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Register Liaison Officer has been 

authorized to sign and submit the 

document in electronic format for 

publication, as an official document of 

the Department of Energy. This 

administrative process in no way alters 

the legal effect of this document upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on October 10, 

2024. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

TABLE 1—REPRESENTATIVE AVERAGE UNIT COSTS OF ENERGY FOR FIVE RESIDENTIAL ENERGY SOURCES (2024) 

Type of energy $ Per million 

Btu 1 In commonly used terms As required by test procedure 

Electricity ........................................................................................ 47.36 2 3 16.16 ¢/kWh ....................................... $0.1616/kWh 

Natural Gas .................................................................................... 13.38 $1.34/therm 4 or $13.87/MCF 5 6 ............. $0.00001338/Btu 

No. 2 Heating Oil ............................................................................ 27.22 $3.74/gallon 7 .......................................... $0.00002722/Btu 

Propane .......................................................................................... 33.59 $3.07/gallon 8 .......................................... $0.00003359/Btu 

Kerosene ........................................................................................ 34.37 $4.64/gallon 9 .......................................... $0.00003437/Btu 

Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook (July 9, 2024) and Annual Energy Outlook (March 16, 2023). 

Notes: Prices include taxes. 1Btu stands for British thermal units. 

2 kWh stands for kilowatt hour. 

3 1 kWh = 3,412 Btu. 

4 1 therm = 100,000 Btu. 

5 MCF stands for 1,000 cubic feet. 

6For the purposes of this table, one cubic foot of natural gas has an energy equivalence of 1,037 Btu. 

7For the purposes of this table, one gallon of No. 2 heating oil has an energy equivalence of 137,381 Btu. 

8For the purposes of this table, one gallon of liquid propane has an energy equivalence of 91,333 Btu. 

9For the purposes of this table, one gallon of kerosene has an energy equivalence of 135,000 Btu. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23893 Filed 10–16–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2610–012] 

Northern States Power Company; 

Notice of Application Accepted for 

Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene 

and Protests, Ready for Environmental 

Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, 

Recommendations, Terms and 

Conditions, and Prescriptions 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: Subsequent 

Minor License. 

b. Project No.: 2610–012. 

c. Date Filed: December 30, 2022. 

d. Applicant: Northern States Power 

Company (Northern States). 

e. Name of Project: Saxon Falls 

Hydroelectric Project (project). 

f. Location: On the Montreal River in 

Gogebic County, Michigan and Iron 

County, Wisconsin. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Donald R. 

Hartinger, Director—Renewable 

Operation, 414 Nicollet Mall FL 2, 

Minneapolis, MN 55401; telephone at 

(651) 261–7668; email at 

donald.r.hartinger@xcelenergy.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Nicholas Ettema, 

Project Coordinator, Great Lakes Branch, 

Division of Hydropower Licensing; 

telephone at (312) 596–4447; email at 

nicholas.ettema@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing motions to 

intervene and protests, comments, 

recommendations, terms and 

conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days 

from the issuance date of this notice; 

reply comments are due 105 days from 

the issuance date of this notice. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file motions to 

intervene and protests, comments, 

recommendations, terms and 

conditions, and prescriptions using the 

Commission’s eFiling system at https:// 

ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. 

Commenters can submit brief comments 

up to 6,000 characters, without prior 

registration, using the eComment system 

at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/ 

QuickComment.aspx. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 

208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 

(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you 

may submit a paper copy. Submissions 

sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be 

addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Acting Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 

NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. 

Submissions sent via any other carrier 

must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. 

Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins 

Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852. All 

filings must clearly identify the project 

name and docket number on the first 

page: Saxon Falls Hydroelectric Project 

(P–2610–012). 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

require all intervenors filing documents 

with the Commission to serve a copy of 

that document on each person on the 

official service list for the project. 

Further, if an intervenor files comments 

or documents with the Commission 

relating to the merits of an issue that 

may affect the responsibilities of a 

particular resource agency, they must 

also serve a copy of the document on 

that resource agency. 

k. This application has been accepted 

for filing and is now ready for 

environmental analysis. 

l. Project Description: The project 

includes a dam that consists of: (1) a 

250-foot-long non-overflow earthen 

embankment; (2) a 57-foot-long nonoverflow concrete section; (3) a 31-footlong non-overflow concrete section with 

a 19-foot-long intake structure with an 

8-foot-long gate and a trashrack with 1- 

inch clear bar spacing; (4) a 30-foot-long 

concrete section with an 26-foot-long 

Tainter gate; and (5) a 127-foot-long 

spillway section with a crest elevation 

of 997.0 feet National Geodetic Vertical 

Dam of 1929 (NGVD 29). The dam 

creates an impoundment with a surface 

area of 70 acres at an elevation of 997.0 

feet NGVD 29. 

From the impoundment, water flows 

through the intake structure to a 1,607- 

foot-long conduit with a surge tank, and 

two 207-foot-long penstocks. From the 

penstocks, water is conveyed to a 52- 

foot-long, 30-foot-wide powerhouse that 

contains two 750-kilowatt (kW) 

horizontal turbine-generator units, for a 

total installed capacity of 1,500 kW. 

Water is discharged from the 


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powerhouse directly to the Montreal 

River. The project creates an 

approximately 2,400-foot-long bypassed 

reach of the Montreal River. A 

minimum flow pipe extends from the 

31-foot-long non-overflow section of the 

dam to provide flow to the bypassed 

reach. 

Project recreation facilities include a 

boat ramp on the southern shoreline of 

the impoundment approximately 180 

feet upstream of the dam. Northern 

States also maintains the following nonproject recreation facilities in the project 

boundary: (1) a hand-carry boat access 

site on the southern shore of the 

impoundment, adjacent to the dam; (2) 

a parking area that provides access to 

the impoundment boat access site and 

the project boat ramp; (3) a hand-carry 

boat access site (tailwater access site) 

and parking area on the southern 

shoreline of the Montreal River, 

approximately 1,900 feet downstream of 

the dam; and (4) a scenic overlook on 

the southern shoreline of the bypassed 

reach, upstream of the tailwater access 

site. 

Electricity generated at the 

powerhouse is transmitted to the 

electric grid via a 2.4-kilovolt (kV) 

overhead transmission line and a 2.4/ 

34.5-kV step-up transformer. The 

minimum and maximum hydraulic 

capacities of the powerhouse are 48 and 

170 cubic feet per second (cfs), 

respectively. The average annual energy 

production of the project from 2017 

through 2021 was 10,015.3 megawatthours. 

Northern States operates the project in 

run-of-river mode, such that project 

outflow approximates inflow to the 

impoundment. The current license 

requires Northern States to: (1) 

minimize fluctuations of the 

impoundment surface elevation; (2) 

maintain a minimum impoundment 

elevation of 997.0 feet NGVD 29 from 

ice-out through June 1; (3) maintain an 

impoundment elevation between a 

minimum of 996.5 and a maximum of 

997.0 feet NGVD 29 from June 2 through 

ice-out; (4) release a minimum flow of 

5 cfs or inflow, whichever is less, to the 

bypassed reach from ice-out through 

October 31 (ice-free season) each year; 

(5) limit impoundment drawdowns for 

maintenance and repair to the period of 

June 1 through December 31, and limit 

the rate of any such drawdowns to a 

maximum of 1 foot per 24 hours for the 

first 2 feet and 0.5 foot per 24 hours 

thereafter; (6) implement a Cultural 

Resources Monitoring Plan to protect 

cultural resources; and (7) operate and 

maintain the project recreation facilities. 

Northern States proposes to revise the 

project boundary around the 

impoundment to follow a contour 

elevation of 997.0 feet NGVD 29, which 

would result in a reduction in the total 

acreage of the project boundary 

upstream of the project dam, from 159 

acres to 71.7 acres. Additionally, 

Northern States proposes to add 2.7 

acres of land to the project boundary 

near the dam and remove 20 acres of 

land from the project boundary along 

the bypassed reach and river 

downstream of the powerhouse. 

Northern States proposes to continue 

to operate the project in run-of-river 

mode and maintain water surface 

elevations as described above. In 

addition, Northern States proposes to 

release a minimum aesthetic flow of 5 

cfs or inflow, whichever is less, from the 

Saturday before Memorial Day to 

October 15, except on weekends and 

holidays, when a minimum aesthetic 

flow of 10 cfs or inflow, whichever is 

less, would be released from 8:00 a.m. 

to 8:00 p.m. Northern States also 

proposes the following measures: (1) 

develop an operation compliance 

monitoring plan; (2) develop an invasive 

species management plan that includes 

biennial surveys for invasive species; (3) 

protect bald eagles by scheduling any 

ground-disturbing activities at 

recreation sites to occur between August 

1 and January 15 for any work within 

660 feet of any eagle nest; (4) avoid the 

removal of trees greater than 3 inches in 

diameter from June 1 through July 31, 

and follow the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service’s guidance to protect the 

northern long-eared bat and tricolored 

bat; (5) continue to maintain the boat 

ramp as a project recreation facility and 

improve the boat ramp via grading and/ 

or adding gravel; (6) discontinue 

maintenance of the non-project handcarry boat access site that is on the 

shoreline of the impoundment, adjacent 

to the dam; (7) provide impoundment 

access for hand-carry boaters at the 

project boat ramp and install directional 

and safety signage for hand-carry 

boaters at the boat ramp; (8) maintain 

the parking area for the boat ramp as a 

project recreation facility; (9) maintain 

the scenic overlook of the bypassed 

reach as a project recreation facility and 

install safety signage at the overlook; 

(10) maintain the tailwater access site 

and associated parking area as project 

recreation facilities; (11) develop a 

whitewater recreation plan that includes 

provisions for two, 3-hour whitewater 

flow releases between May and 

September, generator ramping rates for 

whitewater flow releases, publishing 

river flow information on the internet, 

and improving access to the tailwater 

access site by installing an electronic 

card reader that opens a locked gate; 

and (12) develop a historic properties 

management plan that includes 

shoreline erosion surveys every 5 years. 

m. A copy of the application can be 

viewed on the Commission’s website at 

https://www.ferc.gov using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket 

number excluding the last three digits in 

the docket number field to access the 

document (i.e., P–2610). For assistance, 

contact FERC Online Support. 

n. Anyone may submit comments, a 

protest, or a motion to intervene in 

accordance with the requirements of 

Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 

385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In 

determining the appropriate action to 

take, the Commission will consider all 

protests or other comments filed, but 

only those who file a motion to 

intervene in accordance with the 

Commission’s Rules may become a 

party to the proceeding. Any comments, 

protests, or motions to intervene must 

be received on or before the specified 

comment date for the particular 

application. 

All filings must (1) bear in all capital 

letters the title ‘‘PROTEST,’’ ‘‘MOTION 

TO INTERVENE,’’ ‘‘COMMENTS,’’ 

‘‘REPLY COMMENTS,’’ 

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS 

AND CONDITIONS,’’ or 

‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS;’’ (2) set forth in the 

heading the name of the applicant and 

the project number of the application to 

which the filing responds; (3) furnish 

the name of the person submitting the 

filing; and (4) otherwise comply with 

the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 

through 385.2005. All comments, 

recommendations, terms and conditions 

or prescriptions must set forth their 

evidentiary basis and otherwise comply 

with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). 

Agencies may obtain copies of the 

application directly from the applicant. 

A copy of any protest or motion to 

intervene must be served upon each 

representative of the applicant specified 

in the particular application. A copy of 

all other filings in reference to this 

application must be accompanied by 

proof of service on all persons listed on 

the service list prepared by the 

Commission in this proceeding, in 

accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 

385.2010. 

The Commission’s Office of Public 

Participation (OPP) supports meaningful 

public engagement and participation in 

Commission proceedings. OPP can help 

members of the public, including 

landowners, environmental justice 

communities, Tribal members and 

others, access publicly available 

information and navigate Commission 

processes. For public inquiries and 


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assistance with making filings such as 

interventions, comments, or requests for 

rehearing, the public is encouraged to 

contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@

ferc.gov. 

You may also register online at 

https://ferconline.ferc.gov/ 

FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via 

email of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

o. The applicant must file no later 

than 60 days following the date of 

issuance of this notice: (1) a copy of the 

water quality certification; (2) a copy of 

the request for certification, including 

proof of the date on which the certifying 

agency received the request; or (3) 

evidence of waiver of water quality 

certification. 

p. Procedural schedule: The 

application will be processed according 

to the following schedule. Revisions to 

the schedule will be made as 

appropriate. 

Milestone Target date 

Filing of Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions .................................................... December 2024. 

Filing of Reply Comments ............................................................................................................................................. January 2025. 

q. Final amendments to the 

application must be filed with the 

Commission no later than 30 days from 

the issuance date of this notice. 

Dated: October 10, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings #1 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric corporate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: EC25–2–000. 

Applicants: DESRI Holdings, L.P., 

Airport Solar LLC, Assembly Solar, LLC, 

Assembly Solar I, LLC, Assembly Solar 

II, LLC, Assembly Solar III, LLC, Arroyo 

Solar LLC, Arroyo Energy Storage LLC, 

Balko Wind, LLC, Balko Wind 

Transmission, LLC, Bartonsville Energy 

Facility, LLC, Big River Solar, LLC, Blue 

Bird Solar, LLC, Castle Solar, LLC, 

Cuyama Solar, LLC, Cove Mountain 

Solar, LLC, Cove Mountain Solar 2, LLC, 

Dressor Plains Solar, LLC, Drew Solar, 

LLC, Drew Solar-CA, LLC, DWW Solar 

II, LLC, Elektron Solar, LLC, Gravel Pit 

Solar III, LLC, Gravel Pit Solar IV, LLC, 

Gray Hawk Solar, LLC, Hecate Energy 

Highland LLC, Highland Solar Transco 

Interconnection LLC, Horseshoe Solar, 

LLC, Hunter Solar LLC, Hunter Solar, 

LLC, Iris Solar, LLC, Long Lake Solar, 

LLC, MS Solar 2, LLC, North Star Solar 

PV LLC, Portal Ridge Solar B, LLC, 

Portal Ridge Solar C, LLC, Prairie State 

Solar, LLC, Rancho Seco Solar II LLC, 

Red Horse III, LLC, Red Horse Wind 2, 

LLC, River Fork Solar, LLC, Rocket 

Solar, LLC, Rocking R Solar, LLC, San 

Juan Solar 1, LLC, Sigurd Solar LLC, SJS 

1 Storage, LLC, Speedway Solar, LLC, 

St. James Solar, LLC, Steel Solar, LLC, 

TPE Alta Luna, LLC, Willow Springs 

Solar, LLC, Sunlight Road Solar, L.L.C., 

62SK 8ME LLC, 63SU 8ME LLC. 

Description: Amendment to 10/04/ 

2024, Application for Authorization 

Under Section 203 of the Federal Power 

Act of DESRI Holdings, L.P. 

Filed Date: 10/7/24. 

Accession Number: 20241007–5183. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/28/24. 

Docket Numbers: EC25–3–000. 

Applicants: Apple Energy LLC. 

Description: Application for 

Authorization Under Section 203 of the 

Federal Power Act of Apple Energy LLC. 

Filed Date: 10/8/24. 

Accession Number: 20241008–5202. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/29/24. 

Docket Numbers: EC25–4–000. 

Applicants: The Dayton Power and 

Light Company, Astrid Holdings LP. 

Description: Joint Application for 

Authorization Under Section 203 of the 

Federal Power Act of The Dayton Power 

and Light Company, et al. 

Filed Date: 10/10/24. 

Accession Number: 20241010–5016. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/31/24. 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric rate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: ER17–1329–004. 

Applicants: J.P. Morgan Ventures 

Energy Corporation. 

Description: Compliance filing: 

Update to MBR Tariff of J.P. Morgan 

Ventures Energy Corp to be effective 11/ 

20/2023. 

Filed Date: 10/10/24. 

Accession Number: 20241010–5189. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/31/24. 

Docket Numbers: ER24–2725–000. 

Applicants: Lone Star Solar, LLC. 

Description: Supplement to 08/08/ 

2024 Lone Star Solar, LLC tariff filing. 

Filed Date: 10/8/24. 

Accession Number: 20241008–5201. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/18/24. 

Docket Numbers: ER24–2869–000. 

Applicants: Downeast Wind, LLC. 

Description: Report Filing: 

Supplement to Submit Application for 

MBR Authorization Filing to be effective 

N/A. 

Filed Date: 9/18/24. 

Accession Number: 20240918–5078. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/21/24. 

Docket Numbers: ER25–69–000. 

Applicants: PJM Interconnection, 

L.L.C. 

Description: 205(d) Rate Filing: 

Amendment to ISA, Service Agreement 

No. 6131; AE2–042 to be effective 12/9/ 

2024. 

Filed Date: 10/9/24. 

Accession Number: 20241009–5184. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/30/24. 

Docket Numbers: ER25–70–000. 

Applicants: Fox Squirrel Solar LLC. 

Description: 205(d) Rate Filing: 2024– 

10–09 Fox Squirrel Phase III Reactive 

Power Rate Schedule Filing to be 

effective 12/31/9998. 

Filed Date: 10/9/24. 

Accession Number: 20241009–5191. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/30/24. 

Docket Numbers: ER25–71–000. 

Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, 

Inc. 

Description: 205(d) Rate Filing: 

Calculation of RTBM Prices in the Event 

of a System Failure to be effective 12/ 

10/2024. 

Filed Date: 10/10/24. 

Accession Number: 20241010–5014. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/31/24. 

Docket Numbers: ER25–72–000. 

Applicants: American Transmission 

Systems, Incorporated, PJM 

Interconnection, L.L.C. 

Description: 205(d) Rate Filing: 

American Transmission Systems, 

Incorporated submits tariff filing per 

35.13(a)(2)(iii): ATSI submits IA—SA 

No. 7218 to be effective 12/10/2024. 

Filed Date: 10/10/24. 

Accession Number: 20241010–5017. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/31/24. 

Docket Numbers: ER25–73–000. 

Applicants: Midcontinent 

Independent System Operator, Inc. 

Description: 205(d) Rate Filing: 2024– 

10–10_SA 3454 Entergy Arkansas-Flat 

Fork Solar 2nd Rev GIA (J907 J1434) to 

be effective 10/2/2024. 

Filed Date: 10/10/24. 


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