039382523223f622f2321">[email protected]</span></a>.
A final decision will be made on the requested authorization DOE
reviews the action pursuant to the 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#c88da4adabbcbaa1aba1bcb1e68db0b8a7babcbb88a0b9e6aca7ade6afa7be"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="30755c5553444259535944491e7548405f4244437058411e545f551e575f46">[email protected]</span></a>.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on February
20, 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. 2026-05621 Filed 3-20-26; 8:45 am]
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