Notice2024-23385
Desert Bloom Energy Storage, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications
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October 9, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 9, 2024)]
[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: 2024-23385]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15364-000]
Desert Bloom Energy Storage, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
On June 14, 2024, Desert Bloom 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
Desert Bloom Energy Storage Project (Desert Bloom Project or project)
to be located near the city of Las Vegas in Clark County, Nevada. The
proposed project would occupy federal land managed by the 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.
The proposed project would be a closed-loop pumped storage project
that would consist of the following: (1) a new upper reservoir with a
maximum elevation of 4,810 feet above mean sea level (MSL), and a
storage capacity of 4,900 acre-feet; (2) a new lower reservoir with a
maximum elevation of 3,320 feet MSL, and a storage capacity of 4,900
acre-feet; (3) a 21-foot-diameter, 4,300-foot-long concrete and steel
penstock; (4) a powerhouse with approximate dimensions of 200 feet by
100 feet and 150 feet high, and containing two vertical single-stage
reversible Francis-type pump/turbine units with a total installed
capacity of 450 megawatts; (5) a 132-kilovolt, 3.5-mile-long
transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The water used to
initially fill the reservoirs and supplement evaporative losses will
either be hauled or piped in from a yet-to-be-determined source. The
estimated annual generation of the Desert Bloom Project would be 1,170
gigawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Jonathan Blum, Desert Bloom Energy Storage, LLC;
10000 West Charleston Blvd., Suite 230, Las Vegas, Nevada 89135; (702)
910-3329.
FERC Contact: Lee Baker; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b4d1c2d1c6d5c6d09ad6d5dfd1c6f4d2d1c6d79ad3dbc2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4f2a392a3d2e3d2b612d2e242a3d0f292a3d2c61282039">[email protected]</span></a>; phone:
(202) 502-8554.
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#cc839c9c8caaa9beafe2aba3ba"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="78372828381e1d0a1b561f170e">[email protected]</span></a>.
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/.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/.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#96d0d3c4d5d9f8fafff8f3c5e3e6e6f9e4e2d6f0f3e4f5b8f1f9e0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="094f4c5b4a46676560676c5a7c7979667b7d496f6c7b6a276e667f">[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:
Acting Secretary Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent
via any other carrier must be addressed to: Acting Secretary Debbie-
Anne A. Reese, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins
Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should
include docket number P-15364-000.
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-15364) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: October 3, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-23385 Filed 10-8-24; 8:45 am]
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