By The Star Staff
Texas-based Circon Renewable Energy LLC has asked the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (PREB) for a certification as an energy power company to build a 340-megawatt combined cycle power generation facility and to provide wheeling services.
The PREB determined that a certificate submitted by the company was incomplete and contained discrepancies. The regulator gave the firm 30 days to fix the problems.
A 340 MW combined cycle facility can typically provide power to some 340,000 average-sized homes depending on factors such as average household electricity consumption and peak demand in the area it serves. Combined cycle plants are mostly powered by natural gas, although other fuels such as oil or hydrogen can be used in certain configurations.
In a PREB decision dated Oct. 30, the regulator said the company submitted, among other documents, a certificate of fact from Texas’ secretary of state, a certificate of authorization to do business in Puerto Rico, a certificate of good standing from the Puerto Rico secretary of state and an explanatory letter stating that no affiliates provide electricity services in Puerto Rico, among other documents.
The PREB said Act No. 57-2014 requires all electric service companies to obtain a certification and to file certain information under the terms established by the regulator.
“Circon submitted various documents containing information required by Sections 2.01 and 3.03 of Regulation 8701,” the PREB said. “However, the Energy Bureau notes several critical discrepancies and deficiencies in the submission.”
For instance, the regulator said, Circon provided contradictory classifications of its generation service: In Form NEPR-B03, Circon marked “fossil fuel or renewable energy generation with aggregated capacity of one hundred (100) MW or less” but in another form, Circon indicated “fossil fuel or renewable energy generation with aggregated capacity of more than one hundred (100) MW.”
“This inconsistency affects the applicable regulatory requirements and fee structure under Section 2.03 of Regulation 8701,” the PREB said.
The regulator granted Circon’s request for confidential treatment of certain documents.
“After careful evaluation of Circon’s Request for Certification as an Electric Service Company, and as an Independent Power Producer and Retail Electricity Supplier, the Energy Bureau determines that the Application is incomplete and does not fully meet the requirements listed in Regulation 8701,” the PREB said.
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