Notice2022-05861
Notice of Filing of Self-Certification of Coal Capability Under the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act
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Published
March 21, 2022
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Energy Department
Abstract
On February 22, 2022, Alabama Power Company (Alabama Power), as owner and operator of a new baseload power plant, submitted a coal capability self-certification to the Department of Energy (DOE) for the Barry 8 unit at the Barry Electric Power Plant. The Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978, as amended, and regulations thereunder require DOE to publish a notice of filing of self-certification in the Federal Register.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 54 (Monday, March 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 15982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05861]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Certification Notice--259]
Notice of Filing of Self-Certification of Coal Capability Under
the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act
AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice of filing.
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SUMMARY: On February 22, 2022, Alabama Power Company (Alabama Power),
as owner and operator of a new baseload power plant, submitted a coal
capability self-certification to the Department of Energy (DOE) for the
Barry 8 unit at the Barry Electric Power Plant. The Powerplant and
Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978, as amended, and regulations thereunder
require DOE to publish a notice of filing of self-certification in the
Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Copies of self-certification filings are available for
public inspection, upon request, in the Office of Electricity, 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
or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#793a110b100a0d1609111c0b5715180e0b1c171a1c391108571d161c571e160f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="387b504a514b4c5748505d4a1654594f4a5d565b5d785049165c575d165f574e">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 22, 2022, Alabama Power, as
owner and operator of a new baseload power plant, submitted a coal
capability self-certification to DOE pursuant to section 201(d) of the
Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (FUA), as amended (42
U.S.C. 8311(d)), and DOE regulations at 10 CFR 501.61(a). The FUA and
regulations thereunder require DOE to publish a notice of filing of
self-certification in the Federal Register within fifteen days. See 42
U.S.C. 8311(d)(1); 10 CFR 501.61(c). Section 201(a) of the FUA provides
that ``no new electric powerplant may be constructed or operated as a
base load powerplant without the capability to use coal or another
alternate fuel as a primary energy source.'' 42 U.S.C. 8311(a).
Pursuant to section 201(d) of 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 must
certify to the Secretary of Energy (Secretary), prior to construction
or prior to operation as a baseload powerplant, that such powerplant
has the capability to use coal or another alternate fuel. See 42 U.S.C.
8311(d)(1). Such certification establishes compliance with FUA section
201(a) as of the date it is filed with the Secretary. Id.; 10 CFR
501.61(b).
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
at 10 CFR 501.61:
Owner: Alabama Power Company.
Design Capacity: 743 megawatts (MW).
Fuel To Be Used: Natural Gas.
Plant Location: 15300 Highway 43 North, Bucks, AL 36512.
In-Service Date: November 2023.
Signed in Washington, DC, on March 15, 2022.
Christopher Lawrence,
Management and Program Analyst, Office of Electricity.
[FR Doc. 2022-05861 Filed 3-18-22; 8:45 am]
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