82 FR 60006 - Notice of Request for Information (RFI) on Identifying Opportunities To Address Barriers for Lowering the Cost and Risk of Geothermal Drilling
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 241 (December 18, 2017)
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 241 (December 18, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-27188 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 241 (Monday, December 18, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 60006] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-27188] [[Page 60006]] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Notice of Request for Information (RFI) on Identifying Opportunities To Address Barriers for Lowering the Cost and Risk of Geothermal Drilling AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy (DOE). ACTION: Request for Information (RFI). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on its Request for Information (RFI) on Identifying Opportunities to Address Barriers for Lowering the Cost and Risk of Geothermal Drilling. The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is specifically interested in information on defining major challenges in geothermal drilling and identifying opportunities in research and development and process improvement, including opportunities to collaborate on best practices with other drilling industries. DATES: Responses to the RFI must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. (ET) on January 22, 2018. ADDRESSES: Interested parties are to submit comments electronically to [email protected]. Responses must be provided as attachments to an email. Include ``Geothermal Drilling RFI'' as the subject of the email. It is recommended that attachments with file sizes exceeding 25MB be compressed (i.e., zipped) to ensure message delivery. Responses must be provided as a Microsoft Word (.docx) attachment to the email, and no more than 3 pages in length, 12 point font, 1 inch margins. Only electronic responses will be accepted. The complete RFI document is located at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/Default.aspx#FoaId8eee00d1-af46-47ff-806e-a1c46df9b9d8. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Question may be addressed to [email protected]. Further instruction can be found in the RFI document posted on EERE Exchange. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Geothermal energy has the potential to provide a significant amount of renewable electric power for the United States. Because drilling costs can account for 50% or more of the total capital cost for a geothermal power project, reducing those costs becomes one of the most important factors to realizing this potential. The purpose of this RFI is to solicit feedback from industry, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, and other stakeholders on issues related to lowering the costs and risks associated with drilling wells for geothermal development for electricity production. The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is seeking input in three areas: defining the major challenges, research and development opportunities, and process improvement opportunities. The RFI is available at: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/Default.aspx#FoaId8eee00d1-af46-47ff-806e-a1c46df9b9d8. Confidential Business Information Pursuant to 10 CFR 1004.11, any person submitting information that he or she believes to be confidential and exempt by law from public disclosure should submit via email two well marked copies: One copy of the document marked ``confidential'' including all the information believed to be confidential, and one copy of the document marked ``non- confidential'' with the information believed to be confidential deleted. DOE will make its own determination about the confidential status of the information and treat it according to its determination. Factors of interest to DOE when evaluating requests to treat submitted information as confidential include: (1) A description of the items; (2) whether and why such items are customarily treated as confidential within the industry; (3) whether the information is generally known by or available from other sources; (4) whether the information has previously been made available to others without obligation concerning its confidentiality; (5) an explanation of the competitive injury to the submitting person that would result from public disclosure; (6) when such information might lose its confidential character due to the passage of time; and (7) why disclosure of the information would be contrary to the public interest. Issued in Washington, DC, on December 12, 2017. Susan G. Hamm, Director, Geothermal Technologies Office. [FR Doc. 2017-27188 Filed 12-15-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY this RFI is to solicit feedback from DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
industry, academia, research
Office of Energy Efficiency and laboratories, government agencies, and Federal Energy Regulatory
Renewable Energy other stakeholders on issues related to Commission
lowering the costs and risks associated
Notice of Request for Information (RFI) Combined Notice of Filings #1
with drilling wells for geothermal
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development for electricity production. Take notice that the Commission
Address Barriers for Lowering the
The Office of Energy Efficiency and received the following electric corporate
Cost and Risk of Geothermal Drilling
Renewable Energy is seeking input in filings:
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and three areas: defining the major Docket Numbers: EC18–30–000.
Renewable Energy, Department of challenges, research and development Applicants: Mojave Solar LLC,
Energy (DOE). opportunities, and process improvement Arizona Solar One LLC, Algonquin
ACTION: Request for Information (RFI). opportunities. The RFI is available at: Power & Utilities Corp.
https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/ Description: Application for
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Default.aspx#FoaId8eee00d1-af46-47ff- Authorization Under Section 203 of the
Energy (DOE) invites public comment 806e-a1c46df9b9d8. Federal Power Act for the Disposition of
on its Request for Information (RFI) on Jurisdictional Facilities, et al. of Mojave
Identifying Opportunities to Address Confidential Business Information Solar LLC, et al.
Barriers for Lowering the Cost and Risk Filed Date: 12/8/17.
of Geothermal Drilling. The Office of Pursuant to 10 CFR 1004.11, any Accession Number: 20171208–5158.
Energy Efficiency and Renewable person submitting information that he Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/29/17.
Energy is specifically interested in or she believes to be confidential and Take notice that the Commission
information on defining major exempt by law from public disclosure received the following electric rate
challenges in geothermal drilling and should submit via email two well filings:
identifying opportunities in research marked copies: One copy of the Docket Numbers: ER18–251–005.
and development and process document marked ‘‘confidential’’ Applicants: California Independent
improvement, including opportunities including all the information believed to System Operator Corporation.
to collaborate on best practices with be confidential, and one copy of the Description: Tariff Amendment:
other drilling industries. document marked ‘‘non-confidential’’ 2017–12–08 Amendment to Filing
DATES: Responses to the RFI must be with the information believed to be CAISO BC Hydro Data Sharing
received no later than 5:00 p.m. (ET) on confidential deleted. DOE will make its Agreement to be effective 2/15/2018.
January 22, 2018. own determination about the Filed Date: 12/8/17.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are to confidential status of the information Accession Number: 20171208–5133.
submit comments electronically to and treat it according to its Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/29/17.
geothermal.comments@ee.doe.gov. determination. Docket Numbers: ER18–251–006.
Responses must be provided as Applicants: California Independent
Factors of interest to DOE when
attachments to an email. Include System Operator Corporation.
evaluating requests to treat submitted
‘‘Geothermal Drilling RFI’’ as the subject Description: Tariff Amendment:
information as confidential include: (1) 2017–12–11 Amendment to Pending
of the email. It is recommended that A description of the items; (2) whether
attachments with file sizes exceeding Filing BC Hydro Data Sharing
and why such items are customarily Agreement to be effective 2/15/2018.
25MB be compressed (i.e., zipped) to treated as confidential within the
ensure message delivery. Responses Filed Date: 12/11/17.
industry; (3) whether the information is Accession Number: 20171211–5057.
must be provided as a Microsoft Word
generally known by or available from Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/2/18.
(.docx) attachment to the email, and no
more than 3 pages in length, 12 point other sources; (4) whether the Docket Numbers: ER18–283–000.
font, 1 inch margins. Only electronic information has previously been made Applicants: EUI Affiliate LLC.
responses will be accepted. The available to others without obligation Description: Supplement to November
complete RFI document is located at concerning its confidentiality; (5) an 13, 2017 EUI Affiliate LLC tariff filing
https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/ explanation of the competitive injury to (Notice of Non-Material Change in
Default.aspx#FoaId8eee00d1-af46-47ff- the submitting person that would result Status).
806e-a1c46df9b9d8. from public disclosure; (6) when such Filed Date: 12/11/17.
information might lose its confidential Accession Number: 20171211–5126.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/2/18.
Question may be addressed to character due to the passage of time; and
(7) why disclosure of the information Docket Numbers: ER18–418–000.
geothermal.comments@ee.doe.gov.
would be contrary to the public interest. Applicants: EGP Stillwater Solar,
Further instruction can be found in the
LLC.
RFI document posted on EERE Issued in Washington, DC, on December Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: EGP
Exchange. 12, 2017. Stillwater Solar, LLC SFA to be effective
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Susan G. Hamm, 11/16/2017.
Geothermal energy has the potential to Director, Geothermal Technologies Office. Filed Date: 12/11/17.
provide a significant amount of [FR Doc. 2017–27188 Filed 12–15–17; 8:45 am] Accession Number: 20171211–5000.
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Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/2/18.
States. Because drilling costs can Docket Numbers: ER18–419–000.
account for 50% or more of the total Applicants: EGP Stillwater Solar PV
capital cost for a geothermal power II, LLC.
project, reducing those costs becomes Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: EGP
one of the most important factors to Stillwater Solar PV II, LLC SFA to be
realizing this potential. The purpose of effective 11/16/2017.
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| Action | Request for Information (RFI). | |
| Dates | Responses to the RFI must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. (ET) on January 22, 2018. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 60006 |
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