[Federal Register: April 18, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 74)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. EA-309]
Application To Export Electric Energy; Evergreen Wind Power, LLC
AGENCY: Office Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of Application.
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SUMMARY: Evergreen Wind Power, LLC (Evergreen) has applied for
authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada
pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.
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DATES: Comments, protests, or requests to intervene must be submitted
on or before May 18, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or requests to intervene should be
addressed as follows: Office Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability (Mail Code OE-20), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0350 (FAX 202-586-5860).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Mintz (Program Office) 202-586-
9506 or Michael Skinker (Program Attorney) 202-586-2793.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of electricity from the United
States to a foreign country are regulated and require authorization
under section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C.
824a(e)).
On March 20, 2006, the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability (OE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) received an
application from Evergreen to transmit electric energy from the United
States to Canada. Evergreen is a limited liability company incorporated
under the laws of the State of Delaware. Evergreen is indirectly owned
and controlled by UPC Wind Partners, LLC. UPS Wind Partners, LLC is
involved in the development, ownership, operation, and acquisition of
wind generation in the United States. Evergreen has requested that an
export authorization be issued with a 10-year term.
Evergreen is developing a 28-turbine wind generation facility, the
Mars Hill Project, in Aroostook, Maine. The facility will be capable of
producing 42 megawatts (MW), with a possible future expansion to 49.5
MW. Evergreen is in the process of negotiating power purchase
agreements with several potential buyers; one is a Canadian entity in
New Brunswick Province.
Evergreen proposes to arrange for the delivery of electric energy
to Canada over the existing international transmission facilities owned
by Maine Public Service Company. The construction, operation,
maintenance, and connection of the international transmission
facilities to be utilized by Evergreen as more fully described in the
application, has previously been authorized by a Presidential permit
issued pursuant to Executive Order 10485, as amended.
Procedural Matters: Any person desiring to become a party to this
proceeding or to be heard by filing comments or protests to this
application should file a petition to intervene, comment or protest at
the address provided above in accordance with Sec. Sec. 385.211 or
385.214 of the FERC's Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.211,
385.214). Fifteen copies of each petition and protest should be filed
with DOE on or before the date listed above.
Comments on the Evergreen application to export electric energy to
Canada should be clearly marked with Docket EA-309. Additional copies
are to be filed directly with Peter Gish, General Counsel, Evergreen
Wind Power, LLC, 100 Wells Avenue, Suite 201, Newton, MA 02459, and
David L. Schwartz, Natasha Gianvecchio, Sue Wang, Latham & Watkins LLP,
555 Eleventh Street, NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004.
A final decision will be made on this application after the
environmental impacts have been evaluated pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and a determination is made by DOE
that the proposed action will not adversely impact on the reliability
of the U.S. electric power supply system.
Copies of this application will be made available, upon request,
for public inspection and copying at the address provided above or by
accessing the program's Home Page at http://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/electricityregulation/.
Upon reaching the Home page, scroll down and
select ``Pending Proceedings.''
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 12, 2006.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. E6-5780 Filed 4-17-06; 8:45 am]
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