Notice2026-04643

Certification Notice-265; 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 October 14, 2025, Clean Energy Future--Trumbull, LLC (Trumbull), as owner and operator of the Trumbull 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 11535-11536]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04643]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Certification Notice--265; 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 October 14, 2025, Clean Energy Future--Trumbull, LLC 
(Trumbull), as owner and operator of the Trumbull 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.

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#c88da4adabbcbaa1aba1bcb1e68db0b8a7babcbb88a0b9e6aca7ade6afa7be"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="155079707661677c767c616c3b506d657a676166557d643b717a703b727a63">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marina Fennel at (240) 702-6156, 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#397c555c5a4d4b505a504d40177c4149564b4d4a795148175d565c175e564f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="41042d2422353328222835386f0439312e3335320129306f252e246f262e37">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 14, 2025, Trumbull, 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: Clean Energy Future--Trumbull, LLC
Design Capacity: Approximate seasonal average capacity of 940 megawatts
Fuel To Be Used: Natural gas
Plant Location: Lordstown, OH, 44481
In-Service Date: December 2025

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. 2026-04643 Filed 3-9-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450-01-P


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