47482 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 162 / Wednesday, August 25, 2021 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products: Representative 

Average Unit Costs of Energy 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In this notice, the U.S. 

Department of Energy (DOE) is 

forecasting the representative average 

unit costs of five residential energy 

sources for the year 2021 pursuant to 

the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 

(Act). The five sources are electricity, 

natural gas, No. 2 heating oil, propane, 

and kerosene. 

DATES: The representative average unit 

costs of energy contained in this notice 

will become effective September 24, 

2021 and will remain in effect until 

further notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mr. John Cymbalsky, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy, EE–5B, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20585–0121, (202) 

287–1692, 

ApplianceStandardsQuestions@

ee.doe.gov. 

Ms. Amelia Whiting, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of General Counsel, 

GC–33, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW, Washington, DC 20585–0103, 

(202) 586–2588, Amelia.Whiting@

hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

323 of the Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act requires that DOE 

prescribe test procedures for the 

measurement of the estimated annual 

operating costs or other measures of 

energy consumption for certain 

consumer products specified in the Act. 

(42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(3)) These test 

procedures are found in Title 10 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 

430, subpart B. 

Section 323(b)(3) of the Act requires 

that the estimated annual operating 

costs of a covered product be calculated 

from measurements of energy use in a 

representative average use cycle or 

period of use and from representative 

average unit costs of the energy needed 

to operate such product during such 

cycle. (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(3)) The section 

further requires that DOE provide 

information to manufacturers regarding 

the representative average unit costs of 

energy. (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(4)) This cost 

information should be used by 

manufacturers to meet their obligations 

under section 323(c) of the Act. Most 

notably, these costs are used to comply 

with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) 

requirements for labeling. 

Manufacturers are required to use the 

revised DOE representative average unit 

costs when the FTC publishes new 

ranges of comparability for specific 

covered products, 16 CFR part 305. 

Interested parties can also find 

information covering the FTC labeling 

requirements at https://www.ftc.gov/ 

appliances. 

DOE last published representative 

average unit costs of residential energy 

in a Federal Register notice entitled, 

‘‘Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products: Representative 

Average Unit Costs of Energy’’, dated 

March 17, 2021, 86 FR 14618. 

On September 24, 2021, the cost 

figures published in this notice will 

become effective and supersede those 

cost figures published on March 17, 

2021. The cost figures set forth in this 

notice will be effective until further 

notice. 

DOE’s Energy Information 

Administration (EIA) has developed the 

2021 representative average unit aftertax residential costs found in this 

notice. These costs for electricity, 

natural gas, No. 2 heating oil, and 

propane are based on simulations used 

to produce the August 2021, EIA ShortTerm Energy Outlook (EIA releases the 

Outlook monthly). The representative 

average unit after-tax cost for kerosene 

is derived from its price relative to that 

of heating oil, based on the 2010 to 2013 

averages of the U.S. refiner price to end 

users, which include all the major 

energy-consuming sectors in the U.S. for 

these fuels. The source for these price 

data is the July 2021, Monthly Energy 

Review DOE/EIA–0035(2021/7). The 

representative average unit after-tax cost 

for propane is derived from its price 

relative to that of heating oil, based on 

the 2021 averages of the U.S. residential 

sector prices found in the Annual 

Energy Outlook 2021, AEO2021) 

(February 3, 2021). The Short-Term 

Energy Outlook, the Monthly Energy 

Review, and the Annual Energy Outlook 

are available on the EIA website at 

https://www.eia.doe.gov. For more 

information on the data sources used in 

this Notice, contact the National Energy 

Information Center, Forrestal Building, 

EI–30, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–8800, 

email: infoctr@eia.doe.gov. 

The 2021 representative average unit 

costs under section 323(b)(4) of the Act 

are set forth in Table 1, and will become 

effective September 24, 2021. They will 

remain in effect until further notice. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on August 20, 2021, 

by Kelly Speakes-Backman, Principal 

Deputy Assistant Secretary and Acting 

Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy, pursuant to 

delegated authority from the Secretary 

of Energy. That document with the 

original signature and date is 

maintained by DOE. For administrative 

purposes only, and in compliance with 

requirements of the Office of the Federal 

Register, the undersigned DOE Federal 

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 August 20, 

2021. 

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 (2021) 

Type of energy Per million Btu 1 In commonly used terms As required by test 

procedure 

Electricity ............................................................. $39.83 13.59¢/kWh 2 3 ..................................................... $0.136/kWh. 

Natural Gas ......................................................... 10.93 $1.093/therm 4 or $11.36/MCF 5 6 ........................ $0.00001093/Btu. 

No. 2 Heating Oil ................................................. 21.62 $2.97/gallon 7 ....................................................... $0.00002162/Btu. 

Propane ............................................................... 21.06 $1.92/gallon 8 ....................................................... $0.00002106/Btu. 

Kerosene ............................................................. 25.59 $3.45/gallon 9 ....................................................... $0.00002559/Btu. 

Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook (August 10, 2021), Annual Energy Outlook (February 3, 2021), 

and Monthly Energy Review (July 27, 2021). 

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


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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 1,039 Btu. 

7For the purposes of this table, one gallon of No. 2 heating oil has an energy equivalence of 13,738 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. 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings #1 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric rate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: ER18–126–001; 

ER16–2019–005. 

Applicants: Five Points Solar Park 

LLC, AL Solar A, LLC. 

Description: Supplement to March 9, 

2021 Notice of Non-Material Change in 

Status of AL Solar A, LLC, et al. 

Filed Date: 8/3/21. 

Accession Number: 20210803–5157. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 8/24/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER20–2528–002. 

Applicants: Airport Solar LLC. 

Description: Refund Report: Refund 

Report Under Docket ER20–2528 to be 

effective N/A. 

Filed Date: 8/18/21. 

Accession Number: 20210818–5049. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/8/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–123–000. 

Applicants: Idaho Power Company. 

Description: Idaho Power Company 

submits Demonstration for Formula Rate 

Meeting Requirements to Incorporate 

Changes in tax Rates. 

Filed Date: 7/14/21. 

Accession Number: 20210714–5169. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/1/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–2330–000; 

ER21–2331–000; ER21–2333–000; 

ER21–2336–000. 

Applicants: Tecolote Wind LLC, Red 

Cloud Wind LLC, Duran Mesa LLC, 

Clines Corners Wind Farm LLC. 

Description: Supplement to July 1, 

2021 Clines Corners Wind Farm LLC, et 

al. tariff filing. 

Filed Date: 8/12/21. 

Accession Number: 20210812–5188. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/2/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–2537–001. 

Applicants: California Independent 

System Operator Corporation. 

Description: Tariff Amendment: 

2021–08–18 Errata Filing—First 

Amendment to ABAOA—BANC to be 

effective 10/18/2021. 

Filed Date: 8/18/21. 

Accession Number: 20210818–5091. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/8/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–2704–000. 

Applicants: Wisconsin Power and 

Light Company. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

WPL-Grant County Affected System 

MPFCA to be effective 10/18/2021. 

Filed Date: 8/18/21. 

Accession Number: 20210818–5032. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/8/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–2705–000. 

Applicants: Wisconsin Power and 

Light Company. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

WPL–WE Affected System MPFCA to be 

effective 10/18/2021. 

Filed Date: 8/18/21. 

Accession Number: 20210818–5035. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/8/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–2706–000. 

Applicants: Wisconsin Power and 

Light Company. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

WPL-Red Barn Affected System MPFCA 

to be effective 10/18/2021. 

Filed Date: 8/18/21. 

Accession Number: 20210818–5037. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/8/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–2707–000. 

Applicants: Wisconsin Power and 

Light Company. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

Grant County et al Affected System 

MPFCA to be effective 10/18/2021. 

Filed Date: 8/18/21. 

Accession Number: 20210818–5043. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/8/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–2708–000. 

Applicants: Wisconsin Power and 

Light Company. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

Grant County Affected System FCA to 

be effective 10/18/2021. 

Filed Date: 8/18/21. 

Accession Number: 20210818–5045. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/8/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–2709–000. 

Applicants: Midcontinent 

Independent System Operator, Inc. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

2021–08–18_SA 3413 Ameren IL-Cass 

County Solar Project 1st Rev GIA (J859) 

to be effective 8/4/2021. 

Filed Date: 8/18/21. 

Accession Number: 20210818–5053. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/8/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–2710–000. 

Applicants: Idaho Power Company. 

Description: Idaho Power Company 

submits Average System Cost Filing for 

Sales of Electric Power to the Bonneville 

Power Administration, FY 2022–2023. 

Filed Date: 8/17/21. 

Accession Number: 20210817–5179. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/7/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–2711–000. 

Applicants: Octopus Energy LLC. 

Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: 

Application For Market Based Rate 

Authority to be effective 8/19/2021. 

Filed Date: 8/18/21. 

Accession Number: 20210818–5119. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/8/21. 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric 

reliability filings: 

Docket Numbers: RR21–8–000. 

Applicants: North American Electric 

Reliability Corporation. 

Description: Petition of the North 

American Electric Reliability 

Corporation for Approval of Revisions 

to the NERC Rules of Procedure 

Regarding Reliability Standards. 

Filed Date: 8/18/21. 

Accession Number: 20210818–5089. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/8/21. 

The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system (https://

elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/ 

fercgensearch.asp) by querying the 

docket number. 

Any person desiring to intervene or 

protest in any of the above proceedings 

must file in accordance with Rules 211 

and 214 of the Commission’s 

Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified comment date. 

Protests may be considered, but 

intervention is necessary to become a 

party to the proceeding. 

eFiling is encouraged. More detailed 

information relating to filing 

requirements, interventions, protests, 

service, and qualifying facilities filings 

can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For 

other information, call (866) 208–3676 

(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 

Dated: August 18, 2021. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18219 Filed 8–24–21; 8:45 am] 

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