Intent to Revise Power Marketing Policy Kerr-Philpott System of Projects
| Published date | 15 November 2019 |
| Citation | 84 FR 62519 |
| Record Number | 2019-24819 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Energy Department |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 221 (Friday, November 15, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 221 (Friday, November 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 62519]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24819]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Intent to Revise Power Marketing Policy Kerr-Philpott System of
Projects
AGENCY: Southeastern Power Administration (Southeastern), DOE.
ACTION: Notice of Intention to begin a public process.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to its Procedure for Public Participation in the
Formulation of Marketing Policy, published in the Federal Register of
July 6, 1978, Southeastern Power Administration (Southeastern) intends
to revise its marketing policy by including provisions regarding
renewable energy certificates from its Kerr-Philpott System of
Projects. The current power marketing policy was published on July 29,
1985, for the Southeastern Kerr-Philpott System and is reflected in
contracts for the sale of system power, which are maintained in
Southeastern's headquarters office. Southeastern solicits written
comments and proposals in formulating the proposed marketing policy
revision.
DATES: Comments and proposals must be submitted on or before January
14, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments or proposals should be submitted to Kenneth
E. Legg, Administrator, Southeastern Power Administration, 1166 Athens
Tech Road, Elberton, GA 30635-6711, (706) 213-3800,
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leon Jourolmon IV, General Counsel,
(706) 213-3800, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A ``Final Power Marketing Policy Kerr-
Philpott System of Projects'' was developed and published in the
Federal Register on July 29, 1985, 50 FR 30752, by Southeastern. The
policy establishes the marketing area for system power and addresses
the utilization of area utility systems for essential purposes. The
policy also addresses wholesale rates, resale rates, and conservation
measures, but does not address renewable energy certificates.
Under Section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s),
Southeastern is responsible for the transmission and disposition of
electric power and energy from reservoir projects operated by the
Department of the Army. Furthermore, Southeastern must transmit and
dispose of such power and energy in such manner as to encourage the
most widespread use at the lowest possible rates to consumers
consistent with sound business principles. Rate schedules are drawn
having regard to the recovery of the cost of producing and transmitting
such electric energy.
The Kerr-Philpott System consists of two projects, the John H. Kerr
Project and the Philpott Project. The power from the projects is
currently marketed to Preference Customers located in the service areas
of Dominion Energy, Duke Energy Progress, American Municipal Power, and
American Electric Power.
Both the John H. Kerr Project and the Philpott Project are located
within the regional footprint served by the regional transmission
organization PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM) footprint, as are the
Virginia-based Preference Customers with power allocations.
Southeastern owns no transmission assets in the area of the Kerr-
Philpott System and relies on PJM transmission resources to dispose of
power and energy from the projects. As such, Southeastern joined PJM in
2005.
As the projects are located within the PJM region and potentially
satisfy Renewable Portfolio Standards in a number of states,
Southeastern has subscribed to the PJM Generation Attribute Tracking
System (GATS). The GATS provides an unbundled, certificates-based
tracking system that reports certain operating attributes of
electricity generators selling energy through the PJM Market Settlement
System. The attributes are unbundled from the megawatt-hour of energy
produced and recorded onto a certificate. These certificates may be
used by electricity suppliers and other energy market participants to
comply with relevant state policies and regulatory programs and to
support voluntary ``green'' electricity markets. Southeastern is
considering distributing the GATS-created certificates to current
Preference Customers with allocations of power from the Kerr-Philpott
System.
Upon formulating a proposed revision to the Kerr-Philpott System
marketing policy to address renewable energy certificates, Southeastern
will publish the proposal in the Federal Register and begin a sixty-day
comment period pursuant to its Procedures for Public Participation in
the Formulation of Marketing Policy.
Dated: November 7, 2019.
Kenneth E. Legg,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2019-24819 Filed 11-14-19; 8:45 am]
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