Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric Energy; Heartland Generation Ltd.

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Abstract

Heartland Generation Ltd. (the Applicant or Heartland) 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 212 (Wednesday, November 4, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69552-69553]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-22475]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-492-A]


Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric 
Energy; Heartland Generation Ltd.

AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Heartland Generation Ltd. (the Applicant or Heartland) has 
applied for renewed authorization to transmit electric energy from the 
United States to Canada 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#ca8fa6afa9beb8a3a9a3beb3e48fb2baa5b8beb98aa2bbe4aea5afe4ada5bc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f0b59c959384829993998489deb588809f828483b09881de949f95de979f86">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marina Fennel, (240) 702-6156, 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2f6a434a4c5b5d464c465b56016a575f405d5b5c6f475e014b404a01484059"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="da9fb6bfb9aea8b3b9b3aea3f49fa2aab5a8aea99ab2abf4beb5bff4bdb5ac">[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 June 18, 2026, Heartland filed an application (Application or 
App.) with DOE for renewal of export authority to transmit electric 
energy from the United States to Canada for an additional five-year 
term. App. at 1. Heartland was originally granted export authorization 
under Order No. EA-492 on December 21, 2021, which expires on December 
21, 2026.
    According to the Application, Heartland is a Canadian corporation 
with its principal place of business in Alberta, Canada. Heartland is 
indirectly wholly-owned by TransAlta Corporation (TAC), which owns 
generation assets across Canada, but ``have no franchised service area 
or native load obligation in Canada or the United States.'' Id. at 3. 
TAC also indirectly holds interests in U.S. companies that own electric 
generation facilities in the United States. Heartland is a power 
marketer in the United States and is ``authorized by Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission (FERC) to market electric energy and capacity at 
wholesale pursuant to market-based rate authorization.'' Id. at 3-4. In 
addition, Heartland states that ``none of Heartland's affiliates owns 
any electric transmission facilities other than generator 
interconnection facilities and Heartland is not affiliated with an 
entity that holds a franchise or service territory. Thus, Heartland has 
no ``transmission system'' of its own on which power exports could have 
a reliability or stability impact.'' Id. at 10-11.
    Heartland expresses that it is seeking authorization to ``continue 
its exports of electrical energy acquired from the owners of U.S. 
generating sources and other power marketers to Canada over 
international electric transmission facilities and its imports from 
generation sources in Canada to the United States, including resources 
affiliated with TAC. The Presidential Permits under which the relevant 
border facilities were constructed and maintained, and details related 
thereto, are set forth in Exhibit C.'' Id. at 9. The Applicant also 
states that ``in making the necessary commercial arrangements and 
obtaining transmission capacity necessary to export electricity under 
the authorization requested herein, Heartland will comply with existing 
industry procedures for obtaining transmission capacity, including 
reserving transmission service in accordance with FERC's Open-Access 
Same-Time Information System and scheduling delivery of the export with 
the appropriate Regional Transmission Organization(s) or Independent 
System Operator(s) and/or Balancing Authority areas.'' Id. at 13.
    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#c085aca5a3b4b2a9a3a9b4b9ee85b8b0afb2b4b380a8b1eea4afa5eea7afb6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="70351c1513040219131904095e3508001f0204033018015e141f155e171f06">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    Comments concerning Heartland's Application should be clearly 
marked with OE Docket No. EA-492-A. 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#2a6f464f495e584349435e53046f525a45585e596a425b044e454f044d455c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="17527b727463657e747e636e39526f6778656364577f663973787239707861">[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

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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.
Jennifer Hartzell,
Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2026-22475 Filed 11-3-26; 8:45 am]
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