Notice2025-14838
Paradigm Shift Hydro, LLC; Notice of Declaration of Intention and Soliciting Comments, Protests, and Motions To Intervene
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August 5, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 148 (Tuesday, August 5, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37483-37484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-14838]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. DI24-5-000]
Paradigm Shift Hydro, LLC; Notice of Declaration of Intention and
Soliciting Comments, Protests, and Motions To Intervene
Take notice that the following application has been filed with the
Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Declaration of Intention.
b. Docket No: DI24-5-000.
c. Date Filed: December 5, 2023.
d. Applicant: Paradigm Shift Hydro, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Three Sisters Energy Project.
f. Location: The proposed Three Sisters Energy Project would be
located near the town of Buckley in Pierce County, Washington.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b)(1) of the Federal Power Act, 16
U.S.C. 817(b).
h. Applicant Contact: Jonathan Petrillo, 270 Bellevue Avenue, PMB
#1053, Newport, RI 02840; telephone: (203) 623-4637; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5b3134351b2b3a293a3f323c362833323d2f33223f293475383436"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="53393c3d1323322132373a343e203b3a35273b2a37213c7d303c3e">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Maryam Akhavan, (202) 502-6110, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f9b4988b809894d7b89291988f9897b99f9c8b9ad79e968f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cd80acbfb4aca0e38ca6a5acbbaca38daba8bfaee3aaa2bb">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and motions to intervene
is: September 2, 2025.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, protests, and motions to intervene using the Commission's
eFiling system at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp</a>.
Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without
prior registration, using the eComment system at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp</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#a6e0e3f4e5e9c8cacfc8c3f5d3d6d6c9d4d2e6c0c3d4c588c1c9d0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bff9faedfcf0d1d3d6d1daeccacfcfd0cdcbffd9dacddc91d8d0c9">[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: 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 first page of any
filing should include docket number DI24-5-000. Comments emailed to
Commission staff are not considered part of the Commission record.
k. Description of Project: The proposed Three Sisters Energy
Project is a closed-loop pumped storage hydropower facility that would
consist of: (1) an upper reservoir covering 25 acres, with a maximum
storage capacity of 1,780 acre-feet at a full pool elevation of 3,600
feet above mean sea level; (2) a lower reservoir covering 20 acres,
with a maximum storage capacity of 1,970 acre-feet at a full pool
elevation of 1,500 feet above mean sea level; (3) two steel penstocks,
each 4-mile-long and 10-foot-diameter; (4) an approximately 100-foot-
wide, 150-foot-long, and 75-foot-tall reinforced concrete and steel
powerhouse; (5) three turbines, each with a generating capacity of
approximately 88.3 megawatts (MW); (6) a system of industrial pumps to
transfer water from the lower to upper reservoir; (7) a 1.75-mile-long
overhead transmission line interconnecting with the existing Bonneville
Power Administration transmission system; (8) an approximately 1.75-
mile-long access road; and (9) appurtenant facilities. The applicant
indicates that it would develop water supply wells tapping into known
confined aquifers in the area and use the groundwater for the initial
fill and make-up water needs.
When a Declaration of Intention is filed with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, the Federal Power Act requires the Commission to
investigate and determine if the project would affect the interests of
interstate or foreign commerce. The Commission also determines whether
or not the project: (1) would be located on a navigable waterway; (2)
would occupy public lands or reservations of the United States; (3)
would utilize surplus water or water power from a government dam; or
(4) would be located on a non-navigable stream over which Congress has
Commerce Clause jurisdiction and would be constructed or enlarged after
1935.
l. Locations of the Application: This filing may be viewed on the
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 excluding the last three digits in the docket
number field to access the document. You may also register online at
<a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp</a> to be notified via
email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending
projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or
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email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cb8d8e998884a5a7a2a5ae98bebbbba4b9bf8badaeb9a8e5aca4bd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aceae9feefe3c2c0c5c2c9ffd9dcdcc3ded8eccac9decf82cbc3da">[email protected]</span></a>, for TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
and .214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular application.
o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: All filings must
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTESTS'', and
``MOTIONS TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, and the Docket Number of the
particular application to which the filing refers. A copy of any Motion
to Intervene must also be served upon each representative of the
Applicant specified in the particular application.
p. Agency Comments: Federal, state, and local agencies are invited
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
Dated: July 31, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-14838 Filed 8-4-25; 8:45 am]
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