Notice2026-04642
Certification Notice-264; 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
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
On August 26, 2025, CPV Basin Ranch, LLC (CPV Basin Ranch), as owner and operator of the CPV Basin Ranch Energy Center, 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]
[Pages 11536-11537]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04642]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Certification Notice--264]
Certification Notice--264; 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 August 26, 2025, CPV Basin Ranch, LLC (CPV Basin Ranch), as
owner and operator of the CPV Basin Ranch Energy Center, a new baseload
electric generating powerplant,
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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#f5b099909681879c969c818cdbb08d859a878186b59d84db919a90db929a83"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c287aea7a1b6b0aba1abb6bbec87bab2adb0b6b182aab3eca6ada7eca5adb4">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marina Fennel at (240) 702-6156,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ce8ba2abadbabca7ada7bab7e08bb6bea1bcbabd8ea6bfe0aaa1abe0a9a1b8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d89db4bdbbacaab1bbb1aca1f69da0a8b7aaacab98b0a9f6bcb7bdf6bfb7ae">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 26, 2025, CPV Basin Ranch, as
owner and operator of a new baseload electric generating powerplant,
submitted a coal capability self-certification to the DOE pursuant to
Sec. 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: CPV Basin Ranch, LLC
Design Capacity: Seasonal average capacity of 1,350 megawatts
Fuel To Be Used: Natural gas
Plant Location: 535 Private Road 177, Pecos, TX 79772
In-Service Date: December 2028
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. 2026-04642 Filed 3-9-26; 8:45 am]
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