[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 190 (Friday, September 29, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58520-58521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-25006]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket Nos. FE C&E 00-15, C&E 00-16, C&E 00-17, and C&E 00-18;
Certification Notice-189]
Office of Fossile Energy; Notice of Filings of Coal Capability of
LSP-Nelson Energy, LLC, Union Power Partners, L.P., Ennis-Tractebel
Power Company, L.L.C. and Badger Generating Company, LLC; Powerplant
and Industrial Fuel Use Act
AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Filing.
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SUMMARY: LSP-Nelson Energy, LLC, Union Power Partners, L.P., Ennis-
Tractebel Power Company, L.L.C. and Badger Generating Company, LLC
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: LSP-Nelson Energy, LLC (C&E 00-15).
Operator: LSP-Nelson Energy, LLC.
Location: Nelson Township, Lee County, IL.
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Plant Configuration: Combined-cycle.
Capacity: 1,100 MW.
Fuel: Natural gas.
Purchasing Entities: One or more wholesale power purchasers.
In-Service Date: Spring of 2003.
Owner: Union Power Partners, L.P. (C&E 00-16).
Operator: Union Power Partners, L.P.
Location: Union County, AK.
Plant Configuration: Combined-cycle.
Capacity: 2,600 MW.
Fuel: Natural gas.
Purchasing Entities: Interconnected utilities within the
Southeastern Electric Reliability Council.
In-Service Date: June 2002.
Owner: Ennis-Tractebel Power Company, L.L.C. (C&E 00-17).
Operator: Ennis-Tractebel Power Company, L.L.C.
Location: Ellis County, TX.
Plant Configuration: Combined-cycle.
Capacity: 350 MW.
Fuel: Natural gas.
Purchasing Entities: Texas Utilities Electric Company and others.
In-Service Date: December 1, 2001.
Owner: Badger Generating Company, LLC (C&E 00-18).
Operator: Badger Generating Company, LLC.
Location: Kenosh or Racine County, Wisconsin.
Plant Configuration: Combined-cycle.
Capacity: 1050 MW.
Fuel: Natural gas.
Purchasing Entities: Into the competitive wholesale power market at
market-based rates.
In-Service Date: 2003.
Issued in Washington, DC., September 25, 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. 00-25006 Filed 9-28-00; 8:45 am]
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