[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1620-1621]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-593]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Docket Nos. FE C&E 99-27, C&E 99-28, C&E 99-29, C&E 99-30 & C&E 99-31
Office of Fossil Energy; Notice of Filings of Coal Capability of
Cleco Evangeline LLC, Liberty Electric Power, LLC, ANP Bellingham
Energy Co., Midlothian Energy Limited Partnership and La Paloma
Generating Company, LLC; Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act
AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of filings.
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SUMMARY: Cleco Evangeline LLC, Liberty Electric Power, LLC, ANP
Bellingham Energy Company, Midlothian Energy Limited Partnership and La
Paloma Generating Company, LLC have submitted coal capability self-
certifications pursuant to section 201 of the Powerplant and Industrial
Fuel Use Act of 1978, as amended.
ADDRESSES: Copies of self-certification filings are available for
public inspection, upon request, in the Office of Coal & Power Im/Ex,
Fossil Energy, Room 4G-039, FE-27, Forrestal Building, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Russell at (202) 586-9624
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title II of the Powerplant and Industrial
Fuel Use Act of 1978 (FUA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.),
provides that no new baseload electric powerplant may be constructed or
operated without the capability to use coal or another alternate fuel
as a primary energy source.
In order to meet the requirement of coal capability, the owner or
operator of such facilities proposing to use natural gas or petroleum
as its primary energy source shall certify, pursuant to FUA section
201(d), to the Secretary of Energy prior to construction, or prior to
operation as a base load powerplant, that such powerplant has the
capability to use coal or another alternate fuel. Such certification
establishes compliance with section 201(a) as of the date filed with
the Department of Energy. The Secretary is required to publish a notice
in the Federal Register that a certification has been filed. The
following owners/operators of proposed new baseload powerplants have
filed a self-certification in acccordance with section 201(d).
Owner: Cleco Evangeline LLC (C&E 99-27).
Operator: Cleco Evangeline LLC.
Location: Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Plant Configuration: Combined-cycle.
Capacity: 710 MW.
Fuel: Natural gas.
Purchasing Entities: Williams Energy Marketing & Trading Co.
In-Service Date: June 1, 2000.
Owner: Liberty Electric Power, LLC (C&E 99-28).
Operator: Liberty Electric Power, LLC.
Location: Delaware County, PA.
Plant Configuration: Combined-cycle.
Capacity: 500 MW.
Fuel: Natural gas.
Purchasing Entities: To be determined.
In-Service Date: Fourth quarter, 2001.
Owner: ANP Bellingham Energy Company (C&E 99-29).
Operator: ANP Bellingham Energy Company.
Location: Bellingham, MA.
Plant Configuration: Combined-cycle.
Capacity: 570 MW.
Fuel: Natural gas.
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Purchasing Entities: Competitive market participants in New
England.
In-Service Date: First quarter, 2002.
Owner: Midlothian Energy Limited Partnership (C&E 99-30).
Operator: Midlothian Energy Limited Partnership.
Location: Midlothian, TX.
Plant Configuration: Combined-cycle.
Capacity: 1100 MW.
Fuel: Natural gas.
Purchasing Entities: Competitive market participants in Texas.
In-Service Date: Fourth quarter, 2001.
Owner: La Paloma Generating Company, LLC (C&E 99-31).
Operator: La Paloma Generating Company, LLC.
Location: McKittrick, CA.
Plant Configuration: Combined-cycle.
Capacity: 1,040 MW.
Fuel: Natural gas.
Purchasing Entities: California Power Exchange.
In-Service Date: Winter 2001.
Issued in Washington, DC, January 5, 2000.
Anthony J. Como,
Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation, Office of Coal & Power Im/
Ex, Office of Coal & Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 00-593 Filed 1-10-00; 8:45 am]
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