81 FR 69809 - Utilization In the Organized Markets of Electric Storage Resources as Transmission Assets Compensated Through Transmission Rates, for Grid Support Services Compensated in Other Ways, and for Multiple Services; Notice of Technical Conference

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 195 (October 7, 2016)

Page Range		69809-69810
FR Document		2016-24274

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 195 (Friday, October 7, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 195 (Friday, October 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69809-69810]
From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24274]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD16-25-000]

Utilization In the Organized Markets of Electric Storage
Resources as Transmission Assets Compensated Through Transmission
Rates, for Grid Support Services Compensated in Other Ways, and for
Multiple Services; Notice of Technical Conference

Take notice that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) will convene a technical conference on November 9, 2016,
at the Commission's offices at 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426 beginning at 10:00 a.m. and ending at 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).
Commission staff will lead the conference, and Commissioners may
attend.
Electric storage resources \1\ are able to provide services to
multiple entities (i.e., Regional Transmission Organizations/
Independent System Operators (RTO/ISO), the distribution utilities, or
other markets). In addition, these storage resources may fit into one
or more of the traditional asset functions of generation, transmission,
and distribution. The Commission wants to explore the circumstances
under which it may be appropriate for electric storage resources to
provide multiple services, whether the RTO/ISO tariffs need to include
provisions to accommodate these business models, and how the Commission
may ensure just and reasonable compensation for these resources in the
RTO/ISO markets.\2\ The subject of the conference will be the
utilization of electric storage resources as transmission assets
compensated through transmission rates, for grid support services that
are compensated in other ways, and for multiple services. The
discussion will include issues related to (1) potential models for cost
recovery for electric storage resources utilized as transmission
assets, while also selling energy, capacity or ancillary services at
wholesale; (2) potential models to enable an electric storage resource
to provide a compensated grid support service (like a generator
providing ancillary services under a reliability must-run contract)
rather than being compensated for providing transmission service; and
(3) practical considerations for electric storage resources providing
multiple services at once (i.e., providing both wholesale service(s)
and retail and/or end-use service(s)). Further details of the
conference will be specified in a supplemental notice.
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\1\ For purposes of this conference, Commission staff defines an
electric storage resource as a facility that can receive electric
energy from the grid and store it for later injection of electricity
back to the grid. This includes all types of electric storage
technologies, regardless of their size and storage medium, or
whether they are interconnected to the transmission system,
distribution system, or behind a customer meter.
\2\ On April 11, 2016, Commission staff issued, in Docket No.
AD16-20-000, data requests and a request for comments seeking
information about the rules in RTO/ISO markets that affect the
participation of electric storage resources.
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Those wishing to participate in this conference should submit a
nomination form online by 5:00 p.m. on October 14, 2016 at: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/11-09-16-speaker-form.asp.
All interested persons may attend the conference, and registration
is not required. However, in-person attendees are encouraged to
register on-line at: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/11-09-16-form.asp.
This conference will be transcribed and webcasted. Transcripts will
be available immediately for a fee from Ace Reporting Company at (202)
347-3700. A link to the webcast of this event will be available in the
Commission Calendar of Events at www.ferc.gov. The Capitol Connection
provides technical support for the webcasts and offers the option of
listening to the conferences via phone-bridge for a fee. For additional
information, visit www.CapitolConnection.org or call (703) 993-3100.
Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations, please
send an email to accessibility@ferc.gov, call (866) 208-3372 (toll
free) or (202) 208-8659 (TTY), or send a fax to (202) 208-2106 with the
required accommodations.
For information about the technical conference, please contact
Rahim Amerkhail at (202) 502-8266, rahim.amerkhail@ferc.gov. For
logistic information, please contact Sarah McKinley at (202) 502-8368,
sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov.

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Dated: September 30, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-24274 Filed 10-6-16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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Dated: September 30, 2016. local government representatives should Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
Kimberly D. Bose, notify their constituents of this NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Secretary. proposed project and encourage them to
Summary of the Proposed Project
[FR Doc. 2016–24274 Filed 10–6–16; 8:45 am] comment on their areas of concern.
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
If you are a landowner receiving this Texas Eastern proposes to excavate
notice, a pipeline company and elevate 0.5-mile-sections of each of
representative may contact you about its Lines 10 (30-inch diameter), 15 (30-
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY the acquisition of an easement to inch-diameter), 25 (36-inch-diameter)
construct, operate, and maintain the and 30 (36-inch-diameter) to minimize
Federal Energy Regulatory proposed facilities. The company would and monitor potential strains on the
Commission seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable pipelines due to anticipated longwall
agreement. However, if the Commission mining activities of Marshall Coal.
[Docket No. CP16–501–000]
approves the project, that approval Concurrent with pipeline elevation,
Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; conveys with it the right of eminent portions of two of the lines, Lines 10
Notice of Intent To Prepare an domain. Therefore, if easement and 15, would be replaced with new
Environmental Assessment for the negotiations fail to produce an pipe to accommodate a minimum Class
Proposed Marshall County Mine Panel agreement, the pipeline company could 2 design. All but two sections of Lines
17w Project Request for Comments on initiate condemnation proceedings 10 and 15 will be removed. Texas
Environmental Issues where compensation would be Eastern will also perform maintenance
determined in accordance with state activities on sections of Lines 25 and 30.
The staff of the Federal Energy law. The four mainline sections will be
Regulatory Commission (FERC or Texas Eastern provided landowners returned to natural gas service while
Commission) will prepare an with a fact sheet prepared by the FERC remaining elevated using sandbags and
environmental assessment (EA) that will entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas skids during the longwall mining
discuss the environmental impacts of Facility On My Land? What Do I Need activities and potential ground
the proposed Marshall County Mine To Know?’’ This fact sheet addresses a subsidence. Once the mining-induced
Panel 17W Project involving number of typically asked questions, subsidence and the 2017–2018 heating
construction and operation of facilities including the use of eminent domain season have both ended, the two
by Texas Eastern Transmission, LP and how to participate in the sections of Lines 10 and 15 located
(Texas Eastern) in Marshall County, Commission’s proceedings. It is also within wetlands will be removed and
West Virginia. Texas Eastern indicates available for viewing on the FERC Web the four elevated pipeline sections will
the project would excavate, elevate and/ site (www.ferc.gov). be re-installed belowground,
or replace certain sections of four hydrostatically tested, and placed back
different pipelines and appurtenant Public Participation
into service.
facilities located in Marshall County For your convenience, there are three The general location of the project
due to planned longwall mining methods you can use to submit your facilities is shown in appendix 1.1
activities. The Commission will use this comments to the Commission. The
EA in its decision-making process to Commission encourages electronic filing Land Requirements for Construction
determine whether the project is in the of comments and has expert staff Construction workspace would
public convenience and necessity. available to assist you at (202) 502–8258 disturb about 54.7 acres of land for the
This notice announces the opening of or efiling@ferc.gov. Please carefully pipeline excavation, elevation, and/or
the scoping process the Commission follow these instructions so that your replacement. Following construction,
will use to gather input from the public comments are properly recorded. Texas Eastern would maintain about 8.6
and interested agencies on the project. (1) You can file your comments acres of existing right-of-way for
You can make a difference by providing electronically using the eComment permanent operation of the project’s
us with your specific comments or feature on the Commission’s Web site facilities; the remaining acreage would
concerns about the project. Your (www.ferc.gov) under the link to be restored and revert to former uses.
comments should focus on the potential Documents and Filings. This is an easy
environmental effects, reasonable method for submitting brief, text-only The EA Process
alternatives, and measures to avoid or comments on a project; The National Environmental Policy
lessen environmental impacts. Your (2) You can file your comments Act (NEPA) requires the Commission to
input will help the Commission staff electronically by using the eFiling take into account the environmental
determine what issues they need to feature on the Commission’s Web site impacts that could result from an action
evaluate in the EA. To ensure that your (www.ferc.gov) under the link to whenever it considers the issuance of a
comments are timely and properly Documents and Filings. With eFiling, Certificate of Public Convenience and
recorded, please send your comments so you can provide comments in a variety Necessity. NEPA also requires us 2 to
that the Commission receives them in of formats by attaching them as a file discover and address concerns the
Washington, DC on or before October with your submission. New eFiling public may have about proposals. This
30, 2016. users must first create an account by
If you sent comments on this project clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ If you are filing 1 The appendices referenced in this notice will

to the Commission before the opening of a comment on a particular project, not appear in the Federal Register. Copies of
appendices were sent to all those receiving this
this docket on September 29, 2016, you please select ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’ as
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notice in the mail and are available at www.ferc.gov
will need to file those comments in the filing type; or using the link called ‘‘eLibrary’’ or from the
Docket No. CP16–501–000 to ensure (3) You can file a paper copy of your Commission’s Public Reference Room, 888 First
they are considered as part of this comments by mailing them to the Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, or call (202)
following address. Be sure to reference 502–8371. For instructions on connecting to
proceeding. eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice.
This notice is being sent to the the project docket number (CP16–501– 2 ‘‘We,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the
Commission’s current environmental 000) with your submission: Kimberly D. environmental staff of the Commission’s Office of
mailing list for this project. State and Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Energy Projects.

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81 FR 69809 - Utilization In the Organized Markets of Electric Storage Resources as Transmission Assets Compensated Through Transmission Rates, for Grid Support Services Compensated in Other Ways, and for Multiple Services; Notice of Technical Conference

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 195 (October 7, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission