02-3089. Office of Fossil Energy; Notice of Filings of Coal Capability Under the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Act

AGENCY:

Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy.

ACTION:

Notice of Filings.

SUMMARY:

The owners/operators of 30 baseload electric powerplants have submitted coal capability self-certifications pursuant to section 201 of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978, as amended, in accordance with 10 CFR 501.60, 61.

ADDRESSES:

Copies of self-certification filings are available for public inspection, upon request, in the Office of Coal & Power Import/Export, Fossil Energy, Room 4G-039, FE-27, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ellen Russell at [phone]

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 electric 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 (DOE). 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 electric powerplants have filed self-certifications pursuant to section 201(d) and in accordance with DOE regulations in 10 CFR 501.60, 61.

Owner/operator	Capacity	Plant location	In-service date
Panda Culloden Power, LP		Culloden, WV	August 2003.
Corpus Christi Cogen, LP	708 MW	Corpus Christi, TX	May 2002.
Washington Parish Energy Center, LLC	600 MW	Bogalusa, LA	January 2003.
Elwood Energy II, LLC	300 MW	Elwood, IL	May 2001.
Elwood Energy III, LLC	450 MW	Elwood, IL	May 2001.
CalPeak Power-Vaca Dixon, Inc.	49.5 MW	Solano County, CA	October 2001.
CalPeak Power-Panoche, LLC	49.5 MW	Fresno County, CA	September 2001.
CalPeak Power-Midway, LLC	49.5 MW	San Diego County, CA	September 2001.
CalPeak Power-Border, LLC	49.5 MW	San Diego County, CA	September 2001.
CalPeak Power-Mission, LLC	49.5 MW	San Diego County, CA	December 2001.
CalPeak Power-ElCajon, LLC	49.5 MW	San Diego County, CA	December 2001.
CPV Cana, Ltd.	250 MW	St. Lucie County, FL	3rd quarter 2004.
PSEG Lawrenceburg Energy Company, LLC	1,150 MW	Lawrenceburg, IN	March 2003.
Kiowa Power Partners, Inc.	1,250 MW	Pittsburgh County, PA	July 2003.
Fremont Energy Center, Inc.	700 MW	Fremont, OH	June 2003.
Calhoun Power Co., LLC	600 MW	Anniston, AL	June 2003.
West Valley Generation, LLC	160 MW	West Valley City, UT	October 2001.
Plains Ends, LLC	114 MW	Golden, CO	April 2002.
Conectiv Bethlehem, Inc.	1,100 MW	Bethlehem, PA	Fall 2003.
Pastoria Energy Facility, LLC	750 MW	Kern County, CA	June 2002.
Astoria Energy, LLC	1,000 MW	Queens, NY	Spring 2004.
Duke Energy Hanging Rock, LLC	1,240 MW	Hamilton Twnsp, OH	May 2003.
Wellhead Power Panoche, LLC	49.9 MW	Firegaugh, CA	September 2001.
Wellhead Power Gated, LLC	49.9 MW	Huron, CA	October 2001.
Griffith Energy, LLC	600 MW	Kingsman, AZ	October 2001.
CPV Terrapin, LLC	800 MW	Savannah, GA	4th quarter 2004.
Front Range Power Co.	480 MW	Colorado Springs, CO	May 2003.
Lower Mount Bethel Energy, LLC	600 MW	Bangor, PA	August 2003.
Panda Tallmadge Power, LP	1,100 MW	Ottawa County, MI	December 2003.
Duke Energy Stephens, LLC	620 MW	Duncan, OK	June 2003.

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 31, 2002.

Anthony J. Como,

Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation, Office of Coal & Power Import/Export, Office of Coal & Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.