Notice2026-04636
Certification Notice-258; Notice of Filing of Self-Certification of Coal Capability Under the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act
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Published
March 10, 2026
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Energy Department
Abstract
On September 7, 2021, South Field Energy LLC (SFE), as owner and operator of the South Field Energy Project, a new baseload electric generating powerplant, submitted a coal capability self-certification to the Department of Energy (DOE). The Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (FUA), 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 91, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 10, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 11534]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04636]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Certification Notice--258; Notice of Filing of Self-Certification
of Coal Capability Under the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act
AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of filing.
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SUMMARY: On September 7, 2021, South Field Energy LLC (SFE), as owner
and operator of the South Field Energy Project, a new baseload electric
generating powerplant, submitted a coal capability self-certification
to the Department of Energy (DOE). The Powerplant and Industrial Fuel
Use Act of 1978 (FUA), as amended, 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, by contacting the Office
of Electricity by electronic mail to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c287aea7a1b6b0aba1abb6bbec87bab2adb0b6b182aab3eca6ada7eca5adb4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c085aca5a3b4b2a9a3a9b4b9ee85b8b0afb2b4b380a8b1eea4afa5eea7afb6">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marina Fennel at (240) 702-6156,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ca8fa6afa9beb8a3a9a3beb3e48fb2baa5b8beb98aa2bbe4aea5afe4ada5bc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="33765f565047415a505a474a1d764b435c414740735b421d575c561d545c45">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 7, 2021, SFE, as owner and
operator of a new baseload electric generating powerplant, submitted a
coal capability self-certification to the 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 in 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. See 42 U.S.C.
8311(d)(1); 10 CFR 501.61(c). Section 201(a) of the FUA provides that
``no 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.'' 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 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. 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: South Field Energy LLC.
Design Capacity: 1,182 megawatts.
Fuel to be Used: Natural gas.
Plant Location: 43250 Hibbetts Mill Road, Wellsville, OH 43968.
In-Service Date: September 2021.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on February 6,
2026, by Catherine Jereza, Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity,
pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. That
document with the original signature and date is maintained by DOE. For
administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of
the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal
Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the
document in electronic format for publication, as an official document
of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no way
alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the
Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on March 6, 2026.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2026-04636 Filed 3-9-26; 8:45 am]
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