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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[OE Docket No. EA–382]
Application To Export Electric Energy;
Glacial Energy of Texas, Inc.
Office of Electricity Delivery
and Energy Reliability, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of Application.
AGENCY:
Glacial Energy of Texas, Inc.
(Glacial) has applied for authority to
transmit electric energy from the United
States to Mexico pursuant to section
202(e) of the Federal Power Act.
DATES: Comments, protests, or motions
to intervene must be submitted on or
before September 14, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or
motions to intervene should be
addressed to: Christopher Lawrence,
Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability, Mail Code: OE–20, U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0350. Because
of delays in handling conventional mail,
it is recommended that documents be
transmitted by overnight mail, by
electronic mail to
Christopher.Lawrence@hq.doe.gov, or by
facsimile to 202–586–8008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher Lawrence (Program Office)
202–586–5260.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of
electricity from the United States to a
foreign country are regulated by the
Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to
sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the
Department of Energy Organization Act
(42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require
authorization under section 202(e) of
the FPA (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)).
On July 14, 2011, DOE received an
application from Glacial for authority to
transmit electric energy from the United
States to Mexico for five years as a
power marketer using existing
international transmission facilities.
Glacial does not own any electric
transmission facilities nor does it hold
a franchised service area.
The electric energy that Glacial
proposes to export to Mexico would be
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surplus energy purchased from electric
utilities, Federal power marketing
agencies, and other entities within the
United States. The existing international
transmission facilities to be utilized by
Glacial have previously been authorized
by Presidential permits issued pursuant
to Executive Order 10485, as amended,
and are appropriate for open access
transmission by third parties.
Procedural Matters: Any person
desiring to be heard in this proceeding
should file a comment or protest to the
application at the address provided
above. Protests should be filed in
accordance with Rule 211 of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC)
Rules of Practice and Procedures (18
CFR 385.211). Any person desiring to
become a party to these proceedings
should file a motion to intervene at the
above address in accordance with FERC
Rule 214 (385.214). Fifteen copies of
each comment, protest, or motion to
intervene should be filed with DOE on
or before the date listed above.
Comments on the Glacial application
to export electric energy to Mexico
should be clearly marked with Docket
No. EA–382. An additional copy is to be
filed directly with Michael B. Giery,
Senior Corporate Counsel, 5326 Yacht
Haven Grande #36, St. Thomas, VI
00802. A final decision will be made on
this application after the environmental
impacts have been evaluated pursuant
to DOE’s National Environmental Policy
Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR
part 1021) and a determination is made
by DOE that the proposed action will
not have an adverse impact on the
reliability of the U.S. electric power
supply system.
Copies of this application will be
made available, upon request, for public
inspection and copying at the address
provided above, by accessing the
program Web site at https://www.oe.
energy.gov/permits_pending.htm, or by
e-mailing Odessa Hopkins at
Odessa.hopkins@hq.doe.gov.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on August 9,
2011.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[DOE/EIS–0458]
Notice of Availability of the Final
Environmental Impact Statement for a
Proposed Federal Loan Guarantee To
Support Construction and Start-up of
the Topaz Solar Farm, San Luis Obispo
County, CA
U.S. Department of Energy.
Notice of Availability of the
Final Environmental Impact Statement.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) announces the availability
of the Final Environmental Impact
Statement for the DOE Loan Guarantee
to Royal Bank of Scotland for
Construction and Startup of the Topaz
Solar Farm, San Luis Obispo County,
California (DOE/EIS–0458) (Final EIS).
The Final EIS, prepared under the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), analyzes the potential
environmental impacts of the DOE’s
proposed action of issuing a Federal
loan guarantee to support construction
and start-up of the Topaz Solar Farm
Project located in San Luis Obispo
County, California (Proposed Project).
The Proposed Project is a nominal 550megawatt solar power generating facility
based on photovoltaic (PV) technology
on approximately 3,500 acres of private
land in San Luis Obispo County,
California. DOE considered all
comments received in preparing the EIS
and incorporated both the comments
and DOE’s responses in the Final EIS.
DATES: DOE will publish a Record of
Decision no sooner than 30 days after
publication of EPA’s Notice of
Availability in the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
obtain additional information about this
EIS, or to receive a copy of the Final
EIS, contact Angela Colamaria by
telephone: 202–287–5387; toll-free
number: 800–832–0885 ext. 75387; or
electronic mail:
Angela.Colamaria@hq.doe.gov. For
general information on the DOE NEPA
process, please contact: Ms. Carol M.
Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA
Policy and Compliance (GC–54), U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585; telephone: 202–
586–4600; facsimile: 202–586–7031;
electronic mail: askNEPA@hq.doe.gov;
or leave a toll-free message at 800–472–
2756.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title XVII
of Energy Policy Act 2005 (EPAct)
established a Federal loan guarantee
program for eligible energy projects, and
was amended by the American Recovery
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and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to create
Section 1705 of Title XVII (42 U.S.C.
16516), authorizing a new program for
rapid deployment of renewable energy
projects and related manufacturing
facilities, electric power transmission
projects, and leading edge biofuels
projects. The Section 1705 Program is
designed to address the current
economic conditions of the nation, in
part, through financing such projects.
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, as
Lender-Applicant, with Topaz Solar
Farms, LLC (Topaz) as the borrower,
applied to DOE for a federal loan
guarantee under the Solicitation
entitled, ‘‘Federal Loan Guarantees for
Commercial Technology Renewable
Energy Generation Projects under the
Financial Institution Partnership
Program’’ (Solicitation No. DE–FOA–
0000166), issued on October 7, 2009.
The purpose and need for action by
DOE is to comply with its mandate
under EPAct 2005 by selecting eligible
projects that meet the goals of the
Section 1705 Program, as summarized
above. The EIS informs DOE’s decision
on whether to issue a loan guarantee to
support the Proposed Project. DOE’s
proposed action is to issue a loan
guarantee to support construction and
startup of the Topaz Solar Farm
(Proposed Project). The Proposed
Project would be located in an
unincorporated portion of eastern San
Luis Obispo County, California, adjacent
to Highway 58 and east of Bitterwater
Road. Topaz has options to purchase
approximately 10,000 acres of land in
the project area. The Proposed Project
would be developed on approximately
3,500 acres of private land.
The Proposed Project would consist
of: a solar field of approximately nine
million ground-mounted PV modules,
within up to 460 PV arrays, that collect
solar radiation to produce electricity; an
electrical collection system that
converts generated power from direct
current (DC) to alternating current (AC)
and delivers it to a new Project
substation which collects and converts
the generated power from 34.5 kV to 230
kV for delivery via a new Pacific Gas
and Electric (PG&E) switching station to
PG&E’s existing Morro Bay-Midway
230–kV transmission line which runs in
an east-to-west direction through the
site and portions of Kern County; and
the aforementioned PG&E switching
station that interconnects the Proposed
Project to PG&E’s existing transmission
line. After construction, PG&E would
own and operate the switching station.
As part of the Proposed Project, Topaz
would construct and operate a
Monitoring and Maintenance Facility,
and may also construct a Solar Energy
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[OE Docket No. EA-382]
Application To Export Electric Energy; Glacial Energy of Texas,
Inc.
AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of Application.
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SUMMARY: Glacial Energy of Texas, Inc. (Glacial) has applied for
authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico
pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.
DATES: Comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be submitted on
or before September 14, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or motions to intervene should be
addressed to: Christopher Lawrence, Office of Electricity Delivery and
Energy Reliability, Mail Code: OE-20, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0350. Because of delays
in handling conventional mail, it is recommended that documents be
transmitted by overnight mail, by electronic mail to
Christopher.Lawrence@hq.doe.gov, or by facsimile to 202-586-8008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Lawrence (Program Office)
202-586-5260.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of electricity from the United
States to a foreign country are regulated by the Department of Energy
(DOE) pursuant to sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the Department of
Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require
authorization under section 202(e) of the FPA (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)).
On July 14, 2011, DOE received an application from Glacial for
authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico
for five years as a power marketer using existing international
transmission facilities. Glacial does not own any electric transmission
facilities nor does it hold a franchised service area.
The electric energy that Glacial proposes to export to Mexico would
be
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surplus energy purchased from electric utilities, Federal power
marketing agencies, and other entities within the United States. The
existing international transmission facilities to be utilized by
Glacial have previously been authorized by Presidential permits issued
pursuant to Executive Order 10485, as amended, and are appropriate for
open access transmission by third parties.
Procedural Matters: Any person desiring to be heard in this
proceeding should file a comment or protest to the application at the
address provided above. Protests should be filed in accordance with
Rule 211 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) Rules of
Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.211). Any person desiring to become
a party to these proceedings should file a motion to intervene at the
above address in accordance with FERC Rule 214 (385.214). Fifteen
copies of each comment, protest, or motion to intervene should be filed
with DOE on or before the date listed above.
Comments on the Glacial application to export electric energy to
Mexico should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA-382. An additional
copy is to be filed directly with Michael B. Giery, Senior Corporate
Counsel, 5326 Yacht Haven Grande 36, St. Thomas, VI 00802. A
final decision will be made on this application after the environmental
impacts have been evaluated pursuant to DOE's National Environmental
Policy Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR part 1021) and a
determination is made by DOE that the proposed action will not have an
adverse impact on the reliability of the U.S. electric power supply
system.
Copies of this application will be made available, upon request,
for public inspection and copying at the address provided above, by
accessing the program Web site at https://www.oe.energy.gov/permits_pending.htm, or by e-mailing Odessa Hopkins at
Odessa.hopkins@hq.doe.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 9, 2011.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2011-20661 Filed 8-12-11; 8:45 am]
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