[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 120 (Thursday, June 20, 1996)] [Notices] [Pages 31512-31513] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-15690] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. QF95-328-001] EcoElectrica, L.P.; Notice of Application for Commission Certification of Qualifying Status of a Cogeneration Facility June 14, 1996. On May 28, 1996, as supplemented on June 13, 1996, EcoElectrica, L.P. (Applicant) of Plaza Scotiabank, Suite 902, Avenida Ponce de Leon 273, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 00917, submitted for filing an application for certification of a facility as a qualifying cogeneration facility pursuant to Section 292.207(b) of the Commission's Regulations. No determination has been made that the submittal constitutes a complete filing. According to the Applicant, the topping-cycle cogeneration facility will be located at Punta Guayanilla, in the Municipality of Penuelas, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and will consist of two combustion turbine generators, two heat recovery boilers, an extraction/condensing steam turbine generator and two miles of 230 kV transmission line. Steam recovered from the facility will be used by the Applicant for the production of distilled water. The distilled water will be sold to Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer [[Page 31513]] Authority, an unaffiliated entity, for distribution and sale to residential, commercial and industrial customers. The maximum net electric power production capacity of the facility will be approximately 525 MW. The primary energy source will be natural gas. Construction of the facility is expected to commence in the third quarter of 1996. The electric utility which will purchase the electric output of the facility is Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority. Any person who wishes to be heard or to object to granting qualifying status should file a motion to intervene or protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, in accordance with rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. A motion of protest must be filed within 15 days after the date of publication of this notice and must be served on the applicant. Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. A person who wishes to become a party must file a motion to intervene. Copies of these filings are on file with the Commission and are available for public inspection. Linwood A. Watson, Jr., Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 96-15690 Filed 6-19-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M