Electric Transmission Incentives Policy Under Section 219 of the Federal Power Act; Supplemental Notice of Workshop, 46697 [2021-17796]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 158 / Thursday, August 19, 2021 / Notices and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their evidentiary basis. Any filing made by an intervenor must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2010. Dated: August 13, 2021. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2021–17781 Filed 8–18–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. RM20–10–000; AD19–19–000] lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Electric Transmission Incentives Policy Under Section 219 of the Federal Power Act; Supplemental Notice of Workshop As announced in the Notice of Workshop issued in the abovecaptioned proceedings on April 15, 2021, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) staff will convene a workshop to discuss certain shared savings incentive approaches that may foster deployment of transmission technologies. The workshop will be held on Friday, September 10, 2021, from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The workshop will be held virtually via WebEx. Commissioners may attend and participate. Transmission technologies, as deployed in certain circumstances, may enhance reliability, efficiency, and capacity, and improve the operation of new or existing transmission facilities. The workshop will discuss issues related to shared savings approaches 1 for transmission technologies seeking incentives under Federal Power Act section 219.2 The workshop will focus on how to calculate ex ante and ex post benefit analyses for transmission technologies seeking incentives. Specifically, the workshop will explore the maturity of the modeling approaches for various transmission technologies; the data needed to study the benefits/ costs of such technologies; issues pertaining to access to or confidentiality of this data; the time horizons that 1 See, e.g., WATT Coalition and Advanced Energy Economy July 1, 2020 Comments. 2 16 U.S.C. 824s(b)(3). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:28 Aug 18, 2021 Jkt 253001 should be considered for such studies; and other issues related to verifying forecasted benefits. The workshop may also discuss other issues, including whether and how to account for circumstances in which benefits do not materialize as anticipated. Attached to this Supplemental Notice is an agenda for the workshop, which includes the final workshop program and expected speakers. The workshop will be open for the public to attend virtually. Information on the workshop will also be posted on the Calendar of Events on the Commission’s website, https://www.ferc.gov, prior to the event. The workshop will be transcribed. Transcripts of the workshop will be available for a fee from Ace-Federal Reporters, Inc. (202–347–3700). For more information about this workshop, please contact David Borden, 202–502–8734, david.borden@ferc.gov or Samin Peirovi, 202–502–8080, samin.peirovi@ferc.gov for technical questions; Meghan O’Brien, 202–502– 6137, meghan.o’brien@ferc.gov for legal questions; and Sarah McKinley, 202– 502–8368, sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov for logistical issues. Dated: August 13, 2021. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2021–17796 Filed 8–18–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 15229–000] Alabama Power Company; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On July 27, 2021, Alabama Power Company filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Chandler Mountain Pumped Storage Project No. 15229–000 (Chandler Mountain Project, or project), a closed-loop pumped storage project to be located in Etowah and St. Clair Counties, Alabama. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit holder priority to file a license application during the permit term. A preliminary permit does not authorize the permit holder to perform any land-disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by others without the owners’ express permission. PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 46697 The proposed pumped storage project would consist of the following: (1) An upper reservoir with a maximum water surface elevation of 1,364 feet mean sea level (msl); (2) four dam sections and one spillway section at a crest elevation of 895 feet, each; (3) an upper reservoir intake structure; (4) an underground powerhouse containing reversible pump-turbine unit(s) for a maximum installed capacity of 1,600 megawatts; (5) a lower reservoir discharge structure; (6) a lower reservoir with a maximum water surface elevation of 889 feet msl; (7) a transmission line(s) and switchyard(s) connecting the project to the grid; and (8) appurtenant facilities. Applicant Contact: Ted McCullough, 600 North 18th Street, 16N–8180, Birmingham, Alabama 35291; phone: (205) 257–6227. FERC Contact: Navreet Deo; phone: (202) 502–6304; email: navreet.deo@ ferc.gov. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements of 18 CFR 4.36. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing applications using the Commission’s eFiling system at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the end of your comments. In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should include docket number P–15229–000. More information about this project, including a copy of the application, can be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of Commission’s website at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–15229) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. E:\FR\FM\19AUN1.SGM 19AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 158 (Thursday, August 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2021-17796]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. RM20-10-000; AD19-19-000]


Electric Transmission Incentives Policy Under Section 219 of the 
Federal Power Act; Supplemental Notice of Workshop

    As announced in the Notice of Workshop issued in the above-
captioned proceedings on April 15, 2021, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (Commission) staff will convene a workshop to discuss 
certain shared savings incentive approaches that may foster deployment 
of transmission technologies. The workshop will be held on Friday, 
September 10, 2021, from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern 
Time. The workshop will be held virtually via WebEx. Commissioners may 
attend and participate.
    Transmission technologies, as deployed in certain circumstances, 
may enhance reliability, efficiency, and capacity, and improve the 
operation of new or existing transmission facilities. The workshop will 
discuss issues related to shared savings approaches \1\ for 
transmission technologies seeking incentives under Federal Power Act 
section 219.\2\ The workshop will focus on how to calculate ex ante and 
ex post benefit analyses for transmission technologies seeking 
incentives. Specifically, the workshop will explore the maturity of the 
modeling approaches for various transmission technologies; the data 
needed to study the benefits/costs of such technologies; issues 
pertaining to access to or confidentiality of this data; the time 
horizons that should be considered for such studies; and other issues 
related to verifying forecasted benefits. The workshop may also discuss 
other issues, including whether and how to account for circumstances in 
which benefits do not materialize as anticipated.
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    \1\ See, e.g., WATT Coalition and Advanced Energy Economy July 
1, 2020 Comments.
    \2\ 16 U.S.C. 824s(b)(3).
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    Attached to this Supplemental Notice is an agenda for the workshop, 
which includes the final workshop program and expected speakers. The 
workshop will be open for the public to attend virtually. Information 
on the workshop will also be posted on the Calendar of Events on the 
Commission's website, https://www.ferc.gov, prior to the event. The 
workshop will be transcribed. Transcripts of the workshop will be 
available for a fee from Ace-Federal Reporters, Inc. (202-347-3700).
    For more information about this workshop, please contact David 
Borden, 202-502-8734, [email protected] or Samin Peirovi, 202-502-
8080, [email protected] for technical questions; Meghan O'Brien, 
202-502-6137, meghan.o'[email protected] for legal questions; and Sarah 
McKinley, 202-502-8368, [email protected] for logistical issues.

    Dated: August 13, 2021.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-17796 Filed 8-18-21; 8:45 am]
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