Notice2025-05110

Stonega PSH, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

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March 26, 2025

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 26, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13741-13742]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-05110]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15386-000]


Stonega PSH, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On December 18, 2024, Stonega PSH, 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 Stonega Energy Storage 
Project (Stonega Project or project) to be located in Wise County, 
Virginia. 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 Stonega Project would consist of the following: (1) a 
new 2,700-foot-long, 132-foot-high roller compacted concrete or 
concrete-faced rockfill dam forming an upper reservoir having a surface 
area of 62 acres and a total storage capacity of approximately 5,100 
acre-feet at a normal maximum water surface elevation of 3,427 feet 
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88); (2) a new 1,480-foot-
long, 209-foot-high roller compacted concrete or concrete-faced 
rockfill dam forming a lower reservoir having a surface area of 70 
acres and a total storage capacity of approximately 5,500 acre-feet at 
a normal maximum water surface elevation of 2,280 feet NAVD88; (3) a 
23-foot-diameter, 5,460-foot-long concrete and steel-lined tunnel 
connecting the upper and lower reservoirs; (4) a new 300-foot-long, 90-
foot-wide underground powerhouse containing three turbine-generator 
units with a total rated capacity of 650 megawatts; (5) a new 0.8-mile-
long, 161-kilovolt transmission line connecting the project to a 
substation; and (6) appurtenant facilities. Initial fill and make-up 
water for the project would come from adjacent waterways and/or 
groundwater wells. The proposed project would have an annual generation 
of 1,800 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Erik Steimle, Rye Development, LLC, 100 South 
Olive Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL 33401; phone: 503-998-0230.
    FERC Contact: Monir Chowdhury; phone: (202) 502-6736.
    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>. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0c4a495e4f4362606562695f797c7c637e784c6a697e6f226b637a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c2848790818dacaeabaca791b7b2b2adb0b682a4a7b0a1eca5adb4">[email&#160;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: 
Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 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, 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 
Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    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, 
community organizations, Tribal members and others, access publicly 
available information and navigate Commission processes. For public 
inquiries and assistance with making 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#48071818082e2d3a2b662f273e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="034c535343656671602d646c75">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    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-15386) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.


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    Dated: March 20, 2025.
Carlos D. Clay,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-05110 Filed 3-25-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P


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