Quarterly Electricity Imports and Exports Report

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EIA-111
QUARTERLY ELECTRICITY IMPORTS AND EXPORTS REPORT
DATA XCHANGE INSTRUCTIONS
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PURPOSE

Entering the Form data interactively

Form EIA-111 collects U. S. electricity import and export data. The
data collected on the EIA-111 is used to obtain an accurate
measure of the flow of electricity into and out of the United States.
U.S. entities that purchase, sell or exchange electricity at
wholesale, including persons authorized by Order to export
electric energy from the United States to foreign countries, report
monthly flows of electric energy received or delivered across the
border and the cost associated with the transactions. U.S.
Balancing Authorities that are directly interconnected with foreign
Balancing Authorities report actual and implemented interchange.
Persons authorized by Presidential Permit to construct, operate,
maintain, or connect electric power transmission lines that cross
the U.S. international border and export authorization holders
report events where their DOE Order terms were exceeded.
The data collected on this form may appear in the following U.S.
Energy Information Administration (EIA) publications: Electric
Power Annual, Annual Energy Review, Annual Energy Outlook,
and Electric Power Monthly.

The fields identified in the Respondent Identification section
are read-only fields.
System to System Transfer
The fields identified in the Respondent Identification section
are required if submitting data via system to system transfer.
Please copy the information from the Data XChange
Portal. Information MUST MATCH the information displayed
in the Portal.
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Campaign Name: The name of the survey form and
report period for which data are being collected.
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Account Name: Name of the company.
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Alias: Alias or secondary name of the company.
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Account City: City in which the company is located.
Account State: State in which the company is located.
For definitions, refer to the glossary.

IMPORTS INTO THE U.S. FROM CANADA OR MEXICO

QUESTIONS
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Administration (EIA) form after reading the instructions, please
contact the EIA Customer Service Center at 1-855-EIA-4USA
(1-855-342-4872). The email address is EIA4USA@eia.gov

HOW TO SUBMIT
The form must be submitted to the EIA via electronic filing
using the Data XChange Portal. The Data XChange Portal is a
secure Web-based application that will enable you to enter data
interactively using a web form, and validate your data online.
Send your surveys using this secure method by:

If the entity had any physical electric energy imports this quarter
then they are to complete Imports into the U.S. from
Canada or Mexico section. If not, then they are to continue
to the Exports from the U.S. to Canada or Mexico section.
Report the import purchases and exchange transactions. Use
as many rows as needed to report import purchases and
transaction payments for each month in the reporting quarter.
A.

B.
C.

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Entering the form data interactively: You may enter the
required data via a web form into the Data XChange Portal.
Follow the instructions on the Data Xchange portal to
complete the online form.

D.
E.

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System to System Transfer: Should you choose to transfer
your data directly from your database to a specified secure
location, you will be required to format your data using the
Electronic Data format provided on the Data Xchange Portal.
Follow the instructions on the Data XChange portal to
submit your data via system transfer.

SURVEY QUESTIONS INSTRUCTIONS
RESPONDENT IDENTIFICATION

F.

G.
H.
I.

Report the Month that corresponds to each line of
data reported for the quarter. Report data for each
month separately.
Report the Foreign Source Balancing Authority
name. Picklist options are provided in the web form.
Report the U.S. Sink Balancing Authority name.
Picklist options are provided in the web form.
Report
the
Transmission
Provider/Transfer
Facility(ies). Picklist options are provided in the web
form.
Report the Category of Service of the border
crossing energy transaction. The options are: Firm,
Non-Firm, Exchange or Other. See glossary for
definitions.
Report the volume of Energy Purchases or
Exchange Imports in megawatt-hours (MWh). In an
exchange agreement, the U.S. entity accepts delivery
of imports and later repays a foreign supplier in kind or
is being repaid in-kind for an earlier export, at times
and amounts as mutually agreed. The volume of sales
or exchange exported should be based on
implemented interchange as reported on e-tags.
Report Energy Payments in U.S. dollars.
Report Other Payments in U.S. dollars.
Report Total Payments in U.S. dollars.
Total

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Payments is the sum of G (Energy Payments) + H
(Other Payments).

EXPORTS FROM THE U.S. TO CANADA OR MEXICO
If the entity had any physical electric energy exports this quarter
then they are to complete Exports from the U.S. to Canada
or Mexico section.
Report sales to Canada and Mexico and exchange transactions.
Use as many rows as needed to report export sales and
transaction revenues for each month in the reporting quarter.
A. Report the Month that corresponds to each line of data
reported for the quarter. Report data for each month
separately.
B.
Report
the
DOE
Export
Authorization
or
Presidential Permit Number. Entities that do not
have a DOE Export Authorization Number should select
the value of “None”. Picklist options are provided in the
web form.
C. Report the U.S. Source Balancing Authority. Picklist
options are provided in the web form. If the export
involves only one Balancing Authority, report the
name of that Balancing Authority in columns C and D.
Note: Information reported in columns C-E should be
derived from and consistent with the information on the
e-tags submitted to the Interchange coordinator.
D. Report the Foreign Sink Balancing Authority. Picklist
options are provided in the web form.
E. Report
the
Transmission
Provider/Transfer
Facility(ies). Picklist options are provided in the web
form.
F. Report the Category of Service of the border crossing
energy transaction. The options are: Firm, Non-Firm,
Exchange or Other.
G. Report the volume of Energy Sales or Exchange
Exported. In an exchange agreement, the U.S. entity
exports energy and later accepts delivery from a
foreign supplier in-kind, at times and amounts as
mutually agreed. The volume of sales or exchange
exported should be based on implemented interchange
as reported on e-tags.
H. Report Energy Revenues in U.S. dollars.
I. Report Other Revenues in U.S. dollars.
J. Report Total Revenues in U.S. dollars. Total Revenues
is the sum of (H) Energy Revenues + (I) Other
Revenues.

METERED FLOW ON TRANSFER FACILITIES
Presidential permit holders and other U.S. owners/operators of
border crossing transmission/distribution facilities must report the
metered flow of electricity on their transfer facilities crossing the
U.S. border.
Report metered flow as measured on an hourly integrated basis
in megawatt-hours (MWh).
A.

Report the Month that corresponds to each line of data
reported for the quarter.
B. Report the Presidential Permit #/Transfer Facility.
Picklist options are provided in the web form.
C. Report the m e t e r e d f l o w i n t o t h e U . S .
D. Report the metered flow out of the U.S.

ACTUAL INTERCHANGE
U.S. Border Balancing Authorities must report actual interchange.
U.S. Border Balancing Authorities are to report the monthly
total of actual interchange received and delivered with adjacent
foreign balancing authorities to which the respondent is directly
interconnected.
Report metered flow or Actual Interchange as measured on an
hourly integrated basis in megawatt-hours (MWh).
A.

Report the Month that corresponds to each line of data
reported for the quarter.
B. Report the name of the Foreign Balancing Authority
that is directly connected to the transfer facility. Picklist
options are provided in the web form.
C. Report the Actual Interchange "Received" from the
foreign Balancing Authority.
D. Report the or Actual Interchange "Delivered" to the
foreign Balancing Authority.

IMPLEMENTED INTERCHANGE
U.S. Border Balancing Authorities must report the monthly total
of Implemented Interchange crossing U.S. international borders.
Implemented interchange is reported by the unique pair of source
and sink Balancing Authorities.
If the entity was on the transmission path for any implemented
interchange that crossed an international border this quarter,
then they are to complete the Implemented Interchange section.
Report the total cross-international border Implemented
Interchange for which this entity was on the transmission path.
Implemented Interchange is to be measured on an hourly
integrated basis in megawatt-hours (MWh).
A. Report the Month that corresponds to each line of data
reported for the quarter.
B. Report the Source Balancing Authority name.
Picklist options are provided in the web form. For an
export, the name in column B will be a U.S. Balancing
Authority and the name in column C will be a
Foreign Balancing Authority. In some cases, the
source and sink balancing authorities may be on the
same side of the border. The opposite is true for an
import. The information for columns B-E is available to
U.S. Border Balancing Authorities on the eTag that the
Interchange Authority makes available to all reliability
entities involved in the interchange including balancing
authorities on the transmission path.
C. Report the Sink Balancing Authority name.
Picklist options are provided in the web form. The
Source and Sink Balancing Authorities are those
Balancing Authorities identified on the eTag submitted
to the Interchange Authority to schedule the energy
transfer.
D. Report
the
Transmission
Provider/Transfer
Facility(ies). The facilities reserved to provide
the transfer, as identified through the OASIS
reservation number listed in the eTag, are reported in
column D. In situations where the interchange involves
more than one facility, report all of the facilities that are
associated with that interchange. Aggregate all of the
Presidential Permit holder acronym(s) and order
numbers associated with the interchange into one entry.
The Picklist shown in the form contains appropriate
Presidential Permit holder acronym(s) and order number
aggregates. Picklist options are provided in the web

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E.

form.
Report the total of Implemented Interchange
"Delivered" for the quarter by each corresponding
month.

EXCEEDED LIMIT EVENTS
DOE Presidential Permit Holders and DOE Export Authorization
Holders that have ordering paragraphs that place limits on their
use of border crossing transmission facilities must complete
Exceeded Order Term Events. Holders of Presidential Permits
and Export Authorizations report the instances during each
month where the DOE "Order" limit terms were exceeded.
Provide details of events where your DOE Order terms were
exceeded.
A.

Report the Month that corresponds to each line of data
reported for the quarter.
B. Report the DOE Export Authorization or Presidential
Permit Number. Picklist options are provided in the web
form. Most Presidential Permits begin with PP (e.g. PP101) and most Export Authorizations begin with EA (e.g.
EA-102).
C. Report the Date of the Exceeded Event
(MM/DD/YYYY). Report the Hours during which order
terms were exceeded.
E. Describe the Specific Term Order Exceeded (e.g.
EA-111-K exceeded annual transmission rate of
50,000 MWH authorized by Presidential Permit PP66)

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SANCTIONS
The terms and conditions of an electricity Export Authorization and Presidential Permit for the construction, operation,
maintenance, and connection of an international electric transmission facility issued by DOE require the holder of such an
authorization or permit to submit the information and data necessary to complete Form EIA-111 in a timely and accurate
manner. The timely submission of Form EIA-111 by those required to report is mandatory under Section 13(b) of the Federal
Energy Administration Act of 1974 (FEAA) (Public Law 93-275), as amended.
Failure to respond may result in a penalty of not more than $2,750 per day for each civil violation, or a fine of not more than
$5,000 per day for each criminal violation. The Government may bring a civil action to prohibit reporting violations, which may
result in a temporary restraining order or a preliminary or permanent injunction without bond.
In such civil action, the court may also issue mandatory injunctions commanding any person to comply with these reporting
requirements. Title 18 U.S.C. 1001 makes it a criminal offense for any person knowingly and willingly to make to any Agency
or Department of the United States any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements as to any matter within its jurisdiction.
Obtaining a valid Order from DOE authorizing the export of electricity under section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA) is a
necessary condition before engaging in the export. Failure to obtain such an Order, or continuing to export after the expiration
of such an Order, may result in a denial of authorization to export in the future and subject the exporter to sanctions and
penalties under the FPA. Also, a violation of any terms or conditions of the Order authorizing the electricity export, including
the failure to submit timely and accurate reports, may result in the loss of authority to export electricity and subject the holder of
such authorization to sanctions and penalties under the FPA.

REPORTING BURDEN
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1.5 hours per quarter per respondent,
including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and
completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of
this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Energy Information Administration, Survey
Development Team, E-21, 1000 Independence Avenue S.W., Forrestal Building, Washington, D.C. 20585-0670; and to the
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C. 20503. A person is not
required to respond to the collection of information unless the form displays a valid OMB number.

DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
Information reported on Form EIA-111 will be considered public information and may be publicly released in identifiable form.

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