[Federal Register: October 19, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 201)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Fossil Energy
[Docket Nos. FE C&E 99-19, C&E 99-20 & C&E 99-21 Certification Notice--
179]

 
Notice of Filings of Coal Capability of Odessa-Ector Power 
Partners, L.P., Berkshire Power Company, LLC and Milford Power Company, 
LLC, Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of filing.

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SUMMARY: Odessa-Ector Power Partners, L.P., Berkshire Power Company, 
LLC and Milford Power Company, LLC 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: Odessa-Ector Power Partners, L.P. (C&E 99-19).
    Operator: Odessa-Ector Power Partners, L.P.
    Location: Odessa, Ector County, TX.
    Plant Configuration: Combined-cycle.
    Capacity: 1,000 MW.
    Fuel: Natural gas.
    Purchasing Entities: Multiple end users.
    In-Service Date: September 2001.

    Owner: Berkshire Power Company, LLC (C&E 99-20).
    Operator: Berkshire Power Company, LLC.
    Location: Agawam, Hampden County, MA.
    Plant Configuration: Combined-cycle.
    Capacity: 270 MW.
    Fuel: Natural gas.
    Purchasing Entities: El Paso Energy Marketing Company.
    In-Service Date: December 1, 1999.

    Owner: Milford Power Company, LLC (C&E 99-21).
    Operator: Milford Power Company, LLC.
    Location: Milford, CT.
    Plant Configuration: Combined-cycle.
    Capacity: 544 MW.
    Fuel: Natural gas.
    Purchasing Entities: El Paso Power Services Company.
    In-Service Date: January 1, 2001.

    Issued in Washington, DC, October 5, 1999.
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. 99-27250 Filed 10-18-99; 8:45 am]
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