Department of Energy December 2020 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (EPCA), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products, including direct heating equipment (DHE). EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to periodically determine whether more- stringent, amended standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified, and would result in significant energy savings. After carefully considering the available market and technical information for these products, DOE has tentatively concluded in this document that more-stringent standards for DHE would not save a significant amount of energy. Further, depending on the product class, more-stringent standards for DHE would not be technologically feasible or economically justified. As such, DOE has tentatively determined that amended energy conservation standards are not needed. DOE requests comment on this proposed determination, as well as the associated analyses and results.

Bonneville is holding a proceeding to modify the non-rate terms and conditions of a generally applicable open access transmission tariff (Tariff). Bonneville has designated this proceeding Docket No. TC-22. The Bonneville Project Act of 1937 as reaffirmed in the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act grants the Bonneville Administrator broad authority to enter into contracts upon such terms and conditions and in such manner as the Administrator may deem necessary. The Federal Power Act and Bonneville's Tariff provide procedures the Administrator may use to establish and modify terms and conditions of general applicability for transmission service across the Federal Columbia River Transmission System (FCRTS). By this notice, Bonneville announces the commencement of a proceeding to modify terms and conditions of the Tariff to be effective on October 1, 2021.