AGENCY:

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION:

Petition for rulemaking.

SUMMARY:

Take notice that on August 19, 2020, pursuant to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Rules of Practice and Procedure, Bloom Energy Corporation submitted a petition for rulemaking requesting that the Commission clarify that the thermal energy output produced by a topping-cycle facility's solid oxide fuel cell system when used to reform methane and produce hydrogen for fuel for electricity generation by that facility is useful thermal energy output that would enable the facility powered by such fuel cells to be certified as a qualifying cogeneration facility, all as more fully explained in the petition.

DATES:

Comments due 5 p.m. Eastern time on September 8, 2020.

ADDRESSES:

The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing of comments in lieu of paper using the eFile link at http://www.ferc.gov. In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lawrence Greenfield, Office of the General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-6415, Lawrence.Greenfield@ferc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Petitioner.

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