Application for RENEWAL of Authorization To Export Electric Energy; Tenaska Power Services Co.

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Tenaska Power Services Co. (the Applicant or TPS) 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 212 (Wednesday, November 4, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69553-69554]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-22466]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-431-B]


Application for RENEWAL of Authorization To Export Electric 
Energy; Tenaska Power Services Co.

AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Tenaska Power Services Co. (the Applicant or TPS) has applied 
for renewed 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 December 4, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Comments or requests for more information should be 
addressed by electronic mail to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#450029202631372c262c313c6b003d352a373136052d346b212a206b222a33"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2d6841484e595f444e4459540368555d425f595e6d455c03494248034a425b">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marina Fennel, (240) 702-6156, 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#da9fb6bfb9aea8b3b9b3aea3f49fa2aab5a8aea99ab2abf4beb5bff4bdb5ac"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="97d2fbf2f4e3e5fef4fee3eeb9d2efe7f8e5e3e4d7ffe6b9f3f8f2b9f0f8e1">[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 September 1, 2026, TPS 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 2. TPS was granted export authorization under Order No. 
EA-431-A on March 4, 2022, which expires on March 4, 2027.
    According to the Application, TPS is a Nebraska corporation that is 
authorized to do business in the States of Nebraska, Alabama, Illinois, 
Texas, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, California, Delaware, Nevada, 
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Washington. TPS is an indirect wholly 
owned subsidiary of Tenaska Energy Inc. (Tenaska), which is ``an 
independent developer and owner of power production facilities located 
throughout the United States.'' Id. at 3. TPS is a ``power marketer 
authorized by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to make 
sales of electric power at wholesale in interstate commerce at market-
based rates.'' Id. In addition, TPS states that it ``does not currently 
own or control electric generation or transmission facilities, and does 
not have a power supply of its own in the United States that would 
cause its electricity exports to have a reliability, fuel use, or 
system stability impact'' and that it will ``purchase the electricity 
that it may export, on either a firm or an interruptible basis, from 
wholesale generators, electric utilities, federal power marketing 
agencies and affiliates through negotiated agreements that have been 
voluntarily executed by the selling parties after considering their own 
need for any such electricity.'' Id. at 4. Thus, ``TPS's proposed 
electricity exports will not impair or tend to impede the sufficiency 
of electric power supplies in the United States or the regional 
coordination of electric utility planning or operations.'' Id. at 4-5.

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    The Applicant also states that it will ``make all necessary 
commercial arrangements and will obtain any and all other regulatory 
approvals required in order to carry out any electricity exports'' and 
that it ``agrees to abide by the export limits contained in the 
relevant export authorization of any transmission facilities over which 
TPS exports electricity to Mexico.'' Id. at 5.
    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 A.
    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#3c7950595f484e555f5548451279444c534e484f7c544d12585359125b534a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="50153c3533242239333924297e1528203f2224231038217e343f357e373f26">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    Comments concerning TPS's Application should be clearly marked with 
OE Docket No. EA-431-B. 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 (NEPA) of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
4321, et seq.), the DOE NEPA regulations at 10 CFR part 1021, and the 
DOE's 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#5d1831383e292f343e3429247318252d322f292e1d352c73393238733a322b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c085aca5a3b4b2a9a3a9b4b9ee85b8b0afb2b4b380a8b1eea4afa5eea7afb6">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on October 30, 
2026, by Gilbert Bindewald III, Principal 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 November 2, 2026.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2026-22466 Filed 11-3-26; 8:45 am]
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