Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric Energy; Luminant Energy Company LLC, 20643-20644 [2024-06205]
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LUME filed an application with DOE
(Application or App.) for renewal of
their export authority for an additional
five-year term. App. at 1.
According to its application, LUME is
a Texas limited liability company and
indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of
Vistra Corp. (Vistra). Id. at 2. LUME
states it manages the optimization,
marketing, and deployment of
approximately 18,000 megawatts (MW)
of generation capacity located within
the Electric Reliability Council of Texas
(ERCOT) market. Id. LUME represents
that it also manages power purchase
agreements and meets the energy supply
requirements of various competitive
retail energy service providers within
ERCOT, is certified as a Qualified
Scheduling Entity with ERCOT, and is
registered with the Public Utilities
Commission of Texas as a wholesale
power marketer. Id. The Applicant is
also authorized to sell wholesale electric
energy, capacity, and ancillary services
outside of ERCOT at market-based rates
pursuant to authority granted by the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(FERC). Id.
LUME’s parent company, Vistra,
‘‘operates a generation portfolio of
approximately 37,000 MWs of natural
gas, nuclear, coal, battery, and solar
facilities in 20 states and the District of
Columbia and in six of the seven
competitive markets in the United
States.’’ App. at 2. LUME states that
neither it nor its affiliates ‘‘directly or
indirectly own or control any
transmission facilities other than those
limited and discrete facilities
interconnecting its electric generation
facilities to the grid.’’ Id. at 3. LUME
further states that neither it nor any of
its affiliates has a franchised service
area. Id. Further, LUME notes its
proposed exports would be surplus
electricity and that market mechanisms
and reliability oversite protect against
exports that would jeopardize domestic
sufficiency of supply. See id. at 5 n.13.
LUME also asserts that because it will
schedule its exports from the U.S. in
compliance with all applicable criteria,
standards, and guidelines, its proposed
exports will not impede reliability. Id. at
6.
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 C.
Procedural Matters: Any person
desiring to be heard in this proceeding
should file a comment or protest to the
Application at Electricity.Exports@
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hq.doe.gov. Protests should be filed in
accordance with Rule 211 of FERC’s
Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR
385.211). Any person desiring to
become a party to this proceeding
should file a motion to intervene at
Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov in
accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR
385.214).
Comments and other filings
concerning BETM’s Application should
be clearly marked with GDO Docket No.
EA–472–A. Additional copies are to be
provided directly to Jessica Miller and
Heather Moreno, VISTRA CORP., 1005
Congress Ave., Suite 750, Austin, TX
78701, jessica.miller@vistracorp.com,
heather.moreno@vistracorp.com,
VistraFERC@vistracorp.com, and
Stephen J. Hug and Ben N. Reiter, AKIN
GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP,
2001 K Street NW, Washington, DC
20006, shug@akingump.com, breiter@
akingump.com.
A final decision will be made on the
requested authorization after the
environmental impacts have been
evaluated pursuant to DOE’s National
Environmental Policy Act Implementing
Procedures (10 CFR part 1021) 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 will be
made available, upon request, by
accessing the program website at
https://www.energy.gov/gdo/pendingapplications-0 or by emailing
Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov.
Signing Authority: This document of
the Department of Energy was signed on
March 18, 20124, by Maria Robinson,
Director, Grid Deployment Office,
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 March 20,
2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[GDO Docket No. EA–471–A]
Application for Renewal of
Authorization To Export Electric
Energy; Luminant Energy Company
LLC
Grid Deployment Office,
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of application.
AGENCY:
Luminant Energy Company
LLC (the Applicant or LUME) has
applied for renewed authorization to
transmit electric energy from the United
States to Mexico pursuant to the Federal
Power Act.
DATES: Comments, protests, or motions
to intervene must be submitted on or
before April 24, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests,
motions to intervene, or requests for
more information should be addressed
by electronic mail to
Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christina Gomer, (240) 474–2403,
Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov.
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 et seq.). 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 nowdefunct 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 April 10, 2023, the
authority to issue such orders was
delegated to the DOE’s Grid Deployment
Office (GDO) by Delegation Order No.
S1–DEL–S3–2023 and Redelegation
Order No. S3–DEL–GD1–2023.
On July 18, 2019, DOE issued Order
No. EA–471 authorizing LUME to
transmit electric energy from the United
States to Mexico as a power marketer.
On February 12, 2024, LUME filed an
application with DOE (Application or
App.) for renewal of their export
authority for an additional five-year
term. App. at 1.
According to its application, LUME is
a Texas limited liability company and
indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of
Vistra Corp. (Vistra). Id. at 2. LUME
states it manages the optimization,
marketing, and deployment of
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approximately 18,000 megawatts (MW)
of generation capacity located within
the Electric Reliability Council of Texas
(ERCOT) market. Id. LUME represents
that it also manages power purchase
agreements and meets the energy supply
requirements of various competitive
retail energy service providers within
ERCOT, is certified as a Qualified
Scheduling Entity with ERCOT, and is
registered with the Public Utilities
Commission of Texas as a wholesale
power marketer. Id. The Applicant is
also authorized to sell wholesale electric
energy, capacity, and ancillary services
outside of ERCOT at market-based rates
pursuant to authority granted by the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(FERC). Id.
Vistra, LUME’s parent company,
‘‘operates a generation portfolio of
approximately 37,000 MWs of natural
gas, nuclear, coal, battery, and solar
facilities in 20 states and the District of
Columbia and in six of the seven
competitive markets in the United
States.’’ App. at 2. LUME states that
neither it nor its affiliates ‘‘directly or
indirectly own or control any
transmission facilities other than those
limited and discrete facilities
interconnecting its electric generation
facilities to the grid.’’ Id. at 3. LUME
further states that neither it nor any of
its affiliates has a franchised service
area. Id. Further, LUME notes its
proposed exports would be surplus
electricity and that market mechanisms
and reliability oversite protect against
exports that would jeopardize domestic
sufficiency of supply. See id. at 5 n.13.
LUME also asserts that because it will
schedule its exports from the U.S. in
compliance with all applicable criteria,
standards, and guidelines, its proposed
exports will not impede reliability. Id. at
6.
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 C.
Procedural Matters: Any person
desiring to be heard in this proceeding
should file a comment or protest to the
Application at Electricity.Exports@
hq.doe.gov. Protests should be filed in
accordance with Rule 211 of FERC’s
Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR
385.211). Any person desiring to
become a party to this proceeding
should file a motion to intervene at
Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov in
accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR
385.214).
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Comments and other filings
concerning LUME’s Application should
be clearly marked with GDO Docket No.
EA–471–A. Additional copies are to be
provided directly to Jessica Miller and
Heather Moreno, VISTRA CORP., 1005
Congress Ave., Suite 750, Austin TX
78701, jessica.miller@vistracorp.com,
heather.moreno@vistracorp.com,
VistraFERC@vistracorp.com, and
Stephen J. Hug and Ben N. Reiter, AKIN
GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP,
2001 K Street NW, Washington, DC
20006, shug@akingump.com, breiter@
akingump.com.
A final decision will be made on the
requested authorization after the
environmental impacts have been
evaluated pursuant to DOE’s National
Environmental Policy Act Implementing
Procedures (10 CFR part 1021) 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 will be
made available, upon request, by
accessing the program website at
https://www.energy.gov/gdo/pendingapplications-0 or by emailing
Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov.
Signing Authority: This document of
the Department of Energy was signed on
March 18, 2024, by Maria Robinson,
Director, Grid Deployment Office,
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 March 20,
2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[GDO Docket No. EA-471-A]
Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric
Energy; Luminant Energy Company LLC
AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: Luminant Energy Company LLC (the Applicant or LUME) has
applied for renewed authorization to transmit electric energy from the
United States to Mexico pursuant to the Federal Power Act.
DATES: Comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be submitted on
or before April 24, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, motions to intervene, or requests for
more information should be addressed by electronic mail to
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Gomer, (240) 474-2403,
[email protected].
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 et
seq.). 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 April 10, 2023, the authority to issue
such orders was delegated to the DOE's Grid Deployment Office (GDO) by
Delegation Order No. S1-DEL-S3-2023 and Redelegation Order No. S3-DEL-
GD1-2023.
On July 18, 2019, DOE issued Order No. EA-471 authorizing LUME to
transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico as a power
marketer. On February 12, 2024, LUME filed an application with DOE
(Application or App.) for renewal of their export authority for an
additional five-year term. App. at 1.
According to its application, LUME is a Texas limited liability
company and indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Vistra Corp. (Vistra).
Id. at 2. LUME states it manages the optimization, marketing, and
deployment of
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approximately 18,000 megawatts (MW) of generation capacity located
within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) market. Id.
LUME represents that it also manages power purchase agreements and
meets the energy supply requirements of various competitive retail
energy service providers within ERCOT, is certified as a Qualified
Scheduling Entity with ERCOT, and is registered with the Public
Utilities Commission of Texas as a wholesale power marketer. Id. The
Applicant is also authorized to sell wholesale electric energy,
capacity, and ancillary services outside of ERCOT at market-based rates
pursuant to authority granted by the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC). Id.
Vistra, LUME's parent company, ``operates a generation portfolio of
approximately 37,000 MWs of natural gas, nuclear, coal, battery, and
solar facilities in 20 states and the District of Columbia and in six
of the seven competitive markets in the United States.'' App. at 2.
LUME states that neither it nor its affiliates ``directly or indirectly
own or control any transmission facilities other than those limited and
discrete facilities interconnecting its electric generation facilities
to the grid.'' Id. at 3. LUME further states that neither it nor any of
its affiliates has a franchised service area. Id. Further, LUME notes
its proposed exports would be surplus electricity and that market
mechanisms and reliability oversite protect against exports that would
jeopardize domestic sufficiency of supply. See id. at 5 n.13. LUME also
asserts that because it will schedule its exports from the U.S. in
compliance with all applicable criteria, standards, and guidelines, its
proposed exports will not impede reliability. Id. at 6.
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 C.
Procedural Matters: Any person desiring to be heard in this
proceeding should file a comment or protest to the Application at
[email protected]. Protests should be filed in accordance
with Rule 211 of FERC's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR
385.211). Any person desiring to become a party to this proceeding
should file a motion to intervene at [email protected] in
accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214).
Comments and other filings concerning LUME's Application should be
clearly marked with GDO Docket No. EA-471-A. Additional copies are to
be provided directly to Jessica Miller and Heather Moreno, VISTRA
CORP., 1005 Congress Ave., Suite 750, Austin TX 78701,
[email protected], [email protected],
[email protected], and Stephen J. Hug and Ben N. Reiter, AKIN
GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP, 2001 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20006,
[email protected], [email protected].
A final decision will be made on the requested authorization after
the environmental impacts have been evaluated pursuant to DOE's
National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR part
1021) 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 will be made available, upon request, by
accessing the program website at https://www.energy.gov/gdo/pending-applications-0 or by emailing [email protected].
Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was
signed on March 18, 2024, by Maria Robinson, Director, Grid Deployment
Office, 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 March 20, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-06205 Filed 3-22-24; 8:45 am]
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