[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 51297]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-24644]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Fossil Energy
[Docket Nos. FE C&E 99-17, C&E 99-18 and C&E 99-19; Certification
Notice--178]
Notice of Filings of Coal Capability of Cordova Energy Company
LLC, Athens Generating Co., L.P. and Mantua Creek Generating Co., L.P.
Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act
AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of filing.
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SUMMARY: Cordova Energy Company LLC, Athens Generating Co., L.P. and
Mantua Creek Generating Co., L.P. 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 the
proposed new baseload powerplants have filed a self-certification in
acccordance with section 201(d).
Owner: Cordova Energy Company LLC (C&E 99-17).
Operator: CalEnergy Generation Operating Company.
Location: Cordova, IL.
Plant Configuration: Combined cycle.
Capacity: 537 megawatts.
Fuel: Natural gas.
Purchasing Entities: El Paso Power Services Company.
In-Service Date: June 1, 2001.
Owner: Athens Generating Company, L.P. (C&E 99-18).
Operator: Athens Generating Company, L.P.
Location: Athens, Greene County, New York.
Plant Configuration: Combined cycle.
Capacity: 1,080 megawatts.
Fuel: Natural gas.
Purchasing Entities: Wholesale power markets.
In-Service Date: First quarter of 2002.
Owner: Mantua Creek Generating Company, L.P. (C&E 99-19).
Operator: Mantua Creek Generating Company, L.P.
Location: West Deptford, New Jersey.
Plant Configuration: Combined cycle.
Capacity: 800 megawatts.
Fuel: Natural gas.
Purchasing Entities: Wholesale power market.
In-Service Date: Second quarter of 2002.
Issued in Washington, DC, September 16, 1999.
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. 99-24644 Filed 9-21-99; 8:45 am]
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