66 FR 19 pg. 8105 - Notice of Filing of Coal Capability of Magnolia Energy LP; Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act
Type: NOTICEVolume: 66Number: 19Page: 8105
Docket number: [Docket Nos. FE CE 00-43; Certification Notice—195]
FR document: [FR Doc. 01-2465 Filed 1-26-01; 8:45 am]
Agency: Energy Department
Sub Agency: Office of Fossil Energy
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Fossil Energy
[Docket Nos. FE CE 00-43; Certification Notice-195]
Notice of Filing of Coal Capability of Magnolia Energy LP; Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act
AGENCY:
Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.
ACTION:
Notice of filing.
SUMMARY:
Magnolia Energy LP 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 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 owner/operator of the proposed new baseload powerplant has filed a self-certification in accordance with section 201(d).
Owner: Magnolia Energy LP (CE 00-43).
Operator: InterGen Operating Company (Magnolia).
Location: Benton, MS.
Plant Configuration: Combined-cycle.
Capacity: 900 MW.
Fuel: Natural gas.
Purchasing Entities: Sold at wholesale to customers within the U.S.
In-Service Date: April 1, 2003.
Issued in Washington, D.C., January 19, 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. 01-2465 Filed 1-26-01; 8:45 am]
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