Notice2022-18234
Pond Peak Energy Storage, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications
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August 24, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18234]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15228-000]
Pond Peak Energy Storage, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
On July 26, 2021, Pond Peak Energy Storage LLC, filed an
application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the
Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Pond
Peak Pumped Storage Project (Pond Peak Project or project), a closed-
loop pumped storage project to be located in Washoe County, Nevada. 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.
The proposed project would consist of the following new facilities:
(1) a 1,250-foot-long, 75-foot-high earthen dam and a 650-foot-long,
35-foot-high earthen dam, collectively creating a 3,400 acre-foot upper
reservoir with a maximum surface elevation of 7,530 feet above mean sea
level (msl); (2) a 7,830-foot-long, 17-foot-diameter concrete- and
steel-lined underground conduit system to connect the upper reservoir
to the powerhouse; (3) a 4,000-foot-long, 19-foot-diameter concrete-
lined underground tailrace tunnel from the powerhouse to the lower
reservoir; (4) an underground powerhouse containing three variable-
speed reversible pump-turbine and motor-generator units with a
generation and pumping capacity of 200 megawatts each (total capacity
of 600 megawatts); (5) a 1,400-foot-long, 185-foot-high dam creating a
3,460 acre-foot lower reservoir with a maximum surface elevation of
5,920 feet above msl; (6) a 230-kilovolt transmission line from the
powerhouse to one of two alternative points of interconnection,
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one resulting in a 10.5-mile-long transmission line and the other
resulting in a 4.5-mile-long transmission line; and (7) appurtenant
facilities. The estimated average annual generation of the Pond Peak
Project would be 1,051,200 megawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Matthew Shapiro, Pond Peak Energy Storage, LLC,
424 West Pueblo, Suite A, Boise, Idaho 83702; phone: (208) 246-9925.
FERC Contact: Khatoon Melick, (202) 502-8433,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a7cccfc6d3c8c8c989cac2cbcec4cce7c1c2d5c489c0c8d1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7d16151c0912121353101811141e163d1b180f1e531a120b">[email protected]</span></a>.
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="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a>. Commenters can submit brief
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the
eComment system at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx</a>. You
must include your name and contact information at the end of your
comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#60262532232f0e0c090e05331510100f121420060512034e070f16"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a4e2e1f6e7ebcac8cdcac1f7d1d4d4cbd6d0e4c2c1d6c78ac3cbd2">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). 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-15228-000.
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="https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/elibrary/overview">https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/elibrary/overview</a>. Enter the docket number (P-15228) in the docket number field
to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: August 18, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-18234 Filed 8-23-22; 8:45 am]
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