Notice2026-05622
Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric Energy; Rainbow Energy Marketing Corporation
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Published
March 23, 2026
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
Rainbow Energy Marketing Corporation (the Applicant or Rainbow) has applied for renewed authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico pursuant to the Federal Power Act.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 55 (Monday, March 23, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13835-13836]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05622]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[OE Docket No. EA-375-C]
Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric
Energy; Rainbow Energy Marketing Corporation
AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: Rainbow Energy Marketing Corporation (the Applicant or
Rainbow) has applied for renewed authorization to transmit electric
energy from the United States to Mexico 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#98ddf4fdfbeceaf1fbf1ece1b6dde0e8f7eaecebd8f0e9b6fcf7fdb6fff7ee"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cc89a0a9afb8bea5afa5b8b5e289b4bca3beb8bf8ca4bde2a8a3a9e2aba3ba">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Gomer, (240) 474-2403,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#27624b424453554e444e535e09625f5748555354674f560943484209404851"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3d7851585e494f545e5449441378454d524f494e7d554c13595258135a524b">[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 3, 2025, Rainbow 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, Rainbow is a power marketer
authorized by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) ``to sell
energy, capacity and specified ancillary services at market-based
rates.'' App. at 3. Rainbow states that it a privately owned U.S.
corporation with its principal place of business in Bismarck, North
Dakota and ``is part of a corporate family of companies that comprise
United Energy Corporation[.]'' Id. at 2. Rainbow maintains that it
``does not own or control any physical electric generation or
transmission facilities in the U.S. and does not have any franchised
service territory in the U.S.'' Id. at 3.
The Applicant represents that the proposed electricity exports are
``surplus to the needs of those entities selling electric power to
Rainbow.'' App. at 5. Rainbow contends that the proposed electricity
exports ``will not impair the sufficiency of electric supply within the
U.S. or impede regional coordination of electric utility planning or
operation.'' Id. Rainbow states that it will schedule ``transactions
with the appropriate balancing authority areas in compliance with the
reliability criteria standards and guidelines established by the North
American [Electric] Reliability Corporation 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#7d3811181e090f141e1409045338050d120f090e3d150c53191218531a120b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="72371e171106001b111b060b5c370a021d000601321a035c161d175c151d04">[email protected]</span></a>. Protests should be filed in accordance
with Rule 211 of FERC's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR
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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#3b7e575e584f495258524f42157e434b54494f487b534a155f545e155c544d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4f0a232a2c3b3d262c263b36610a373f203d3b3c0f273e612b202a61282039">[email protected]</span></a> in
accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214).
Comments and other filings concerning Rainbow's Application should
be clearly marked with OE Docket No. EA-375-C. Additional copies are to
be provided directly to Joseph A. Wolfe, Rainbow Energy Marketing
Corporation, 918 E Divide Ave., Bismarck, ND 58504,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7c16520b13101a193c0e1d15121e130b1912190e1b05521f1311"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b1db9fc6deddd7d4f1c3d0d8dfd3dec6d4dfd4c3d6c89fd2dedc">[email protected]</span></a>.
A final decision will be made on the requested authorization after
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#02476e676176706b616b767b2c477a726d707671426a732c666d672c656d74"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ade8c1c8ced9dfc4cec4d9d483e8d5ddc2dfd9deedc5dc83c9c2c883cac2db">[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. 2026-05622 Filed 3-20-26; 8:45 am]
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