Notice2024-13929
HGE Energy Storage 1, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications
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June 26, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 53421]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13929]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15284-000]
HGE Energy Storage 1, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
On August 18, 2022, HGE Energy Storage 1, 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 proposed 1,351-
megawatt (MW) Vandenberg Pumped Storage Project to be located at the
Vandenberg Air Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California. The sole
purpose of a preliminary permit 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 28.4-acre upper reservoir and a storage capacity of 7,104 acre-
feet at an water surface elevation of 1,200 feet above mean sea level,
created by a 30-foot-high, 4,450 foot-long upper embankment dam with
rubber sheet and asphalt lining; (2) a 7,500-foot-long conduit
connecting the upper reservoir to the Pacific Ocean; (3) a 250-foot
long, 75-foot-wide, 100 foot-high powerhouse, constructed approximately
100 feet below ground level near the Pacific Ocean; (4) seven steel-
lined, 7,500-foot-long penstocks; (5) seven 193-MW, reversible
variable-speed pump turbines; a (6) a new, single circuit 214-kilovolt
transmission line interconnecting the project to the grid at the Lompoc
substation in Lompoc, California; and (7) a 400-foot-high, 30-foot-
diameter vertical access tunnel approximately constructed from ground
level to the powerhouse.
Water for the project would be pumped directly from the Pacific
Ocean. A breakwater would be constructed in the Pacific Ocean to reduce
water level fluctuations during pumping events, and to dissipate energy
during periods of power generation, for the purpose of reducing impacts
to marine resources caused by project discharges. The estimated annual
energy production of the proposed project would be approximately
3,952,128 megawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Wayne Krouse, Manager, HGE Energy Storage 1
LLC, 2901 4th Avenue South #B 253, Birmingham, AL 35233; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c1b6a0b8afa481a9a6a4afa4b3a6b8efa2aeac"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7a0d1b03141f3a121d1f141f081d0354191517">[email protected]</span></a>; phone (877) 556-6566 x-709.
FERC Contact: Benjamin Mann; email; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9af8fff4f0fbf7f3f4b4f7fbf4f4dafcffe8f9b4fdf5ec"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="066463686c676b6f68286b676868466063746528616970">[email protected]</span></a>; phone
(202) 502-8127.
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's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners,
environmental justice communities, Tribal members, and others, access
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For
public inquiries and assistance with filings such as interventions,
comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is encouraged to
contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0d425d5d4d6b687f6e236a627b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="18574848587e7d6a7b367f776e">[email protected]</span></a>. Comments, motions to
intervene, competing applications (without notices of intent), or
notices of intent to file competing applications should be submitted
within 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/eFiling.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/eFiling.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>. For
assistance, please get in touch with FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#82c4c7d0c1cdeceeebece7d1f7f2f2edf0f6c2e4e7f0e1ace5edf4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="50161502131f3e3c393e35032520203f222410363522337e373f26">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll-free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). Instead of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy.
Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to:
Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Debbie-
Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any
filing should include docket number P-15284-000.
More information about this project, including a copy of the
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the
Commission's website at <a href="https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search">https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search</a>.
Enter the docket number (P-15284) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, do not hesitate to get in touch with FERC
Online Support.
Dated: June 18, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-13929 Filed 6-25-24; 8:45 am]
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