[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 190 (Friday, September 29, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58520-58521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing 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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