[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 25, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63850-63851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-27390]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket Nos. FE C&E 00-24, C&E 00-25, C&E 00-26, C&E 00-27 and C&E 00-
28; Certification Notice--191]


Office of Fossil Energy; Notice of Filings of Coal Capability of 
South Carolina Electric & Gas Co., Northern States Power Co., Cedar 
Bluff Power Project, L.P. and MC Energy Partners, 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: South Carolina Electric & Gas Co., Northern States Power Co., 
Cedar Bluff Power Project, L.P., and MC Energy 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 
acccordance with section 201(d).
    Owner: South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (C&E 00-24).
    Operator: South Carolina Electric & Gas Company.
    Location: Beech Island, Aiken County, SC.
    Plant Configuration: Combined-cycle.
    Capacity: 490 MW.
    Fuel: Natural gas.
    Purchasing Entities: South Carolina Electric & Gas.
    In-Service Date: June 1, 2002.

    Owner: Northern States Power Company (C&E 00-25).
    Operator: Northern States Power Company.
    Location: Burnsville, MN.
    Plant Configuration: Combined-cycle.
    Capacity: 313 MW.
    Fuel: Natural gas.
    Purchasing Entities: Northern States Power Company.

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    In-Service Date: May 1, 2002.

    Owner: Cedar Bluff Power Project, L.P. (C&E 00-26).
    Operator: Cedar Bluff Power Project, L.P.
    Location: Liberty County, TX.
    Plant Configuration: Combined-cycle.
    Capacity: 685 MW.
    Fuel: Natural gas.
    Purchasing Entities: Not yet determined.
    In-Service Date: January 1, 2003.

    Owner: MC Energy Partners, L.P. (C&E 00-27).
    Operator: MC Energy Partners, L.P.
    Location: Montgomery County, TX.
    Plant Configuration: Combined-cycle.
    Capacity: 685 MW.
    Fuel: Natural gas.
    Purchasing Entities: Not yet determined.
    In-Service Date: January 1, 2003.


    Issued in Washington, DC, October 17, 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. 00-27390 Filed 10-24-00; 8:45 am]
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