Notice2024-14044
Oquirrh Energy Storage, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications
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June 27, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 124 (Thursday, June 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53620-53621]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14044]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15255-000]
Oquirrh Energy Storage, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
On January 25, 2022, Oquirrh 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
proposed 500-megawatt (MW) Oquirrh Pumped Storage Project to be located
on Coon Canyon Creek near the cities of Kearns and Magna in Salt Lake
County, Utah. 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 29-acre upper reservoir with a storage capacity of 3,400 acre-
feet at a water surface elevation of 7,005 feet above mean sea level
(msl), which would be formed by a ring-shaped roller-compacted concrete
(RCC) dam; (2) a 55-acre lower reservoir with a storage capacity of
3,600 acre-feet at a water surface elevation of 5,5630 feet msl, which
would formed within Coon Canyon by a 850-foot-long, 220-foot-high RCC
dam; (3) a combination of buried pipe and underground tunnels
connecting the upper and lower reservoirs, consisting of: (a) three 10-
foot-diameter, 3,3000-foot-long steel pipes; (b) three 10-foot-
diameter, 1,300-foot-long vertical shafts; and (c) a 21.9-foot-
diameter, 3,150-foot-long tailrace tunnel; (4) a 300-foot-long, 80-
foot-wide, 120-foot-high underground powerhouse housing three166.66-MW
reversible pump turbines; (5) an 11-mile-long transmission line
interconnecting with the grid at Rocky Mountain Power's Oquirrh
Substation; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The proposed source of
initial fill water would be groundwater purchased from an existing
water rights holder, with subsequent refill water required due to
evaporation or any residual leakage coming from either groundwater or
natural flow through Coon Canyon Creek. The estimated annual energy
production of the proposed project would be approximately 876,000
megawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Matthew Shapiro, CEO, Oquirrh Energy
Storage, LLC, 201 S Main Street, Suite 2100, Salt Lake City, Utah
84111; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e08d9388819089928fa092908c9593889984928fce838f8d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ddb0aeb5bcadb4afb29dafadb1a8aeb5a4b9afb2f3beb2b0">[email protected]</span></a>; phone (208) 246-9925.
FERC Contact: Khatoon Melick; email; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#afc4c7cedbc0c0c181c2cac3c6ccc4efc9caddcc81c8c0d9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4c27242d3823232262212920252f270c2a293e2f622b233a">[email protected]</span></a>; phone
(202) 502-8433.
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#68273838280e0d1a0b460f071e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="236c737363454651400d444c55">[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.
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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#2b6d6e796864454742454e785e5b5b44595f6b4d4e5948054c445d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8bcdced9c8c4e5e7e2e5eed8fefbfbe4f9ffcbedeef9e8a5ece4fd">[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-15255-000.
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-15255) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, do not hesitate to get in touch with FERC
Online Support.
Dated: June 20, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-14044 Filed 6-26-24; 8:45 am]
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