Notice2026-12093
Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric Energy; Mercuria Commodities Canada Corporation
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Published
June 16, 2026
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
Mercuria Commodities Canada Corporation (the Applicant or MCCC) has applied for renewal of 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 115 (Tuesday, June 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36125-36126]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-12093]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[OE Docket No. EA-488-A]
Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric
Energy; Mercuria Commodities Canada Corporation
AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: Mercuria Commodities Canada Corporation (the Applicant or
MCCC) has applied for renewal of 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 July 16, 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#c88da4adabbcbaa1aba1bcb1e68db0b8a7babcbb88a0b9e6aca7ade6afa7be"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4d0821282e393f242e2439346308353d223f393e0d253c63292228632a223b">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marina Fennel, (240) 702-6156,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a1e4cdc4c2d5d3c8c2c8d5d88fe4d9d1ced3d5d2e1c9d08fc5cec48fc6ced7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9adff6fff9eee8f3f9f3eee3b4dfe2eaf5e8eee9daf2ebb4fef5ffb4fdf5ec">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Department of Energy (DOE)
regulates electricity exports from
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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 February 25, 2026, MCCC filed an application with DOE
(Application or App.) for renewal of export authority to transmit
electric energy from the United States to Canada for an additional
five-year term. App. at 1.
According to the Application, MCCC is an energy marketing and
trading company authorized by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(FERC) ``to make wholesale sales of electricity'' pursuant to its
market-based rate authority, granted by FERC in April of 2018. Id. at
2. MCCC states that its principal place of business is in Calgary,
Alberta, Canada. Id. at 1. MCCC further represents that it ``is
subsidiary of the ultimate parent company Mercuria Energy Group Holding
Ltd,'' which is a Cayman Islands holding company. Id. at 1-2.
In its Application, MCCC states that it will export wholesale
electricity to Canada from ``existing transmission interconnections
between the United States and Canada.'' Id. at 3. MCCC notes 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.'' Id.
Further, ``MCCC does not own, or operate generation anywhere in the
United States, nor is it affiliated with any entity that owns, operates
or controls generation anywhere in the United States, and therefore,
the wholesale electricity that MCCC will export using firm or
interruptible transmission service will be purchased from other
suppliers (i.e., generators, electric utilities and other power
marketers) voluntarily, and therefore will be surplus to the needs of
the selling entities.'' Id. MCCC asserts that exports of electricity
under such circumstances would not impair or tend to impede the
sufficiency of electric supply within the U.S. Id. at 4. MCCC states
that it will conduct all electricity exports ``in compliance with all
applicable rules and regulations, including the standards and
guidelines of the [North American Electric Reliability Corporation
(`NERC')], Regional Reliability Councils, control area operators and
the protocols, tariffs and manuals for all applicable regional
transmission organizations or independent system operators.'' 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#06436a636572746f656f727f28437e7669747275466e772862696328616970"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9fdaf3fafcebedf6fcf6ebe6b1dae7eff0edebecdff7eeb1fbf0fab1f8f0e9">[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#2d6841484e595f444e4459540368555d425f595e6d455c03494248034a425b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3f7a535a5c4b4d565c564b46117a474f504d4b4c7f574e115b505a11585049">[email protected]</span></a> in
accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214).
Comments and other filings concerning MCCC's Application should be
clearly marked with OE Docket No. EA-488-A. Additional copies are to be
provided directly to Jay Michals, 20 E Greenway Plaza, Suite 650,
Houston, TX 77046, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1e7473777d767f726d5e737b6c7d6b6c777f307d7173"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2a40474349424b46596a474f58495f58434b04494547">[email protected]</span></a> and Greg Johnston, Suite 600,
326--11th Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta T2R0C5 Canada,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#096e636661677a7d666749646c7b6a7c7b6068276a6664"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6304090c0b0d10170c0d230e06110016110a024d000c0e">[email protected]</span></a>.
A final decision will be made on the requested authorization after
DOE evaluates environmental impacts have been evaluated pursuant to
DOE's 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/oe/pending-applications">www.energy.gov/oe/pending-applications</a>
or by emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#73361f161007011a101a070a5d360b031c010700331b025d171c165d141c05"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d297beb7b1a6a0bbb1bba6abfc97aaa2bda0a6a192baa3fcb6bdb7fcb5bda4">[email protected]</span></a>.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on June 12,
2026, by Victoria Tran, Acting Deputy 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 June 12, 2026.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2026-12093 Filed 6-15-26; 8:45 am]
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