Commissioner James Danly Statement
April 22, 2022
Docket No. CP95-35-000
I concur with this order and agree that EcoEléctrica, L.P. did not comply with the directives in the Commission’s Briefing Order.[1] I write separately to express my continued misgivings regarding the Commission’s authority to oversee the safety of liquefied natural gas facilities[2] and to highlight the serious reliability concerns that the Governor of Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority raised in this docket.[3]
For these reasons, I respectfully concur.
[1] EcoEléctrica, L.P., 176 FERC ¶ 61,192 (2021) (Briefing Order).
[2] See EcoEléctrica, L.P., 177 FERC ¶ 61,164 (2021) (Danly, Comm’r, concurring); Briefing Order, 176 FERC ¶ 61,192 (Danly, Comm’r, concurring).
[3] See Governor of Puerto Rico February 24, 2022 Letter at 2 (“Returning the EcoEléctrica LNG storage tank to full operation is critical to [the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s] ability to reliably supply economic electric power to the people of Puerto Rico and to minimize risks of blackouts on the island.”); Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority February 24, 2022 Letter at 2 (“EcoEléctrica and Costa Sur units are also essential for maintaining the required operational reserve, which is key for the reliability and safety of Puerto Rico’s electrical system. A reduction in the available capacity of these units would adversely affect the reliability and safety of the electrical service.”).