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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[DOE Docket No. 202–22–1]
Emergency Order Issued to the
California Independent System
Operator Corporation To Operate
Power Generating Facilities Under
Limited Circumstances in California as
a Result of Extreme Weather
Office of Cybersecurity, Energy
Security, and Emergency Response,
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of emergency action.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE or the Department) is
issuing this Notice to document
emergency actions that it has taken
pursuant to the Federal Power Act.
California experienced several periods
of extreme heat, drought conditions, and
threat of wildfires. California Governor
Gavin Newsom issued a proclamation
declaring a state of emergency regarding
increased electrical demand and
generation. Because the additional
generation may result in a conflict with
environmental standards and
requirements, the DOE authorized only
the necessary additional generation,
allowing CAISO to sufficiently supply
the necessary amount of energy needed
to prevent electrical disruption.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information on this Notice, or for
information on the emergency activities
described herein, contact Kenneth
Buell, (202) 586–3362, Kenneth.Buell@
hq.doe.gov, or by mail to the attention
of Kenneth Buell, CR–30, 1000
Independence Ave. SW, Washington,
DC 20585.
The Order and all related information
are available here: https://
www.energy.gov/ceser/federal-poweract-section-202c-caiso-september-2022.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background
Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act
The U.S. Department of Energy is
issuing this Notice pursuant to 10 CFR
1021.343(a) to document emergency
actions taken in accordance with section
202(c) of the Federal Power Act (FPA)
(16 U.S.C. 824a(c)). FPA section 202(c)
provides that ‘‘[d]uring the continuance
of any war in which the United States
is engaged, or whenever the [Secretary
of Energy] determines that an
emergency exists by reason of a sudden
increase in the demand for electric
energy, or a shortage of electric energy
or of facilities for the generation or
transmission of electric energy, or of
fuel or water for generating facilities, or
other causes, the [Secretary of Energy]
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shall have authority, either upon [her]
own motion or upon complaint, with or
without notice, hearing ore report, to
require by order such temporary
connections of facilities and generation,
delivery, interchange, or transmission of
electric energy as in [her] judgment will
best meet the emergency and serve the
public interest.
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1. Request for Emergency Order From
the California Independent System
Operator Corporation
On September 1, 2022, the California
Independent System Operator
Corporation (CAISO) submitted to the
Department a Request for Emergency
Order Under Section 202(c) of the
Federal Power Act (Application) with
the Department ‘‘to preserve the
reliability of bulk electric power system
in California.’’ In its Application,
CAISO cited extreme heat and
forecasted a supply deficiency to meet
demand during peak demand hours.
CAISO requested the authority to direct
the operation of three natural gas-fired
generating resources capable of
providing 28 megawatts of additional
generation supply (the Covered
Resources). CAISO stated that the
emergency order it was requesting could
result in exceedances of National
Ambient Air Quality Standards under
the Clean Air Act. Given the permit
limits of the Covered Resources, CAISO
anticipated that the additional capacity
could not be made available absent an
order under FPA section 202(c).
2. CAISO Order
On September 2, 2022, the Acting
Under Secretary for Infrastructure,
acting pursuant to delegated authority,
issued Order No. 2022–22–1 (the CAISO
Order). As set forth in the CAISO Order,
the Acting Under Secretary for
Infrastructure found that an emergency
exists in California due to a shortage of
electric energy, a shortage of facilities
for the generation of electric energy, and
other causes, and that the issuance of
the CAISO Order would meet the
emergency and serve the public interest.
The CAISO Order authorized the
CAISO to dispatch the Covered
Resources from September 2, 2022 to
September 8, 2022, solely under the
following conditions: (i) the issuance
and continuation of an Energy
Emergency Alert Level 2 (EEA2)
condition or greater between the hours
of 14:00 Pacific Daylight Time and 22:00
Pacific Daylight Time; and (ii) a
transmission emergency that requires
operation of a Covered Resource to
prevent or mitigate load curtailment
during any operating hour. Under the
CAISO Order, the CAISO was required
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to exhaust all reasonably and practically
available resources prior to dispatching
the Covered Resources.
The CAISO Order requires that CAISO
provide a report by October 10, 2022, to
include all source-specific data for dates
between September 2, 2022 and
September 8, 2022, during which the
Covered Resources operated. The report
must include, ‘‘for each unit: (1) the
hours of operation, as well as the hours
in which any permit limit was
exceeded, and (2) a preliminary
description of each permit term that was
exceeded and the manner in which such
exceedance occurred.’’ The CAISO
Order also requires the CAISO to
‘‘submit a final report by November 14,
2022, with any revisions to the
information reported on December 12,
2022.’’ However, because no facilities
operated above permitted levels during
the emergency as authorized by the DOE
order, no environmental impacts
resulted from DOE issuing the order.
Consequently, DOE has decided not to
prepare a special environmental
analysis.
3. Amendment Number 1 to CAISO
Order
On September 7, 2022, the CAISO
submitted to the Department a Request
for Modification of Emergency Order
Pursuant to Section 202(c) of the
Federal Power Act (Request for
Modification) in which it requested that
the CAISO Order be amended to add
two units at Calpine’s Greenleaf Unit 1
site in Yuba City, California (the
Greenleaf Units) as additional Covered
Resources and that the Greenleaf Units
be permitted to operate through
September 9, 2022, and otherwise in
accordance with the terms of CAISO
Order. In its Request for Modification,
the CAISO reported that the water
injection pump failed at the Greenleaf
Units on September 6, 2022. Operation
of the Greenleaf Units could cause
exceedance of permitted emissions
limits, and thus could result in
suspension of their operation absent the
issuance of an emergency order
permitting operation of the Greenleaf
Units during specified conditions.
On September 7, 2022, the Acting
Under Secretary for Infrastructure
issued Amendment Number 1 to Order
No. 202–22–1 (Amendment Number 1),
finding that the circumstances which
led to her previous determination that
California was experiencing a shortage
of electric energy was continuing and
that Amendment Number 1 would help
meet the emergency conditions in the
CAISO control area and serve the public
interest. Amendment Number 1 added
the Greenleaf Units as Covered
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Resources subject to all of the terms of
the CAISO Order, except that the
Greenleaf Units could be operated
through September 9, 2022. All other
terms of CAISO Order remained in
effect and applied to all of the Covered
Resources, including the Greenleaf
Units. The CAISO Order as amended by
Amendment Number 1 is referred to
herein as the Amended CAISO Order.
4. Amendment Number 2 to the
Amended CAISO Order
On September 7, 2022, the CAISO
submitted to the Department a Request
for Extension of Emergency Order
Pursuant to Section 202(c) of the
Federal Power Act (Extension
Application) to the Department. In its
Extension Application, the CAISO
requested an extension of the expiration
date of the Amended CAISO Order
through September 12, 2022. The
CAISO stated that California was
experiencing extreme heat, which the
CAISO forecasted to continue through at
least September 9, 2022, and the
extended and excessive heat as well as
wildfire risk could ‘‘exacerbate electric
grid reliability issues at any time.’’
Consequently, the CAISO believed it
prudent to ask that the expiration date
of the Amended CAISO Order be
extended through September 12, 2022.
On September 8, 2022, the Acting
Under Secretary for Infrastructure
issued Amendment Number 2 to Order
No. 202–22–1 (Amendment Number 2),
finding that an emergency continued to
exist in California due to a shortage of
electric energy and that issuance of the
extension would help to meet the
emergency conditions and serve the
public interest. Amendment Number 2
extended the expiration date of the
Amended CAISO Order through
September 12, 2022. All other terms of
the Amended CAISO Order remained in
effect, including the obligation of the
CAISO to exhaust all reasonably and
practically available resources prior to
dispatching the Covered Resource and
the obligation to report information
regarding the environmental impacts of
the operation of the Covered Resources
permitted by the CAISO Order. As
required by FPA section 202(c), the
Department consulted with the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
in considering the CAISO’s request for
an extension of the Amended CAISO
Order. The EPA did not request any
additional conditions be included in the
Amended CAISO Order. Because no
facilities operated above permitted
levels during the emergency as
authorized by the DOE order, no
environmental impacts resulted from
DOE issuing the order. Consequently,
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DOE has decided not to prepare a
special environmental analysis.
5. Further Information
The CAISO Order, Amendment
Number 1, Amendment Number 2, and
other documents referenced herein can
be found on the Department’s website at
Federal Power Act Section 202(c):
CAISO September 2022 | Department of
Energy. The reports required by the
Amended CAISO Order will be posted
to the Department’s website when they
become available.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of
Energy was signed on May 15, 2023, by
Puesh M. Kumar, Director for the Office
of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and
Emergency Response, pursuant to
delegated authority from the Secretary
of Energy. That document with the
original signature and date is
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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 June 2,
2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
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Using the search function under the
‘‘Currently Under Review’’ field, select
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;
click ‘‘submit,’’ and select ‘‘comment’’
to the right of the subject collection.
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Abstract: On August 8, 2005, Congress
enacted the Energy Policy Act of 2005.1
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 added a
new section 215 to the Federal Power
Act (FPA),2 which requires a
Commission-certified Electric
Reliability Organization to develop
mandatory and enforceable Reliability
Standards,3 including requirements for
cybersecurity protection, which are
subject to Commission review and
approval. Once approved, the Reliability
Standards may be enforced by the
Electric Reliability Organization subject
to Commission oversight, or the
Commission can independently enforce
Reliability Standards.
On February 3, 2006, the Commission
issued Order No. 672,4 implementing
FPA section 215. The Commission
subsequently certified the North
American Electric Reliability
Corporation (NERC) as the Electric
Reliability Organization. The Reliability
Standards developed by NERC become
mandatory and enforceable after
Commission approval and apply to
users, owners, and operators of the
Bulk-Power System, as set forth in each
Reliability Standard.5 The CIP
1 Energy Policy Act of 2005, Public Law 109–58,
sec. 1261 et seq., 119 Stat. 594 (2005).
2 16 U.S.C. 824o.
3 Section 215 of the FPA defines Reliability
Standard as a requirement, approved by the
Commission, to provide for reliable operation of
existing bulk-power system facilities, including
cybersecurity protection, and the design of planned
additions or modifications to such facilities to the
extent necessary to provide for reliable operation of
the Bulk-Power System. However, the term does not
include any requirement to enlarge such facilities
or to construct new transmission capacity or
generation capacity. Id. at 824o(a)(3).
4 Rules Concerning Certification of the Elec.
Reliability Org.; and Procedures for the
Establishment, Approval, and Enf’t of Elec.
Reliability Standards, Order No. 672, 71 FR 8661
(Feb. 17, 2006), 114 FERC ¶ 61,104, order on reh’g,
Order No. 672–A, 71 FR 19814 (Apr. 28, 2006), 114
FERC ¶ 61,328 (2006).
5 NERC uses the term ‘‘registered entity’’ to
identify users, owners, and operators of the BulkPower System responsible for performing specified
reliability functions with respect to NERC
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[DOE Docket No. 202-22-1]
Emergency Order Issued to the California Independent System
Operator Corporation To Operate Power Generating Facilities Under
Limited Circumstances in California as a Result of Extreme Weather
AGENCY: Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency
Response, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of emergency action.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) is
issuing this Notice to document emergency actions that it has taken
pursuant to the Federal Power Act. California experienced several
periods of extreme heat, drought conditions, and threat of wildfires.
California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a proclamation declaring a
state of emergency regarding increased electrical demand and
generation. Because the additional generation may result in a conflict
with environmental standards and requirements, the DOE authorized only
the necessary additional generation, allowing CAISO to sufficiently
supply the necessary amount of energy needed to prevent electrical
disruption.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on this
Notice, or for information on the emergency activities described
herein, contact Kenneth Buell, (202) 586-3362,
[email protected], or by mail to the attention of Kenneth Buell,
CR-30, 1000 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20585.
The Order and all related information are available here: https://www.energy.gov/ceser/federal-power-act-section-202c-caiso-september-2022.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act
The U.S. Department of Energy is issuing this Notice pursuant to 10
CFR 1021.343(a) to document emergency actions taken in accordance with
section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 824a(c)). FPA
section 202(c) provides that ``[d]uring the continuance of any war in
which the United States is engaged, or whenever the [Secretary of
Energy] determines that an emergency exists by reason of a sudden
increase in the demand for electric energy, or a shortage of electric
energy or of facilities for the generation or transmission of electric
energy, or of fuel or water for generating facilities, or other causes,
the [Secretary of Energy]
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shall have authority, either upon [her] own motion or upon complaint,
with or without notice, hearing ore report, to require by order such
temporary connections of facilities and generation, delivery,
interchange, or transmission of electric energy as in [her] judgment
will best meet the emergency and serve the public interest.
1. Request for Emergency Order From the California Independent System
Operator Corporation
On September 1, 2022, the California Independent System Operator
Corporation (CAISO) submitted to the Department a Request for Emergency
Order Under Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act (Application) with
the Department ``to preserve the reliability of bulk electric power
system in California.'' In its Application, CAISO cited extreme heat
and forecasted a supply deficiency to meet demand during peak demand
hours. CAISO requested the authority to direct the operation of three
natural gas-fired generating resources capable of providing 28
megawatts of additional generation supply (the Covered Resources).
CAISO stated that the emergency order it was requesting could result in
exceedances of National Ambient Air Quality Standards under the Clean
Air Act. Given the permit limits of the Covered Resources, CAISO
anticipated that the additional capacity could not be made available
absent an order under FPA section 202(c).
2. CAISO Order
On September 2, 2022, the Acting Under Secretary for
Infrastructure, acting pursuant to delegated authority, issued Order
No. 2022-22-1 (the CAISO Order). As set forth in the CAISO Order, the
Acting Under Secretary for Infrastructure found that an emergency
exists in California due to a shortage of electric energy, a shortage
of facilities for the generation of electric energy, and other causes,
and that the issuance of the CAISO Order would meet the emergency and
serve the public interest.
The CAISO Order authorized the CAISO to dispatch the Covered
Resources from September 2, 2022 to September 8, 2022, solely under the
following conditions: (i) the issuance and continuation of an Energy
Emergency Alert Level 2 (EEA2) condition or greater between the hours
of 14:00 Pacific Daylight Time and 22:00 Pacific Daylight Time; and
(ii) a transmission emergency that requires operation of a Covered
Resource to prevent or mitigate load curtailment during any operating
hour. Under the CAISO Order, the CAISO was required to exhaust all
reasonably and practically available resources prior to dispatching the
Covered Resources.
The CAISO Order requires that CAISO provide a report by October 10,
2022, to include all source-specific data for dates between September
2, 2022 and September 8, 2022, during which the Covered Resources
operated. The report must include, ``for each unit: (1) the hours of
operation, as well as the hours in which any permit limit was exceeded,
and (2) a preliminary description of each permit term that was exceeded
and the manner in which such exceedance occurred.'' The CAISO Order
also requires the CAISO to ``submit a final report by November 14,
2022, with any revisions to the information reported on December 12,
2022.'' However, because no facilities operated above permitted levels
during the emergency as authorized by the DOE order, no environmental
impacts resulted from DOE issuing the order. Consequently, DOE has
decided not to prepare a special environmental analysis.
3. Amendment Number 1 to CAISO Order
On September 7, 2022, the CAISO submitted to the Department a
Request for Modification of Emergency Order Pursuant to Section 202(c)
of the Federal Power Act (Request for Modification) in which it
requested that the CAISO Order be amended to add two units at Calpine's
Greenleaf Unit 1 site in Yuba City, California (the Greenleaf Units) as
additional Covered Resources and that the Greenleaf Units be permitted
to operate through September 9, 2022, and otherwise in accordance with
the terms of CAISO Order. In its Request for Modification, the CAISO
reported that the water injection pump failed at the Greenleaf Units on
September 6, 2022. Operation of the Greenleaf Units could cause
exceedance of permitted emissions limits, and thus could result in
suspension of their operation absent the issuance of an emergency order
permitting operation of the Greenleaf Units during specified
conditions.
On September 7, 2022, the Acting Under Secretary for Infrastructure
issued Amendment Number 1 to Order No. 202-22-1 (Amendment Number 1),
finding that the circumstances which led to her previous determination
that California was experiencing a shortage of electric energy was
continuing and that Amendment Number 1 would help meet the emergency
conditions in the CAISO control area and serve the public interest.
Amendment Number 1 added the Greenleaf Units as Covered Resources
subject to all of the terms of the CAISO Order, except that the
Greenleaf Units could be operated through September 9, 2022. All other
terms of CAISO Order remained in effect and applied to all of the
Covered Resources, including the Greenleaf Units. The CAISO Order as
amended by Amendment Number 1 is referred to herein as the Amended
CAISO Order.
4. Amendment Number 2 to the Amended CAISO Order
On September 7, 2022, the CAISO submitted to the Department a
Request for Extension of Emergency Order Pursuant to Section 202(c) of
the Federal Power Act (Extension Application) to the Department. In its
Extension Application, the CAISO requested an extension of the
expiration date of the Amended CAISO Order through September 12, 2022.
The CAISO stated that California was experiencing extreme heat, which
the CAISO forecasted to continue through at least September 9, 2022,
and the extended and excessive heat as well as wildfire risk could
``exacerbate electric grid reliability issues at any time.''
Consequently, the CAISO believed it prudent to ask that the expiration
date of the Amended CAISO Order be extended through September 12, 2022.
On September 8, 2022, the Acting Under Secretary for Infrastructure
issued Amendment Number 2 to Order No. 202-22-1 (Amendment Number 2),
finding that an emergency continued to exist in California due to a
shortage of electric energy and that issuance of the extension would
help to meet the emergency conditions and serve the public interest.
Amendment Number 2 extended the expiration date of the Amended CAISO
Order through September 12, 2022. All other terms of the Amended CAISO
Order remained in effect, including the obligation of the CAISO to
exhaust all reasonably and practically available resources prior to
dispatching the Covered Resource and the obligation to report
information regarding the environmental impacts of the operation of the
Covered Resources permitted by the CAISO Order. As required by FPA
section 202(c), the Department consulted with the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) in considering the CAISO's request for an
extension of the Amended CAISO Order. The EPA did not request any
additional conditions be included in the Amended CAISO Order. Because
no facilities operated above permitted levels during the emergency as
authorized by the DOE order, no environmental impacts resulted from DOE
issuing the order. Consequently,
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DOE has decided not to prepare a special environmental analysis.
5. Further Information
The CAISO Order, Amendment Number 1, Amendment Number 2, and other
documents referenced herein can be found on the Department's website at
Federal Power Act Section 202(c): CAISO September 2022 [verbar]
Department of Energy. The reports required by the Amended CAISO Order
will be posted to the Department's website when they become available.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on May 15,
2023, by Puesh M. Kumar, Director for the Office of Cybersecurity,
Energy Security, and Emergency Response, 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 June 2, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-12214 Filed 6-7-23; 8:45 am]
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