Notice of Consideration of Demand Response and Electric Vehicle Standards Publication: Federal Register Agency: Tennessee Valley Authority Byline: Christopher C. Chandler Date: 15 November 2022 Subjects: American Government , Electric Vehicles

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68569-68570]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24857]


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TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY


Notice of Consideration of Demand Response and Electric Vehicle 
Standards

AGENCY: Tennessee Valley Authority.

ACTION: Notice with request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is considering adopting 
for itself and the distributors of TVA power certain demand response 
and electric vehicle standards. The standards being considered are the 
Demand Response Practices (hereinafter ``Demand Response'') and 
Electric Vehicle Charging Programs standards (hereinafter ``Electric 
Vehicles'') listed in the Public Utility Regulatory Act of 1978, as 
amended by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The standards 
will be considered on the basis of their effect on conservation of 
energy, efficient use of facilities and resources, equity among 
electric consumers, TVA's existing demand response and electric vehicle 
programs, and the objectives of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act. 
Comments are requested from the public on whether TVA should adopt 
these standards or any variations on them.

DATES: All comments on these standards must be received by March 31, 
2023. Written comments may be mailed to:

ADDRESSES: Troy Eichenberger, Tennessee Valley Authority, 1101 Market 
Street, BR 5B-C, Chattanooga, TN 37402, (423) 751-6187 (Demand 
Response) or Andrew Frye, Tennessee Valley Authority, 1101 Market 
Street, BR 5A-C, Chattanooga, TN 37402, (423) 751-7060 (Electric 
Vehicles). Information about submitting comments electronically is 
available at https://www.tva.com/purpa.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Troy Eichenberger (Demand Response), 
(423) 751-6187, or Andrew Frye (Electric Vehicles), (423) 751-7060, 
Tennessee Valley Authority.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written data, views, and comments on the 
standards or variations of the standards, as well as views for or 
against their adoption are requested from the public. All material 
relating to the standards must be received by 5 p.m. EST on March 31, 
2023. Materials received by TVA before this designated time will be 
considered by TVA. Written statements of TVA staff concerning the 
standards will be made part of the official record at least 30 days 
before the date the record closes, at which time they will be made 
available to the public on request. In order to assist interested 
consumers in preparing written data, views, and comments for the 
record, TVA will operate a website (https://www.tva.com/purpa) on which 
interested parties can be informed about the standards set out in this 
notice, on which interested parties can obtain information about 
submitting comments and materials on the standards electronically, and 
on which TVA will make available background information regarding TVA's 
demand response and electric vehicle programs. Following the end of the 
public comment period, TVA staff will provide an update on its review 
of the Demand Response and Electric Vehicle standards to the Regional 
Energy Resource Council, an advisory committee established under the 
authority of the TVA in accordance with the provisions of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act. Meetings of the council are open to the public 
and typically include a public listening session. The TVA staff 
presentation will include a summary of public and TVA staff comments. 
The official record will include comments and materials submitted 
electronically and written materials submitted within the time set 
forth above. The record will be used by the Board in making its 
determinations, in compliance with the Public Utility

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Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (Authority: Sec. 111(d), Pub. L. 95-
617, 92 Stat. 3117) as amended by the Infrastructure Investment and 
Jobs Act (Authority: Sec. 111(d), Pub. L. 117- 58, 135 Stat. 429) and 
the Board's obligations under the Tennessee Valley Authority Act. 
Individual copies of the record will be available to the public at the 
cost of reproduction. Copies will also be kept on file for public 
inspection at the following locations: Tennessee Valley Authority, 400 
W Summit Hill Drive, WT 6C-K, Knoxville, TN 37902, and on the web at 
https://www.tva.com/purpa.
    Standards: The standards about which a determination will be made 
are:
    (1) Demand Response Practices.
    (A) In general. Each electric utility shall promote the use of 
demand-response and demand flexibility practices by commercial, 
residential, and industrial consumers to reduce electricity consumption 
during periods of unusually high demand.
    (B) Rate Recovery.
    (i) In general. Each State regulatory authority shall consider 
establishing rate mechanisms allowing an electric utility with respect 
to which the State regulatory authority has ratemaking authority to 
timely recover the costs of promoting demand-response and demand 
flexibility practices in accordance with subparagraph (A).
    (ii) Nonregulated Electric Utilities. A nonregulated electric 
utility may establish rate mechanisms for the timely recovery of the 
costs of promoting demand-response and demand flexibility practices in 
accordance with subparagraph (A).
    (2) Electric Vehicle Charging Programs. Each State shall consider 
measures to promote greater electrification of the transportation 
sector, including the establishment of rates that
    (A) promote affordable and equitable electric vehicle charging 
options for residential, commercial, and public electric vehicle 
charging infrastructure;
    (B) improve the customer experience associated with electric 
vehicle charging, including by reducing charging times for light-, 
medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles;
    (C) accelerate third-party investment in electric vehicle charging 
for light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles; and
    (D) appropriately recover the marginal costs of delivering 
electricity to electric vehicles and electric vehicle charging 
infrastructure. Authority: Sec. 111(d), Public Law 117-58, 135 Stat. 
429.
    David Fountain, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the 
Tennessee Valley Authority, hereby delegates to the undersigned the 
authority to sign this notice on behalf of the Tennessee Valley 
Authority.

    Dated: November 8, 2022.
Christopher C. Chandler,
Senior Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2022-24857 Filed 11-14-22; 8:45 am]
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