(i) Fuel stocks or hydro project water storage levels are at 50 percent (or less) of normal for that time of the year, and a continued downward trend is projected. (ii) Unscheduled emergency generation is dispatched causing an abnormal use of a particular fuel type, such that the future supply or stocks of that fuel could reach a level which threatens the reliability or adequacy of electric service. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 19010288) § 205.352 Information to be reported. The emergency situation data shall be supplied to the DOE Emergency Operations Center in accordance with the current DOE pamphlet on reporting procedures. The initial report shall include the utility name; the area affected; the time of occurrence of the initiating event; the duration or an estimate of the likely duration; an estimate of the number of customers and amount of load involved; and whether any known critical services such as hospitals, military installations, pumping stations or air traffic control systems, were or are interrupted. To the extent known or reasonably suspected, the report shall include a description of the events initiating the disturbance. The DOE may require further clarification during or after restoration of service. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 19010288) § 205.353 Special investigation and reports. If directed by the Director, Office of Energy Emergency Operations in writing and noticed in the FEDERAL REGISTER, a utility or other subject entity experiencing a condition described in § 205.351 above shall submit a full report of the technical circumstances surrounding a specific power system disturbance, including the restoration procedures utilized. The report shall be filed at such times as may be directed by the Director, Office of Energy Emergency Operations. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 19010288) EMERGENCY INTERCONNECTION OF ELEC TRIC FACILITIES AND THE TRANSFER AUTHORITY: Department of Energy Organization Act, Pub. L. 95-91, 91 Stat. 565 (42 U.S.C. 7101). Federal Power Act, Pub. L. 66280, 41 Stat. 1063 (16 U.S.C. 791(a)) SOURCE: Sections 205.370 through 205.379 appear at 46 FR 39987, Aug. 6, 1981, unless otherwise noted. § 205.370 Applicability. Sections 202(c) and 202(d) of the Federal Power Act are applicable to any "entity" which owns or operates electric power generation, transmission or distribution facilities. An "entity" is a private or public corporation (utility), a governmental agency, a municipality, a cooperative or a lawful association of the foregoing. Under this section, the DOE has the authority to order the temporary connection of facilities, or the generation or delivery of electricity, which it deems necessary to alleviate an emergency. Such orders shall be effective for the time specified and will be subject to the terms and conditions the DOE specifies. The DOE retains the right to cancel, modify or otherwise change any order, with or without notice, hearing, or report. Requests for action under these regulations will be accepted from any "entity," State Public Utility Commission, State Energy Agency, or State Governor. Actions under these regulations also may be initiated by the DOE on its own motion. Orders under this authority may be made effective without prior notice. § 205.371 Definition of emergency. "Emergency," as used herein, is defined as an unexpected inadequate supply of electric energy which may result from the unexpected outage or breakdown of facilities for the generation, transmission or distribution of electric power. Such events may be the result of weather conditions, acts of God, or unforeseen occurrences not reasonably within the power of the affected "entity" to prevent. An emergency also can result from a sudden increase in customer demand, an inability to obtain adequate amounts of the necessary fuels to generate electricity, or a regulatory action which prohibits the use of certain electric power supply facilities. Actions under this authority are envisioned as meeting a specific inadequate power supply situation. Extended periods of insufficient power supply as a result of inadequate planning or the failure to construct necessary facilities can result in an emergency as contemplated in these regulations. In such cases, the impacted "entity" will be expected to make firm arrangements to resolve the problem until new facilities become available, so that a continuing emergency order is not needed. Situations where a shortage of electric energy is projected due solely to the failure of parties to agree to terms, conditions or other economic factors relating to service, generally will not be considered as emergencies unless the inability to supply electric service is imminent. Where an electricity outage or service inadequacy qualifies for a section 202(c) order, contractual difficulties alone will not be sufficient to preclude the issuance of an emergency order. § 205.372 Filing procedures; number of copies. An original and two conformed copies of the applications and reports required under §§ 205.370 through 205.379 shall be filed with the Division of Power Supply and Reliability, Department of Energy. Copies of all documents also shall be served on: (a) The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; (b) Any State Regulatory Agency having responsibility for service standards, or rates of the "entities" that are affected by the requested order; (c) Each "entity" suggested as a potential source for the requested emergency assistance; (d) Any "entity" that may be a potential supplier of transmission services; (e) All other "entities" not covered under paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section which may be directly affected by the requested order; and (f) The appropriate Regional Reliability Council. § 205.373 Aplication procedures. Every application for an emergency order shall set forth the following information as required. This information shall be considered by the DOE in determining that an emergency exists and in deciding to issue an order pursuant to sections 202(c) and 202(d) of the Federal Power Act. (a) The exact legal name of the applicant and of all other "entities" named in the application. (b) The name, title, post office address, and telephone number of the person to whom correspondence in regard to the application shall be addressed. (c) The political subdivision in which each "entity" named in the application operates, together with a brief description of the area served and the business conducted in each location. (d) Each application for a section 202(c) order shall include the following baseline data: (1) Daily peak load and energy requirements for each of the past 30 days and projections for each day of the expected duration of the emergency; (2) All capacity and energy receipts or deliveries to other electric utilities for each of the past 30 days, indicating the classification for each transaction; (3) The status of all interruptible customers for each of the past 30 days and the anticipated status of these customers for each day of the expected duration of the emergency, assuming both the granting and the denial of the relief requested herein; (4) All scheduled capacity and energy receipts or deliveries to other electric utilities for each day of the expected duration of the emergency. (e) A description of the situation and a discussion of why this is an emergency, including any necessary background information. This should include any contingency plan of the applicant and the current level of implementation. (f) A showing that adequate electric service to firm customers cannot be maintained without additional power transfers. (g) A description of any conservation or load reduction actions that have been implemented. A discussion of the achieved or expected results or these actions should be included. (h) A description of efforts made to obtain additional power through voluntary means and the results of such efforts; and a showing that the potential sources of power and/or transmission services designated pursuant to paragraphs (i) through (k) of this section informed that the applicant believed that an emergency existed within the meaning of § 205.371. (i) A listing of proposed sources and amounts of power necessary from each source to alleviate the emergency and a listing of any other "entities" that may be directly affected by the requested order. (j) Specific proposals to compensate the supplying "entities" for the emergency services requested and to compensate any transmitting "entities" for services necessary to deliver such power. (k) A showing that, to the best of the applicant's knowledge, the requested relief will not unreasonably impair the reliability of any "entity" directly affected by the requested order to render adequate service to its customers. (1) Description of the facilities to be used to transfer the requested emergency service to the applicant's system. (1) If a temporary interconnection under the provisions of section 202(c) is proposed independently, the following additional information shall be supplied for each such interconnection: (i) Proposed location; (ii) Required thermal capacity or power transfer capability of the interconnection; (iii) Type of emergency services requested, including anticipated duration; (iv) An electrical one line diagram; (v) A description of all necessary materials and equipment; and (vi) The projected length of time necessary to complete the interconnection. (2) If the requested emergency assistance is to be supplied over existing facilities, the following information shall be supplied for each existing interconnection: (i) Location; (ii) Thermal capacity of power transfer capability of interconnection facilities; and (iii) Type and duration of emergency services requested. (m) A general or key map on a scale not greater than 100 kilometers to the centimeter showing, in separate colors, the territory serviced by each "entity” named in the application; the location of the facilities to be used for the generation and transmission of the requested emergency service; and all connection points between systems. (n) An estimate of the construction costs of any proposed temporary facilities and a statement estimating the expected operation and maintenance costs on an annualized basis. (Not required on section 202(d) applications.) (0) Applicants may be required to furnish such supplemental information as the DOE may deem pertinent. § 205.374 Responses from "entities” designated in the application. Each "entity" designated as a potential source of emergency assistance or as a potential supplier of transmission services and which has received a copy of the application under § 205.373, shall have three (3) calendar days from the time of receipt of the application to file the information designated below with the DOE. The DOE will grant extensions of the filing period when appropriate. The designated "entities" shall provide an analysis of the impact the requested action would have on its system reliability and its ability to supply its own interruptible and firm customers. The effects of the requested action on the ability to serve firm loads shall be clearly distinguished from the ability to serve contractually interruptible loads. The designated "entity" also may provide other information relevant to the requested action, which is not included in the reliability analysis. Copies of any response shall be provided to the applicant, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, any State Regulatory Agency having responsibility for service standards or rates of any "entity" that may be directly involved in the proposed action, and the appropriate Regional Electric Reliability Council. Pursuant to section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act, DOE may issue an emergency order even though a designated "entity" has failed to file a timely response. § 205.375 Guidelines defining inadequate fuel or energy supply. An inadequate utility system fuel inventory or energy supply is a matter of managerial and engineering judgment based on such factors as fuels in stock, fuels en route, transportation time, and constraints on available storage facilities. A system may be considered to have an inadequate fuel or energy supply capability when, combined with other conditions, the projected energy deficiency upon the applicant's system without emergency action by the DOE, will equal or exceed 10 percent of the applicant's then normal daily net energy for load, or will cause the applicant to be unable to meet its normal peak load requirements based upon use of all of its otherwise available resources so that it is unable to supply adequate electric service to its ultimate customers. The following conditions will be considered in determining that system has inadequate fuel or energy supply capability: a (1) System coal stocks are reduced to 30 days (or less) of normal burn days and a continued downward trend in stock is projected; (2) System residual oil stocks are reduced to 15 days (or less) of normal burn days and a continued downward trend in stocks is projected; (3) System distillate oil stocks which cannot be replaced by alternate fuels are reduced to 15 days (or less) of normal burn days and a continued downward trend in stocks is projected; (4) System natural gas deliveries which cannot be replaced by alternate fuels have been or will be reduced 20 percent below normal requirements and no improvement in natural gas deliveries is projected within 30 days; (5) Delays in nuclear fuel deliveries will extend a scheduled refueling shutdown by more than 30 days; and (6) Water supplies required for power generation have been reduced to the level where the future adequacy of the power supply may be endangered and no near term improvement in water supplies is projected. The use of the prescribed criteria does not preclude an applicant from claiming the existence of an emergency when its stocks of fuel or water exceed the amounts and time frames specified above. § 205.376 Rates and charges. The applicant and the generating or transmitting systems from which emergency service is requested are encouraged to utilize the rates and charges contained in approved existing rate schedules or to negotiate mutually satisfactory rates for the proposed transactions. In the event that the DOE determines that an emergency exists under section 202(c), and the "entities" are unable to agree on the rates to be charged, the DOE shall prescribe the conditions of service and refer the rate issues to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for determination by that agency in accordance with its standards and procedures. § 205.377 Reports. In addition to the information specified below, the DOE may require additional reports as it deems necessary. (a) Where the DOE has authorized the temporary connection of transmission facilities, all "entities" whose transmission facilities are thus temporarily interconnected shall report the following information to the DOE within 15 days following completion of the interconnection: (1) The date the temporary interconnection was completed; (2) The location of the interconnection; (3) A description of the interconnection; and (4) A one-line electric diagram of the interconnection. (b) Where the DOE orders the transfer of power, the "entity" receiving such service shall report the following information to the DOE by the 10th of each month for the preceding month's activity for as long as such order shall remain in effect: (1) Amounts of capacity and/or energy received each day; (2) The name of the supplier; (3) The name of any "entity" supplying transmission services; and (4) Preliminary estimates of the associated costs. (c) Where the DOE has approved the installation of permanent facilities that will be used only during emergencies, any use of such facilities shall be reported to the DOE within 24 hours. Details of such usage shall be furnished as deemed appropriate by the DOE after such notification. (d) Any substantial change in the information provided under § 205.373 shall be promptly reported to the DOE. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under Control No. 1904-0066) [46 FR 39989, Aug. 6, 1981, as amended at 46 FR 63209, Dec. 31, 1981] § 205.378 Disconnection of temporary facilities. Upon the termination of any emergency for the mitigation of which the DOE ordered the construction of temporary facilities, such facilities shall be disconnected and any temporary construction removed or otherwise disposed of, unless application is made as provided in § 205.379 for permanent connection for emergency use. This disconnection and removal of temporary facilities shall be accomplished within 30 days of the termination of the emergency unless an extension is granted by the DOE. The DOE shall be notified promply when such removal of facilities is completed. § 205.379 Application for approval of the installation of permanent facilities for emergency use only. Application for DOE approval of a permanent connection for emergency use only shall conform with the requirements in § 205.373. However, the baseline data specified in § 205.373(d) need not be included in an application |