Federal Register #2026-17320

Combined Notice of Electric Corporate and Rate Filings and Preliminary Permit Application for Subsea Infrastructure Project

This opportunity from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), part of the Department of Energy, covers multiple electric corporate and rate filings, as well as a preliminary permit application for a subsea infrastructure project. - Government Buyer: - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Department of Energy - OEMs and Vendors Mentioned: - EDF Power Solutions - New York Independent System Operator - Southwest Power Pool - Sempra Gas & Power Marketing - KPT Energy - Athos Storage - Spindle Battery - Puget Sound Energy - PJM Interconnection - Southern California Edison Company - Oak Solar - Cordova Energy Company - Bolt Project SPV 1 LLC - DeepGreen Western Passage SPV LLC (preliminary permit applicant) - Products/Services Requested: - Feasibility study for DeepGreen Western Passage Subsea-Compute & Infrastructure Hub Project - Includes subsea modular universal docking cradle - Thirty-four subsea compute pods - Tidal sensing power platform - Up to sixteen marine hydrokinetic turbine-generator units (each rated at 300 kW) - 1.5-mile hybrid power-and-fiber subsea cable (13.8 kV) - Various electric corporate and rate filings, tariff amendments, compliance filings, and interconnection agreement amendments - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Project designed as a captive generation loop (no grid connection) - Market-based rate authority - Enhanced modeling requirements - Amendments to interconnection agreements - Encouragement of electronic filing via FERC eFiling system

Description

This notice announces multiple filings received by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) related to electric corporate and rate filings, qualifying facility filings, and a preliminary permit application for the DeepGreen Western Passage Subsea-Compute & Infrastructure Hub Project. The filings include joint applications, tariff amendments, compliance filings, and rate filings from various applicants such as EDF Power Solutions, New York Independent System Operator, and Southwest Power Pool. The preliminary permit application proposes to study the feasibility of a subsea infrastructure project in the Western Passage of the Bay of Fundy near Eastport, Maine, featuring subsea docking, compute pods, tidal sensing platforms, hydrokinetic turbines, and a hybrid power-and-fiber subsea cable. The notice provides deadlines for comments, motions to intervene, and competing applications, and encourages electronic filing through the FERC eFiling system.

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