[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60383-60384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27397]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Certification Notice--251]


Notice of Filing of Self-Certification of Coal Capability Under 
the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of filing.

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SUMMARY: On October 26, 2017, APV Renaissance Opco, LLC, as owner and 
operator of a new baseload electric generating powerplant, submitted a 
coal capability self-certification to the Department of Energy (DOE) 
pursuant to the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (FUA), 
as amended, and DOE regulations. The FUA and regulations thereunder 
require DOE to publish a notice of filing of self-certification in the 
Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Copies of coal capability self-certification filings are 
available for public inspection, upon request, in the Office of 
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Mail Code OE-20, Room 8G-
024, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 
20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Lawrence at (202) 586-
5260.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 26, 2017, APV Renaissance Opco, 
LLC, as owner and operator of a new baseload electric generating 
powerplant, submitted a coal capability self-certification to the 
Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to section 201(d) of the Powerplant 
and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (FUA), as amended, and DOE 
regulations in 10 CFR 501.60, 61. The FUA and regulations thereunder 
require DOE to publish a notice of filing of self-certification in the 
Federal Register. 42 U.S.C. 8311(d) and 10 CFR 501.61(c). Title II of 
FUA, as amended (42 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), provides that no

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new base load electric powerplant may be constructed or operated 
without the capability to use coal or another alternate fuel as a 
primary energy source. Pursuant to the FUA, in order to meet the 
requirement of coal capability, the owner or operator of such a 
facility proposing to use natural gas or petroleum as its primary 
energy source shall certify to the Secretary of Energy (Secretary) 
prior to construction, or prior to operation as a base load electric 
powerplant, that such powerplant has the capability to use coal or 
another alternate fuel. Such certification establishes compliance with 
FUA section 201(a) as of the date it is filed with the Secretary. 42 
U.S.C. 8311.
    The following owner of a proposed new baseload electric generating 
powerplant has filed a self-certification of coal-capability with DOE 
pursuant to FUA section 201(d) and in accordance with DOE regulations 
in 10 CFR 501.60, 61:

Owner: APV Renaissance Opco, LLC
Capacity: 1000 megawatts (MW)
Plant Location: Renaissance Energy Center, Greene County, PA 15063
In-Service Date: Expected in June 2021

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 12, 2017.
Christopher Lawrence,
Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 
Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2017-27397 Filed 12-19-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6450-01-P