83_FR_21375 83 FR 21285 - Before Commissioners: Cheryl A. LaFleur, Neil Chatterjee, Robert F. Powelson, and Richard Glick

83 FR 21285 - Before Commissioners: Cheryl A. LaFleur, Neil Chatterjee, Robert F. Powelson, and Richard Glick

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 90 (May 9, 2018)

Page Range21285-21287
FR Document2018-09854

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 90 (Wednesday, May 9, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21285-21287]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09854]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Before Commissioners: Cheryl A. LaFleur, Neil Chatterjee, Robert 
F. Powelson, and Richard Glick

CinCap V, LLC................  Docket No. ER10-1325-008
Duke Energy Beckjord, LLC....  Docket No. ER17-1968-000
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC...  Docket No. ER17-1967-000
Duke Energy Commercial         Docket No. ER17-1970-000
 Enterprises, Inc.
Duke Energy Florida, LLC.....  Docket No. ER17-1971-000
Duke Energy Progress, LLC....  Docket No. ER17-1964-000
Duke Energy Renewable          Docket No. ER17-1972-000
 Services, LLC.
Duke Energy SAM, LLC.........  Docket No. ER17-1973-000
Louisville Gas and Electric    Docket No. ER10-1511-007
 Company.
Kentucky Utilities Company...  Docket No. ER10-2231-006
LG&E Energy Marketing Inc....  Docket No. ER10-1714-009
Florida Power & Light Company  Docket No. ER10-1852-017
Live Oak Solar, LLC..........  Docket No. ER16-1354-003
NextEra Energy Marketing, LLC  Docket No. ER17-838-001
NEPM II, LLC.................  Docket No. ER11-4462-026
River Bend Solar, LLC........  Docket No. ER16-1913-002
White Oak Solar, LLC.........  Docket No. ER16-1293-003
White Pine Solar, LLC........  Docket No. ER16-1277-003
South Carolina Electric & Gas  Docket No. ER10-2498-004
 Company.
Alabama Power Company........  Docket No. ER10-2881-031
Southern Power Company.......  Docket No. ER10-2882-033
Mississippi Power Company....  Docket No. ER10-2883-031
Georgia Power Company........  Docket No. ER10-2884-031
Gulf Power Company...........  Docket No. ER10-2885-031
Oleander Power Project,        Docket No. ER10-2641-030
 Limited Partnership.
Southern Company-Florida, LLC  Docket No. ER10-2663-031
Mankato Energy Center, LLC...  Docket No. ER10-1874-005
Tampa Electric Company.......  Docket No. ER10-1437-006
 


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Order Accepting Simultaneous Transmission Import Limit Values for the 
Southeast Region and Providing Clarification on Simultaneous 
Transmission Import Limit Studies

    1. In June 2017,\1\ CinCap V, LLC, Duke Energy Beckjord, LLC, Duke 
Energy Carolinas, LLC, Duke Energy Commercial Enterprises, Inc., Duke 
Energy Florida, LLC, Duke Energy Progress, LLC, Duke Energy Renewable 
Services, LLC, Duke Energy SAM, LLC; Louisville Gas and Electric 
Company, Kentucky Utilities Company, LG&E Energy Marketing Inc.; 
Florida Power & Light Company, Live Oak Solar, LLC, NextEra Energy 
Marketing, LLC, NEPM II, LLC, River Bend Solar, LLC, White Oak Solar, 
LLC, White Pine Solar, LLC; South Carolina Electric & Gas Company; 
Southern Company Services, Inc. (Southern Company), acting as agent for 
Alabama Power Company, Southern Power Company, Mississippi Power 
Company, Georgia Power Company, Gulf Power Company, and their 
affiliates, Oleander Power Project, Limited Partnership, Southern 
Company--Florida LLC, Mankato Energy Center, LLC; and Tampa Electric 
Company (collectively, the Southeast Transmission Owners) submitted 
updated market power analyses for the Southeast region in accordance 
with the regional reporting schedule.\2\ The Southeast Transmission 
Owners included Simultaneous Transmission Import Limit (SIL) values for 
the December 2014-November 2015 study period for balancing authority 
areas in the Southeast region.
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    \1\ We note that some of the Southeast Transmission Owners 
submitted amendments to their filings.
    \2\ See Market-Based Rates for Wholesale Sales of Electric 
Energy, Capacity and Ancillary Services by Public Utilities, Order 
No. 697, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,252, at P 882, clarified, 121 FERC 
] 61,260 (2007), order on reh'g, Order No. 697-A, FERC Stats. & 
Regs. ] 31,268, clarified, 124 FERC ] 61,055, order on reh'g, Order 
No. 697-B, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,285 (2008), order on reh'g, 
Order No. 697-C, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,291 (2009), order on 
reh'g, Order No. 697-D, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,305 (2010), aff'd 
sub nom. Montana Consumer Counsel v. FERC, 659 F.3d 910 (9th Cir. 
2011), cert. denied, 133 S. Ct. 26 (2012). See also Refinements to 
Policies and Procedures for Market-Based Rates for Wholesale Sales 
of Electric Energy, Capacity and Ancillary Services by Public 
Utilities, Order No. 816, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,374, at P 353 
(2015), order on reh'g, Order No. 816-A, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 
31,382 (2016).
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    2. In this order, the Commission accepts the SIL values identified 
in Appendix A (Commission-accepted SIL values). These Commission-
accepted SIL values will be used by the Commission to analyze updated 
market power analyses submitted by transmission owners for the 
Southeast region as well as any updated market power analyses filed by 
non-transmission owning sellers in the Southeast region for this study 
period. SIL studies are used as a basis for calculating import 
capability to serve load in the relevant geographic market when 
performing market power analyses. SIL values quantify a study area's 
simultaneous import capability from its aggregated first-tier area. The 
values accepted herein are based on SIL studies submitted by the 
Southeast Transmission Owners with their updated market power analyses. 
The Southeast Transmission Owners' updated market power analyses 
themselves, including any responsive pleadings, are being addressed in 
separate orders in the relevant dockets.
    3. We note that other transmission owners in the Southeast region 
also submitted updated market power analyses. The updated market power 
analyses for those transmission owners have been or will be addressed 
in separate orders in the relevant dockets.\3\
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    \3\ See, e.g., Alcoa Power Generating Inc., Docket No. ER10-
3069-007 (Dec. 1, 2017) (delegated order).
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    4. Additionally in this order, we provide clarification on the 
calculation of SIL values.

I. Background

    5. In Order No. 697, the Commission adopted a regional filing 
schedule for filing updated market power analyses.\4\ The Commission 
explained that the transmission-owning utilities have the information 
necessary to perform SIL studies and therefore determined that such 
utilities would be required to file their updated market power analyses 
in advance of other entities in each region.\5\
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    \4\ Order No. 697, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,252 at P 882.
    \5\ Id. P 889.
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    6. In addition to providing SIL studies for their respective 
balancing authority areas, the Southeast Transmission Owners provided 
SIL studies for their respective first-tier balancing authority areas. 
Specifically, SIL studies were submitted for the following balancing 
authority areas that, collectively, are first-tier to the Southeast 
Transmission Owners: City of Tallahassee, Jacksonville Electric 
Authority, Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO),\6\ 
PowerSouth Energy Cooperative, South Carolina Public Service Authority 
(Santee Cooper), Seminole Electric Cooperative, and the Tennessee 
Valley Authority.
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    \6\ This order does not address SIL values for the MISO market. 
The SIL values for the MISO market are addressed in a separate 
order. Entergy Arkansas, Inc., Docket No. ER10-1763-003 (Apr. 11, 
2018) (delegated order).
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II. Discussion

    7. We begin by commending the Southeast Transmission Owners for 
coordinating the preparation of their SIL studies. Such coordination 
leads to more accurate and consistent SIL study results. The SIL values 
we accept herein are based on calculations by the Southeast 
Transmission Owners.
    8. These calculations resulted in a few cases where there were 
conflicting SIL values for certain Florida balancing authority 
areas.\7\ In those cases, we have selected the values submitted by the 
Tampa Electric Company.\8\
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    \7\ Conflicting SIL values were submitted for the Florida Power 
& Light Company, Duke Energy Florida, and the Jacksonville Electric 
Authority balancing authority areas.
    \8\ Tampa Electric Company's SIL study utilized case studies 
based on models provided by the Florida Reliability Coordinating 
Council.
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    9. The Southeast Transmission Owners generally performed their SIL 
studies correctly. However, the review of these filings, as well as the 
review of filings for other regions, leads the Commission to conclude 
that it is appropriate to remind sellers of its expectations, and 
provide clarification, with respect to the calculation of SIL values. 
As the Commission has previously stated, each transmission owner should 
utilize the methodologies outlined in its Commission-approved Open 
Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) to calculate its simultaneous import 
capability that would have been available to suppliers in surrounding 
first-tier markets during each seasonal peak.\9\ The Commission has 
stated that transfer capability should also include any other limits 
(such as stability, voltage, capacity benefit margin (CBM), 
transmission reserve margin (TRM)) as defined in the OATT and that 
existed during each seasonal peak.\10\ In addition, the Commission has 
stated that the transmission owner must utilize the Open Access Same-
Time Information System (OASIS) practices consistent with the 
administration of its tariff.\11\ The Commission has clarified that the 
term ``OASIS practices'' refers to the operating practices historically 
used by the first-tier and study area transmission providers to 
calculate and post available transfer capability (ATC) and to evaluate 
requests for firm transmission service.\12\ The Commission has 
specified that the SIL study should

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not deviate from and must reasonably reflect the seller's OASIS 
operating practices.\13\ The Commission emphasizes here that each 
transmission owner's SIL values must reflect TRM and CBM in the same 
manner as utilized to calculate and post ATC and to evaluate requests 
for firm transmission service.\14\
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    \9\ AEP Power Marketing, Inc., 107 FERC ] 61,018, at P 84, order 
on reh'g, 108 FERC ] 61,026 (2004).
    \10\ Id.
    \11\ Order No. 816, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,374 at 154.
    \12\ Id.
    \13\ Order No. 697, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,252 at P 354.
    \14\ The SIL values that Southern Company derived in its January 
16, 2018 sensitivity analysis for the Southern Company balancing 
authority area are consistent with the clarification provided in 
this order and therefore are the SIL values accepted by the 
Commission.
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    10. The Commission will use the Commission-accepted SIL values 
identified in Appendix A when reviewing the pending updated market 
power analyses submitted by transmission owners in the Southeast region 
as well as any updated market power analyses filed by non-transmission 
owning sellers in the Southeast region for this study period. Future 
filers submitting screens for the balancing authority areas and study 
period identified in Appendix A are encouraged to use these Commission-
accepted SIL values. In the alternative, a filer may propose different 
SIL values provided that the filer's accompanying SIL studies comply 
with Commission directives and that the filer fully supports the values 
used and explains why the Commission should consider a different SIL 
value for a particular study area other than the Commission-accepted 
SIL values provided in Appendix A. In the event that the results \15\ 
for one or more of a particular seller's screens differ if the seller-
supplied SIL value is used instead of the Commission-accepted SIL 
value, the order on that particular filing will examine the seller-
supplied SIL study and address whether the seller-supplied SIL value is 
acceptable. However, when the overall results of the screens would be 
unchanged, i.e., the seller would pass using either set of SIL values 
or fail using either set of SIL values, the Commission-accepted SIL 
values found in Appendix A will be used and the order would not address 
the seller-supplied SIL values.
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    \15\ Results refer to the results of the market share and/or 
pivotal supplier screens. For example, if a seller fails the market 
share screen for a particular season in a particular market using 
either SIL value, we would consider the result unchanged. Similarly, 
if the seller passes the screen using either value, the result is 
also unchanged.
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    The Commission orders:
    (A) The specific Commission-accepted SIL values identified in 
Appendix A to this order are hereby accepted for purposes of analyzing 
updated market power analyses for the Southeast region, as discussed in 
the body of this order.
    (B) The Secretary is hereby directed to publish a copy of this 
order in the Federal Register.

    By the Commission. Chairman McIntyre is not participating.

    Issued: May 1, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-09854 Filed 5-8-18; 8:45 am]
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                                                Description: Notice of Change in                                          Accession Number: 20180503–5001.                                       must file in accordance with Rules 211
                                             Status of Darby Power, LLC, et. al.                                          Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/24/18.                                       and 214 of the Commission’s
                                                Applicants: 4/30/18.                                                      Docket Numbers: ER18–1513–000                                          Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
                                                Accession Number: 20180430–5521.                                          Applicants: Entergy Arkansas, Inc.,                                    385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
                                                Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/21/18.                                       Entergy Louisiana, LLC, Entergy                                           time on the specified comment date.
                                                Docket Numbers: ER18–1217–001.                                         Mississippi, Inc., Entergy New Orleans,                                   Protests may be considered, but
                                                Applicants: Southwestern Electric                                      LLC, Entergy Texas, Inc.                                                  intervention is necessary to become a
                                             Power Company.                                                               Description: Post-Retirement Benefits                                  party to the proceeding.
                                                Description: Tariff Amendment:                                         Other than Pensions for 2017 Test Year                                       eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
                                             Amended and Restated NTEC PSA to be                                       of Entergy Arkansas, Inc., et al.
                                                                                                                                                                                                 information relating to filing
                                             effective 5/31/2018.                                                         Applicants: 5/1/18.
                                                                                                                                                                                                 requirements, interventions, protests,
                                                Applicants: 5/3/18.                                                       Accession Number: 20180501–5416.
                                                                                                                                                                                                 service, and qualifying facilities filings
                                                Accession Number: 20180503–5012.                                          Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/22/18.
                                                                                                                                                                                                 can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
                                                Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/24/18.                                          Take notice that the Commission                                        docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
                                                Docket Numbers: ER18–1511–000.                                         received the following electric securities                                other information, call (866) 208–3676
                                                Applicants: PJM Interconnection,                                       filings:
                                                                                                                                                                                                 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
                                             L.L.C.                                                                       Docket Numbers: ES18–36–000;
                                                Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:                                     ES18–37–000.                                                                 Dated: May 3, 2018.
                                             Second Revised ISA, SA No. 3483;                                             Applicants: Entergy Arkansas, LLC,                                     Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
                                             Queue No. AA2–069 to be effective 4/                                      Entergy Mississippi, LLC.                                                 Deputy Secretary.
                                             2/2018.                                                                      Description: Joint Application for                                     [FR Doc. 2018–09861 Filed 5–8–18; 8:45 am]
                                                Applicants: 5/2/18.                                                    Section 204 Authorizations of Entergy                                     BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
                                                Accession Number: 20180502–5150.                                       Arkansas, LLC, et al.
                                                Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/23/18.                                          Applicants: 4/30/18.
                                                Docket Numbers: ER18–1512–000.                                            Accession Number: 20180430–5519.                                       DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                                Applicants: Virginia Electric and                                         Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/21/18.
                                             Power Company.                                                               The filings are accessible in the                                      Federal Energy Regulatory
                                                Description: Compliance filing:                                        Commission’s eLibrary system by                                           Commission
                                             Informational Filing of Virginia Electric                                 clicking on the links or querying the
                                             and Power Company to be effective N/                                      docket number.                                                            Before Commissioners: Cheryl A.
                                             A.                                                                           Any person desiring to intervene or                                    LaFleur, Neil Chatterjee, Robert F.
                                                Applicants: 5/3/18.                                                    protest in any of the above proceedings                                   Powelson, and Richard Glick


                                             CinCap V, LLC ......................................................................................................................................................    Docket   No.   ER10–1325–008
                                             Duke Energy Beckjord, LLC .................................................................................................................................             Docket   No.   ER17–1968–000
                                             Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC ................................................................................................................................             Docket   No.   ER17–1967–000
                                             Duke Energy Commercial Enterprises, Inc ..........................................................................................................                      Docket   No.   ER17–1970–000
                                             Duke Energy Florida, LLC ....................................................................................................................................           Docket   No.   ER17–1971–000
                                             Duke Energy Progress, LLC ..................................................................................................................................            Docket   No.   ER17–1964–000
                                             Duke Energy Renewable Services, LLC ...............................................................................................................                     Docket   No.   ER17–1972–000
                                             Duke Energy SAM, LLC .......................................................................................................................................            Docket   No.   ER17–1973–000
                                             Louisville Gas and Electric Company .................................................................................................................                   Docket   No.   ER10–1511–007
                                             Kentucky Utilities Company ................................................................................................................................             Docket   No.   ER10–2231–006
                                             LG&E Energy Marketing Inc .................................................................................................................................             Docket   No.   ER10–1714–009
                                             Florida Power & Light Company .........................................................................................................................                 Docket   No.   ER10–1852–017
                                             Live Oak Solar, LLC .............................................................................................................................................       Docket   No.   ER16–1354–003
                                             NextEra Energy Marketing, LLC ..........................................................................................................................                Docket   No.   ER17–838–001
                                             NEPM II, LLC ........................................................................................................................................................   Docket   No.   ER11–4462–026
                                             River Bend Solar, LLC ..........................................................................................................................................        Docket   No.   ER16–1913–002
                                             White Oak Solar, LLC ...........................................................................................................................................        Docket   No.   ER16–1293–003
                                             White Pine Solar, LLC ..........................................................................................................................................        Docket   No.   ER16–1277–003
                                             South Carolina Electric & Gas Company .............................................................................................................                     Docket   No.   ER10–2498–004
                                             Alabama Power Company ....................................................................................................................................              Docket   No.   ER10–2881–031
                                             Southern Power Company ...................................................................................................................................              Docket   No.   ER10–2882–033
                                             Mississippi Power Company ................................................................................................................................              Docket   No.   ER10–2883–031
                                             Georgia Power Company ......................................................................................................................................            Docket   No.   ER10–2884–031
                                             Gulf Power Company ...........................................................................................................................................          Docket   No.   ER10–2885–031
                                             Oleander Power Project, Limited Partnership ....................................................................................................                        Docket   No.   ER10–2641–030
                                             Southern Company-Florida, LLC .........................................................................................................................                 Docket   No.   ER10–2663–031
                                             Mankato Energy Center, LLC ...............................................................................................................................              Docket   No.   ER10–1874–005
                                             Tampa Electric Company .....................................................................................................................................            Docket   No.   ER10–1437–006
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                                             Order Accepting Simultaneous                            region as well as any updated market                   Cooper), Seminole Electric Cooperative,
                                             Transmission Import Limit Values for                    power analyses filed by non-                           and the Tennessee Valley Authority.
                                             the Southeast Region and Providing                      transmission owning sellers in the
                                                                                                                                                            II. Discussion
                                             Clarification on Simultaneous                           Southeast region for this study period.
                                             Transmission Import Limit Studies                       SIL studies are used as a basis for                       7. We begin by commending the
                                                                                                     calculating import capability to serve                 Southeast Transmission Owners for
                                                1. In June 2017,1 CinCap V, LLC, Duke                                                                       coordinating the preparation of their SIL
                                             Energy Beckjord, LLC, Duke Energy                       load in the relevant geographic market
                                                                                                     when performing market power                           studies. Such coordination leads to
                                             Carolinas, LLC, Duke Energy                                                                                    more accurate and consistent SIL study
                                             Commercial Enterprises, Inc., Duke                      analyses. SIL values quantify a study
                                                                                                     area’s simultaneous import capability                  results. The SIL values we accept herein
                                             Energy Florida, LLC, Duke Energy                                                                               are based on calculations by the
                                             Progress, LLC, Duke Energy Renewable                    from its aggregated first-tier area. The
                                                                                                     values accepted herein are based on SIL                Southeast Transmission Owners.
                                             Services, LLC, Duke Energy SAM, LLC;                                                                              8. These calculations resulted in a few
                                             Louisville Gas and Electric Company,                    studies submitted by the Southeast
                                                                                                     Transmission Owners with their                         cases where there were conflicting SIL
                                             Kentucky Utilities Company, LG&E                                                                               values for certain Florida balancing
                                             Energy Marketing Inc.; Florida Power &                  updated market power analyses. The
                                                                                                     Southeast Transmission Owners’                         authority areas.7 In those cases, we have
                                             Light Company, Live Oak Solar, LLC,                                                                            selected the values submitted by the
                                             NextEra Energy Marketing, LLC, NEPM                     updated market power analyses
                                                                                                     themselves, including any responsive                   Tampa Electric Company.8
                                             II, LLC, River Bend Solar, LLC, White                                                                             9. The Southeast Transmission
                                             Oak Solar, LLC, White Pine Solar, LLC;                  pleadings, are being addressed in
                                                                                                                                                            Owners generally performed their SIL
                                             South Carolina Electric & Gas Company;                  separate orders in the relevant dockets.
                                                                                                                                                            studies correctly. However, the review
                                             Southern Company Services, Inc.                            3. We note that other transmission
                                                                                                                                                            of these filings, as well as the review of
                                             (Southern Company), acting as agent for                 owners in the Southeast region also
                                                                                                                                                            filings for other regions, leads the
                                             Alabama Power Company, Southern                         submitted updated market power
                                                                                                                                                            Commission to conclude that it is
                                             Power Company, Mississippi Power                        analyses. The updated market power
                                                                                                                                                            appropriate to remind sellers of its
                                             Company, Georgia Power Company,                         analyses for those transmission owners                 expectations, and provide clarification,
                                             Gulf Power Company, and their                           have been or will be addressed in                      with respect to the calculation of SIL
                                             affiliates, Oleander Power Project,                     separate orders in the relevant dockets.3              values. As the Commission has
                                             Limited Partnership, Southern                              4. Additionally in this order, we                   previously stated, each transmission
                                             Company—Florida LLC, Mankato                            provide clarification on the calculation               owner should utilize the methodologies
                                             Energy Center, LLC; and Tampa Electric                  of SIL values.                                         outlined in its Commission-approved
                                             Company (collectively, the Southeast                    I. Background                                          Open Access Transmission Tariff
                                             Transmission Owners) submitted                                                                                 (OATT) to calculate its simultaneous
                                                                                                        5. In Order No. 697, the Commission
                                             updated market power analyses for the                                                                          import capability that would have been
                                                                                                     adopted a regional filing schedule for                 available to suppliers in surrounding
                                             Southeast region in accordance with the
                                                                                                     filing updated market power analyses.4                 first-tier markets during each seasonal
                                             regional reporting schedule.2 The
                                                                                                     The Commission explained that the                      peak.9 The Commission has stated that
                                             Southeast Transmission Owners
                                                                                                     transmission-owning utilities have the                 transfer capability should also include
                                             included Simultaneous Transmission
                                                                                                     information necessary to perform SIL                   any other limits (such as stability,
                                             Import Limit (SIL) values for the
                                                                                                     studies and therefore determined that                  voltage, capacity benefit margin (CBM),
                                             December 2014–November 2015 study
                                                                                                     such utilities would be required to file               transmission reserve margin (TRM)) as
                                             period for balancing authority areas in
                                                                                                     their updated market power analyses in                 defined in the OATT and that existed
                                             the Southeast region.
                                                                                                     advance of other entities in each                      during each seasonal peak.10 In
                                                2. In this order, the Commission
                                                                                                     region.5                                               addition, the Commission has stated
                                             accepts the SIL values identified in
                                                                                                        6. In addition to providing SIL studies             that the transmission owner must utilize
                                             Appendix A (Commission-accepted SIL
                                                                                                     for their respective balancing authority               the Open Access Same-Time
                                             values). These Commission-accepted
                                                                                                     areas, the Southeast Transmission                      Information System (OASIS) practices
                                             SIL values will be used by the
                                                                                                     Owners provided SIL studies for their                  consistent with the administration of its
                                             Commission to analyze updated market
                                                                                                     respective first-tier balancing authority              tariff.11 The Commission has clarified
                                             power analyses submitted by
                                                                                                     areas. Specifically, SIL studies were                  that the term ‘‘OASIS practices’’ refers
                                             transmission owners for the Southeast
                                                                                                     submitted for the following balancing                  to the operating practices historically
                                               1 We note that some of the Southeast                  authority areas that, collectively, are                used by the first-tier and study area
                                             Transmission Owners submitted amendments to             first-tier to the Southeast Transmission               transmission providers to calculate and
                                             their filings.                                          Owners: City of Tallahassee,                           post available transfer capability (ATC)
                                               2 See Market-Based Rates for Wholesale Sales of
                                                                                                     Jacksonville Electric Authority,                       and to evaluate requests for firm
                                             Electric Energy, Capacity and Ancillary Services by     Midcontinent Independent System
                                             Public Utilities, Order No. 697, FERC Stats. & Regs.                                                           transmission service.12 The Commission
                                             ¶ 31,252, at P 882, clarified, 121 FERC ¶ 61,260        Operator, Inc. (MISO),6 PowerSouth                     has specified that the SIL study should
                                             (2007), order on reh’g, Order No. 697–A, FERC           Energy Cooperative, South Carolina
                                             Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,268, clarified, 124 FERC ¶          Public Service Authority (Santee                          7 Conflicting SIL values were submitted for the
                                             61,055, order on reh’g, Order No. 697–B, FERC                                                                  Florida Power & Light Company, Duke Energy
                                             Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,285 (2008), order on reh’g, Order     3 See, e.g., Alcoa Power Generating Inc., Docket     Florida, and the Jacksonville Electric Authority
                                             No. 697–C, FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,291 (2009),                                                                balancing authority areas.
                                             order on reh’g, Order No. 697–D, FERC Stats. &          No. ER10–3069–007 (Dec. 1, 2017) (delegated
                                                                                                                                                               8 Tampa Electric Company’s SIL study utilized
                                                                                                     order).
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                                             Regs. ¶ 31,305 (2010), aff’d sub nom. Montana
                                                                                                       4 Order No. 697, FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,252 at     case studies based on models provided by the
                                             Consumer Counsel v. FERC, 659 F.3d 910 (9th Cir.
                                                                                                     P 882.                                                 Florida Reliability Coordinating Council.
                                             2011), cert. denied, 133 S. Ct. 26 (2012). See also                                                               9 AEP Power Marketing, Inc., 107 FERC ¶ 61,018,
                                                                                                       5 Id. P 889.
                                             Refinements to Policies and Procedures for Market-
                                             Based Rates for Wholesale Sales of Electric Energy,       6 This order does not address SIL values for the     at P 84, order on reh’g, 108 FERC ¶ 61,026 (2004).
                                                                                                                                                               10 Id.
                                             Capacity and Ancillary Services by Public Utilities,    MISO market. The SIL values for the MISO market
                                                                                                                                                               11 Order No. 816, FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,374 at
                                             Order No. 816, FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,374, at P       are addressed in a separate order. Entergy Arkansas,
                                             353 (2015), order on reh’g, Order No. 816–A, FERC       Inc., Docket No. ER10–1763–003 (Apr. 11, 2018)         154.
                                             Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,382 (2016).                         (delegated order).                                        12 Id.




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                                             not deviate from and must reasonably                      updated market power analyses for the                   Filed Date: 5/1/18.
                                             reflect the seller’s OASIS operating                      Southeast region, as discussed in the                   Accession Number: 20180501–5397.
                                             practices.13 The Commission                               body of this order.                                     Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/14/18.
                                             emphasizes here that each transmission                      (B) The Secretary is hereby directed to               Docket Numbers: RP18–788–000.
                                             owner’s SIL values must reflect TRM                       publish a copy of this order in the                     Applicants: Tennessee Gas Pipeline
                                             and CBM in the same manner as utilized                    Federal Register.                                    Company, L.L.C.
                                             to calculate and post ATC and to                            By the Commission. Chairman McIntyre is               Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
                                             evaluate requests for firm transmission                   not participating.                                   Volume No. 2—Triad Expansion Project
                                             service.14                                                  Issued: May 1, 2018.                               to be effective 6/1/2018.
                                                10. The Commission will use the                        Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,                                Filed Date: 5/1/18.
                                             Commission-accepted SIL values                                                                                    Accession Number: 20180501–5400.
                                                                                                       Deputy Secretary.
                                             identified in Appendix A when                                                                                     Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/14/18.
                                                                                                       [FR Doc. 2018–09854 Filed 5–8–18; 8:45 am]
                                             reviewing the pending updated market                                                                              Docket Numbers: RP18–789–000.
                                             power analyses submitted by                               BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
                                                                                                                                                               Applicants: Cheniere Corpus Christi
                                             transmission owners in the Southeast                                                                           Pipeline, LP.
                                             region as well as any updated market                                                                              Description: Compliance filing CCPL
                                             power analyses filed by non-                              DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                                                                                                                                            Compliance Filing for Docket No. CP12–
                                             transmission owning sellers in the                        Federal Energy Regulatory                            508–000 to be effective 6/1/2018.
                                             Southeast region for this study period.                   Commission                                              Filed Date: 5/1/18.
                                             Future filers submitting screens for the                                                                          Accession Number: 20180501–5402.
                                             balancing authority areas and study                       Combined Notice of Filings                              Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/14/18.
                                             period identified in Appendix A are
                                                                                                         Take notice that the Commission has                   Docket Numbers: RP18–790–000.
                                             encouraged to use these Commission-
                                                                                                       received the following Natural Gas                      Applicants: Enable Gas Transmission,
                                             accepted SIL values. In the alternative,
                                                                                                       Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:             LLC.
                                             a filer may propose different SIL values
                                                                                                                                                               Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
                                             provided that the filer’s accompanying                    Filings Instituting Proceedings                      Negotiated Rate Filing—May 2018 Spire
                                             SIL studies comply with Commission
                                                                                                          Docket Numbers: RP18–783–000.                     1005896 to be effective 5/1/2018.
                                             directives and that the filer fully
                                                                                                          Applicants: Northern Natural Gas                     Filed Date: 5/1/18.
                                             supports the values used and explains
                                                                                                       Company.                                                Accession Number: 20180501–5404.
                                             why the Commission should consider a
                                                                                                          Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:                     Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/14/18.
                                             different SIL value for a particular study
                                             area other than the Commission-                           20180501 Winter PRA Fuel Rates to be                    Docket Numbers: RP18–791–000.
                                             accepted SIL values provided in                           effective 11/1/2018.                                    Applicants: Cheniere Corpus Christi
                                             Appendix A. In the event that the                            Filed Date: 5/1/18.                               Pipeline, LP.
                                             results 15 for one or more of a particular                   Accession Number: 20180501–5380.                     Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: CCPL/
                                             seller’s screens differ if the seller-                       Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/14/18.                  CCL Negotiated Rate to be effective 6/1/
                                             supplied SIL value is used instead of the                    Docket Numbers: RP18–784–000.                     2018.
                                             Commission-accepted SIL value, the                           Applicants: Columbia Gas                             Filed Date: 5/2/18.
                                             order on that particular filing will                      Transmission, LLC.                                      Accession Number: 20180502–5044.
                                             examine the seller-supplied SIL study                        Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: TCO                 Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/14/18.
                                             and address whether the seller-supplied                   Virginia Power Negotiated Rate                          Docket Numbers: RP18–792–000.
                                             SIL value is acceptable. However, when                    Amendment to be effective 5/1/2018.                     Applicants: Northern Natural Gas
                                             the overall results of the screens would                     Filed Date: 5/1/18.                               Company.
                                             be unchanged, i.e., the seller would pass                    Accession Number: 20180501–5382.                     Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
                                             using either set of SIL values or fail                       Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/14/18.                  20180502 Negotiated Rate to be effective
                                             using either set of SIL values, the                          Docket Numbers: RP18–785–000.                     5/2/2018.
                                             Commission-accepted SIL values found                         Applicants: Columbia Gas                             Filed Date: 5/2/18.
                                             in Appendix A will be used and the                        Transmission, LLC.                                      Accession Number: 20180502–5147.
                                             order would not address the seller-                          Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: CNX                 Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/14/18.
                                             supplied SIL values.                                      Antero Amendment Filing to be                           Docket Numbers: RP18–793–000.
                                                The Commission orders:                                 effective 5/1/2018.                                     Applicants: Granite State Gas
                                                (A) The specific Commission-                              Filed Date: 5/1/18.                               Transmission, Inc.
                                             accepted SIL values identified in                            Accession Number: 20180501–5383.                     Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
                                             Appendix A to this order are hereby                          Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/14/18.                  Amendment Settlement Filing to be
                                             accepted for purposes of analyzing                           Docket Numbers: RP18–786–000.                     effective 7/31/2018.
                                                                                                          Applicants: ETC Tiger Pipeline, LLC.                 Filed Date: 5/2/18.
                                                13 Order No. 697, FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,252 at
                                                                                                          Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Fuel                Accession Number: 20180502–5148.
                                             P 354.
                                                14 The SIL values that Southern Company derived
                                                                                                       Filing on 5–1–18 to be effective 6/1/                   Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/14/18.
                                             in its January 16, 2018 sensitivity analysis for the      2018.                                                   The filings are accessible in the
                                             Southern Company balancing authority area are                Filed Date: 5/1/18.                               Commission’s eLibrary system by
                                             consistent with the clarification provided in this           Accession Number: 20180501–5394.                  clicking on the links or querying the
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                                             order and therefore are the SIL values accepted by           Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/14/18.
                                             the Commission.                                                                                                docket number.
                                                15 Results refer to the results of the market share       Docket Numbers: RP18–787–000.                        Any person desiring to intervene or
                                             and/or pivotal supplier screens. For example, if a           Applicants: Fayetteville Express                  protest in any of the above proceedings
                                             seller fails the market share screen for a particular     Pipeline LLC.                                        must file in accordance with Rules 211
                                             season in a particular market using either SIL value,
                                             we would consider the result unchanged. Similarly,
                                                                                                          Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Fuel             and 214 of the Commission’s
                                             if the seller passes the screen using either value, the   Filing on 5–1–18 to be effective 6/1/                Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
                                             result is also unchanged.                                 2018.                                                385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern


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FR Citation83 FR 21285 

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