[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11400-11401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-6706]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Fossil Energy
[Docket No. FE C&E 96-02--Certification Notice--149]


Grays Ferry Cogeneration; Notice of Filing of Coal Capability 
Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Filing.

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SUMMARY: On February 28, 1996, Grays Ferry Cogeneration Partnership, 
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 Fuels Programs, 
Fossil Energy, Room 3F-056, FE-52, Forrestal Building, 1000 
Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 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

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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 a proposed new baseload 
powerplant has filed a self-certification in acccordance with section 
201(d).
    Owner: Grays Ferry Cogeneration Partnership.
    Operator: Philadelphia United Power Corporation.
    Location: Philadelphia, PA.
    Plant configuration: Combined cycle, topping cycle cogeneration.
    Capacity: 150 megawatts.
    Fuel: Natural gas.
    Purchasing entities: PECO Energy Company.
    In-service Date: October 1, 1997.

    Issued in Washington, D.C., March 11 , 1996.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Office of Coal & Electricity, Office of Fuels Programs, 
Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 96-6706 Filed 3-19-96; 8:45 am]
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