Notice2025-08179
HGE Energy Storage 8, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications
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May 9, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 89 (Friday, May 9, 2025)]
[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: 2025-08179]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15390-000]
HGE Energy Storage 8, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
On January 3, 2025, Gravity 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 Barrett Lake Pumped
Storage Project to be located in San Diego County, California. 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 facilities: (1)
a new 4,700-foot-long, 30-foot-high earthen with rubber sheet and
asphalt lined Upper Embankment creating the Upper Reservoir with a
surface area of 30 acres, and a total storage capacity of 1,500 acre-
feet at a normal maximum operating elevation of 3,00 feet average mean
sea level (msl); (2) the existing Barrett Lake to be used as the Lower
Reservoir at elevation of 903 feet average msl; (3) six new 6,500-foot-
long, 10-foot-diameter steel lined penstock shafts; (4) a new 100-foot-
long 30-foot-diameter vertical access tunnel to the powerhouse; (5) a
new 350-foot-long, 75-foot-wide, 100-foot-high reinforced concrete
underground powerhouse housing six 220-megawatt reversible variable-
speed pump-turbines totaling 1,320 MW of generating capacity; (6) a new
350-foot long, 300-foot wide concrete lined tailrace; (7) a new 4-mile
long 69-kilovolt (kV) transmission line that would interconnect to the
power grid via a new planned AC-DC converter station, and (8)
appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual power generation at the
Barrett Lake Pumped Storage would be 3,900 gigawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Wayne Krouse, Manager, HGE Energy Storage 8,
LLC, 2901 4th Avenue South #B253, Birmingham, AL 35233
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3a4d5b43545f7a525d5f545f485d4314595557"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2255435b4c47624a45474c4750455b0c414d4f">[email protected]</span></a>.
FERC Contact: Ousmane Sidibe; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c986bcbaa4a8a7ace7baa0ada0abac89afacbbaae7aea6bf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="db94aea8b6bab5bef5a8b2bfb2b9be9bbdbea9b8f5bcb4ad">[email protected]</span></a>;
phone: (202) 502-6245.
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,
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#b4fbe4e4f4d2d1c6d79ad3dbc2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a9e6f9f9e9cfccdbca87cec6df">[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/QuickComment.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx</a>.
For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7e383b2c3d31101217101b2d0b0e0e110c0a3e181b0c1d50191108"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="763033243539181a1f181325030606190402361013041558111900">[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-15390-000.
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-15390) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: May 5, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-08179 Filed 5-8-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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