[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 62 (Thursday, April 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 15735]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8060]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. FE C&E 99-3, C&E 99-4, C&E 99-5 and C&E 99-6, Certification 
Notice--170]


Office of Fossil Energy; Notice of Filings of Coal Capability of 
Panda Guadalupe Power, L.P., Lake Road Generating Co., Sabine Cogen, 
L.P. and Rathdrum Power, LLC, Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Filing.

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SUMMARY: Panda Guadalupe Power, L.P., Lake Road Generating Company, 
L.P., Sabine Cogen, L.P. and Rathdrum Power, LLC have 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: Panda Guadalupe Power, L.P. (C&E 99-3).
    Operator: Panda Guadalupe Power, L.P.
    Location: Guadalupe County, TX.
    Plant Configuration: Combined cycle.
    Capacity: 1,000 megawatts.
    Fuel: Natural gas.
    Purchasing Entities: Unspecified wholesale power purchasers.
    In-Service Date: December, 2000.

    Owner: Lake Road Generating Company, L.P. (C&E 99-4).
    Operator: Lake Road Generating Company, L.P.
    Location: the Town of Killingly, CT.
    Plant Configuration: Combined cycle.
    Capacity: 792 megawatts.
    Fuel: Natural gas.
    Purchasing Entities: Unspecified wholesale power purchasers in New 
England.
    In-Service Date: June, 2001.

    Owner: Sabine Cogen, L.P. (C&E 99-5).
    Operator: Air Liquide America Corporation (or an affiliate 
thereof).
    Location: Orange County, TX.
    Plant Configuration: Combined cycle.
    Capacity: 100 megawatts.
    Fuel: Natural gas.
    Purchasing Entities: Bayer Chemical Company, Entergy Gulf States, 
Inc. and to wholesale power purchasers.
    In-Service Date: November, 1999.

    Owner: Rathdrum Power, LLC (C&E 99-6).
    Operator: Rathdrum Operating Services, Inc.
    Location: Rathdrum, Idaho.
    Plant Configuration: Combined cycle.
    Capacity: 270 megawatts.
    Fuel: Natural gas.
    Purchasing Entities: Avista Energy, Inc.
    In-Service Date: October 1, 2001.

    Issued in Washington, DC, March 26, 1999.
Anthony J. Como,
Manager, Electric Power Regulation, Office of Coal & Power Im/Ex, 
Office of Coal & Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 99-8060 Filed 3-31-99; 8:45 am]
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