[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11400-11401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-6706]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Fossil Energy
[Docket No. FE C&E 96-02--Certification Notice--149]
Grays Ferry Cogeneration; Notice of Filing of Coal Capability
Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act
AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Filing.
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SUMMARY: On February 28, 1996, Grays Ferry Cogeneration Partnership,
submitted a coal capability self-certification 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 Fuels Programs,
Fossil Energy, Room 3F-056, FE-52, Forrestal Building, 1000
Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 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
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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 owner/operator of a proposed new baseload
powerplant has filed a self-certification in acccordance with section
201(d).
Owner: Grays Ferry Cogeneration Partnership.
Operator: Philadelphia United Power Corporation.
Location: Philadelphia, PA.
Plant configuration: Combined cycle, topping cycle cogeneration.
Capacity: 150 megawatts.
Fuel: Natural gas.
Purchasing entities: PECO Energy Company.
In-service Date: October 1, 1997.
Issued in Washington, D.C., March 11 , 1996.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Office of Coal & Electricity, Office of Fuels Programs,
Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 96-6706 Filed 3-19-96; 8:45 am]
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