66 FR 107 pg. 29937 - Office of Fossil Energy; Notice of Filings of Coal Capability of Augusta Energy, LLC and Tenaska Alabama II Partners, L.P. Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act
Type: NOTICEVolume: 66Number: 107Page: 29937
Docket number: [Docket Nos. FE CE 01-65, and CE 01-66Certification Notice—200]
FR document: [FR Doc. 01-13916 Filed 6-1-01; 8:45 am]
Agency: Energy Department
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket Nos. FE CE 01-65, and CE 01-66Certification Notice-200]
Office of Fossil Energy; Notice of Filings of Coal Capability of Augusta Energy, LLC and Tenaska Alabama II Partners, L.P. Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act
AGENCY:
Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy.
ACTION:
Notice of filing.
SUMMARY:
Augusta Energy, LLC and Tenaska Alabama II Partners, 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 accordance with section 201(d).
Owner: Augusta Energy LLC (CE 01-65).
Operator: Calpine Eastern Inc.
Location: Richmond County, GA.
Plant Configuration: Combined-cycle.
Capacity: 825 MW.
Fuel: Natural gas.
Purchasing Entities: Wholesale electric market.
In-Service Date: September 1, 2003.
Owner: Tenaska Alabama II Partners, L.P. (CE 01-66).
Operator: Tenaska Alabama II Partners, L.P.
Location: Autauga County, AL.
Plant Configuration: Combined-cycle.
Capacity: 875 MW.
Fuel: Natural gas.
Purchasing Entities: Coral Power, LLC.
In-Service Date: May, 2003.
Issued in Washington, DC, May 29, 2001.
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. 01-13916 Filed 6-1-01; 8:45 am]
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