DOE Notice of PowerSouth Energy Cooperative Coal Capability Certification

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ACTION:

Notice of filing.

SUMMARY:

On April 21, 2022, PowerSouth Energy Cooperative (PowerSouth), as owner and operator of the Lowman 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 Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marina Fennel at (240) 702-6156, Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

On April 21, 2022, PowerSouth, as owner and operator of a new baseload electric generating powerplant, submitted a coal capability
self-certification to the DOE pursuant to § 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: PowerSouth Energy Cooperative.

Design Capacity: 688 megawatts.

Fuel to be Used: Natural gas.

Plant Location: 4932 Carson Road, Leroy, AL 36548.

In-Service Date: March 2023.

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. 2026-04639 Filed 3-9-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P

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