Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 23/11/1998

Rumford Power Associates Limited Partnership; Order Granting Long-Term Authorization To Export Natural Gas to Canada for Subsequent Re-Import

The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice that it issued DOE/FE Order No. 1434 on November 9, 1998, granting Rumford Power Associates Limited Partnership (RPA) authorization to export to Canada for re-import to the United States up to 46,000 Mcf of natural gas per day. RPA intends to purchase this gas from Aquila Energy Marketing Corporation. The exported and imported gas would be used as fuel to operate RPA's new 265 megawatt cogeneration facility in Rumford, Maine. The project is expected to begin construction in November 1998. Gas for testing purposes will be required in March 2000 with commercial operation targeted for July 2000. Volumes of gas not used at the cogeneration facility would be sold by RPA to customers in the United States. The authorized quantity would be exported and imported on an interruptible basis for a testing period of five months, and thereafter on a firm basis for eight years commencing on commercial operation of the cogeneration plant. This gas would be exported from the United States at St. Clair, Michigan/St. Clair, Ontario, and equivalent volumes would be re-imported into the United States at Pittsburg, New Hampsh