Mulqueeney Wind Energy LLC Submits Notice of Self-Certification as Exempt Wholesale Generator

Mulqueeney Wind Energy LLC has submitted a notice of self-certification to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), asserting its status as an exempt wholesale generator (EWG) under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005. The company, which is developing an approximately 80 MW wind-powered electric generation facility in Alameda County, California, has submitted the required documentation, including representations regarding its exempt wholesale generator status. As per the Commission's regulations, Mulqueeney Wind Energy LLC has provided detailed information about its business operations, the facility's design, and its commitment to selling electric energy at wholesale.

Key Takeaways:

• Mulqueeney Wind Energy LLC is developing an 80 MW wind-powered electric generation facility in Alameda County, California, which will consist of wind turbines and associated equipment necessary for the generation and sale of electric energy at wholesale.
• The facility will interconnect to the transmission system owned by Pacific Gas and Electric Company and operated by California Independent System Operator Corporation.
• The company represents that it is engaged exclusively in the business of owning or operating, or both owning and operating, all or part of one or more eligible facilities and selling electric energy at wholesale.
• Mulqueeney Wind Energy LLC has committed to selling electric energy at wholesale, excluding sales of ancillary services and renewable energy credits (RECs) or other environmental attributes associated with the electricity produced by the Facility, unless required by a power purchase agreement.
• The company has served a copy of the self-certification on the California Public Utilities Commission, the state commission of the state in which the Facility is located.
• The self-certification is effective due to the company's representations that no rate or charge for, or in connection with, the construction of the Facility, or for electric energy produced by the Facility, was in effect under the laws of any state on October 24, 1992.

Statistics:

• The Mulqueeney Wind Energy LLC facility will have a capacity of approximately 80 MW.
• The facility will interconnect to a transmission system owned by Pacific Gas and Electric Company and operated by California Independent System Operator Corporation.
• The company plans to sell electric energy at wholesale, with no sales of ancillary services or RECs/other environmental attributes, unless required by a power purchase agreement.

Sources:

• Pub. L. No. 109-58, SS 1266, 119 Stat. 594, 975 (Aug. 8, 2005)
• 18 C.F.R SS 366.7 (2025)
• 18 C.F.R SS 366.1
• https://elibrary.ferc.gov