Notice2022-00814
PacifiCorp; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications
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January 18, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 11 (Tuesday, January 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2604-2605]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00814]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15244-000]
PacifiCorp; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for
Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing
Applications
On October 13, 2021, PacifiCorp filed an application for a
preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act,
proposing to study the feasibility of the Rocky Ridge Pumped Storage
Project (Rocky Ridge Project or project), a closed-loop pumped storage
project to be located south of the town of Glenrock in Converse and
Natrona Counties, Wyoming. The proposed project would be located in
part on federal lands administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land
Management. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to
grant the permit holder priority to file a license application during
the permit term. A preliminary permit does not authorize the permit
holder to perform any land-disturbing activities or otherwise enter
upon lands or waters owned by others without the owners' express
permission.
Three alternatives are being considered for the Rocky Ridge
Project. Alternative 1 would located about seven miles southeast of the
town of Glenrock, Wyoming and consist of the following: (1) An upper
reservoir with a surface area of 164 acres and a storage volume of
approximately 3,032 acre-feet created by a 1,475-foot-long, 300-foot-
high embankment dam; (2) a lower reservoir with a surface area of 63.5
acres and a storage volume of approximately 3,100 acre-feet created by
a 4,600-foot-long, 60-foot-high embankment dam; (3) a 5.2-mile-long,
20-foot-diameter steel penstock connecting the upper reservoir with the
powerhouse/pump station; (4) a 150-foot-long, 50-foot-wide concrete
powerhouse/pump station located on the lower reservoir shoreline
containing three 167-megawatt (MW) generating/pumping units for a total
capacity of 500 MW; (5) a 4.2-mile-long, 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission
line interconnecting to PacifiCorp's Amasa substation; (6) a 11.4-mile-
long, 24-inch-diameter underground pipeline to divert water from the
North Platte River near Glenrock to the project for initial and
maintenance fill; and, (7) appurtenant facilities.
The majority of the facilities for Alternative 2 (i.e., project
reservoirs, penstock, and powerhouse, etc.) would be located about
three miles southwest of Alternative 1 and consist of the following:
(1) An upper reservoir with a surface area of 202 acres and a storage
volume of approximately 3,096 acre-feet created by a 1,750-foot-long,
150-foot-high embankment dam; (2) a lower reservoir with a surface area
of 55.5 acres and a storage volume of approximately 3,100 acre-feet
created by a 2,950-foot-long, 30-foot-high embankment dam; (3) a 1.6-
mile-long, 20-foot-diameter steel penstock connecting the upper
reservoir with the powerhouse/pump station; (4) a 150-foot-long, 50-
foot-wide concrete powerhouse/pump station located on the lower
reservoir shoreline containing three 167-MW generating/pumping units
for a total capacity of 500 MW; (5) a 7-mile-long, 230-kV transmission
line interconnecting to PacifiCorp's Amasa substation; (6) a 14.3-mile-
long, 24-inch-diameter underground pipeline to divert water from the
North Platte River near Glenrock to the project for initial and
maintenance fill; and, (7) appurtenant facilities.
The majority of the facilities for Alternative 3 (i.e., project
reservoirs, penstock, and powerhouse, etc.) would be located about
three miles southwest
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of Alternative 2 and consist of the following: (1) An upper reservoir
with either: (a) A surface area of 73.1 acres and a storage volume of
approximately 3,615 acre-feet created by a 6,100-foot-long, 200-foot-
high embankment dam or (b) with a surface area of 256 acres and a
storage volume of approximately 3,700 acre-feet created by a 2,400-
foot-long, 240-foot-high embankment dam; (2) a lower reservoir with a
surface area of 73.1 acres and a storage volume of approximately 3,800
acre-feet created by a 4,900-foot-long, 130-foot-high embankment dam;
(3) either a 1.7- or 4.2-mile-long, 20-foot steel penstock with a
diameter of 20-feet connecting the upper reservoir with the powerhouse/
pump station; (4) a 150-foot-long, 50-foot-wide concrete powerhouse/
pump station located on the lower reservoir shoreline containing three
167-MW generating/pumping units for a total capacity of 500 MW; (5) a
10.1-mile-long, 230-kV transmission line interconnecting to
PacifiCorp's Amasa substation; (6) a 17.8-mile-long, 24-inch-diameter
underground pipeline to divert water from the North Platte River near
Glenrock to the project for initial and maintenance fill; and, (7)
appurtenant facilities.
The estimated annual generation of the Rocky Ridge Project would be
1,460 gigawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Tim Hemstreet, Managing Director, Renewable
Energy Development, PacifiCorp, 825 NE Multnomah, Suite 1800, Portland,
OR 97232; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dd89b4b0f395b8b0aea9afb8b8a99dadbcbeb4bbb4beb2afadf3beb2b0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="580c313576103d352b2c2a3d3d2c1828393b313e313b372a28763b3735">[email protected]</span></a>; phone: (503) 813-6170.
FERC Contact: John Matkowski; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#42282d2a2c6c2f2336292d3531292b02242730216c252d34"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a4cecbccca8ac9c5d0cfcbd3d7cfcde4c2c1d6c78ac3cbd2">[email protected]</span></a>;
phone: (202) 502-8576.
Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice.
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements
of 18 CFR 4.36.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing
applications using the Commission's eFiling system at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp</a>. Commenters can submit brief
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the
eComment system at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp</a>. You
must include your name and contact information at the end of your
comments. In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy.
Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via
any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville,
Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should include docket
number P-15244-000.
More information about this project, including a copy of the
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of
Commission's website at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp</a>.
Enter the docket number (P-15244) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: January 11, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-00814 Filed 1-14-22; 8:45 am]
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