02-10021. Office of Fossil Energy; Notice of Filings of Coal Capability, Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act

AGENCY:

Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy.

ACTION:

Notice of Filings.

SUMMARY:

The owners/operators of 13 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 MW	Plant location	In-service date
Duke Energy Arlington Valley, LLC	580	Arlington, AZ	June 1, 2002.
Otay Mesa Generating Co. LLC	510	San Diego, CA	3rd Quarter of 2003.
Moapa Energy Center, LLC	1100	Clark County, NV	April 2004.
Frederickson Power L.P	249.5	Tacoma, WA	July 2002.
Hot Spring Power Company, LLC	815	Hot Spring Cty, AK	July 1, 2004.
CPV Warren, LLC	520	Warren County, VA	2nd or 3rd Qrt 2005.
CPV Cunningham Creek, LLC	550	Fluvanna County, VA	2nd Qrt of 2005.
CPV Smyth, LLC	780	Smyth County, VA	3rd or 4th Qrt 2005.
CalPeak Power-Enterprise, LLC	49.5	Buttonwillow, CA	September 25, 2001.
Duke Energy Fayette, LLC	620	Masontown, PA	June 1, 2003.
Yuba City Energy Ctr., LLC	48.7	Yuba City, CA	Mid 2002.
King City Energy Ctr., LLC	48.7	King City, CA	Mid Feb. 2002.
Gilroy Energy Center, LLC	146.1	Gilroy, CA	Mid Feb. 2002.

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 18, 2002.

Anthony J. Como,

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