Application for Authorization To Export Electric Energy; Clear Power LLC

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Clear Power LLC (the Applicant or Clear Power) has applied for 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 201 (Tuesday, October 20, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66321-66322]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-21424]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-531]


Application for Authorization To Export Electric Energy; Clear 
Power LLC

AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Clear Power LLC (the Applicant or Clear Power) has applied for 
authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to 
Mexico pursuant to the Federal Power Act.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 19, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Comments or requests for more information should be 
addressed by electronic mail to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#96d3faf3f5e2e4fff5ffe2efb8d3eee6f9e4e2e5d6fee7b8f2f9f3b8f1f9e0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5e1b323b3d2a2c373d372a27701b262e312c2a2d1e362f703a313b70393128">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marina Fennel, (240) 702-6156, 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#40052c2523343229232934396e0538302f3234330028316e242f256e272f36"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7e3b121b1d0a0c171d170a07503b060e110c0a0d3e160f501a111b50191108">[email&#160;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). 
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 the 
Office of Electricity by Redelegation Order No. S3-DEL-OE1-2026.
    On April 16, 2026, Clear Power filed an application (Application or 
App.) with DOE for renewal of export authority to transmit electric 
energy from the United States to Mexico for an additional five-year 
term. App. at 1. Clear Power was originally granted export 
authorization under Order No. EA-487 on December 9, 2020, which expired 
on December 9, 2025. Since Clear Power did not apply for renewal until 
after the expiration of the current export authorization, DOE is 
processing the application as a request for a new export authorization.
    According to the Application, Clear Power is a limited liability 
corporation with its principal place of business in Folsom, California. 
The Applicant is a power marketer with ``authorization from the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to market electric energy and 
capacity at wholesale pursuant to market-based rate authorization.'' 
Id. at 2. Clear Power states that it is a ``wholly-owned subsidiary of 
the Alaywan Trust, which owns or is affiliated with entities that own 
or control a combined total of 18.0 MW (nameplate) of operating 
renewable generation facilities all located in the California 
Independent System Operator (CAISO) market.'' Id. Clear Power ``does 
not own or control any electric power generation, transmission 
distribution facilities'' and ``does not have a franchised service 
area'' Id. at 3. Thus, the Applicant states that it has ``no 
`transmission system' of its own on which power exports could have a 
reliability or stability impact.'' Id. at 5. Clear Power ``will 
schedule its exports from the U.S. in compliance with all applicable 
reliability criteria, standards and guides as are set out by the North 
American Electricity Reliability Corporation (NERC) (or any successor 
organization), the North American Energy Standards Board (or any 
successor organization) and regional reliability councils and as 
applied by U.S. transmission providers.'' Id. at 5-6.
    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 to the Application at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#185d747d7b6c6a717b716c61365d6068776a6c6b587069367c777d367f776e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="56133a333522243f353f222f78132e2639242225163e277832393378313920">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    Comments concerning Clear Power's Application should be clearly 
marked with OE Docket No. EA-531. Comments will be posted along with 
the relevant application on the program website at <a href="http://www.energy.gov/oe/pending-applications">www.energy.gov/oe/pending-applications</a>.
    A final decision will be made on the requested authorization after 
the environmental impacts have been evaluated consistent with the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 
4321, et seq.), the DOE NEPA regulations at 10 CFR part 1021, and the 
DOE's NEPA

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Implementing Procedures (June 2026) 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 are available on 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#0b4e676e687f796268627f72254e737b64797f784b637a256f646e256c647d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a6e3cac3c5d2d4cfc5cfd2df88e3ded6c9d4d2d5e6ced788c2c9c388c1c9d0">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on October 14, 
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 October 16, 2026.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2026-21424 Filed 10-19-26; 8:45 am]
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