Notice2026-09920
Oglethorpe Power Corporation; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions
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May 18, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 95 (Monday, May 18, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28589-28590]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09920]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. P-2725-076]
Oglethorpe Power Corporation; Notice of Application Ready for
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms
and Conditions, and Prescriptions
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: P-2725-076.
c. Date filed: December 6, 2024.
d. Applicant: Oglethorpe Power Corporation.
e. Name of Project: Rocky Mountain Pumped Storage Project.
f. Location: On Heath Creek, near the Town of Rome, Floyd County,
Georgia.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Ben Stanley, Oglethorpe Power Corporation,
Senior Vice President of Plant Operations, 2100 East Exchange Place,
Tucker, Georgia 30084; 770-270-7210 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f496919ada8780959a98918db49b8497da979b99"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e183848fcf9295808f8d8498a18e9182cf828e8c">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: David Gandy at 202-502-8560 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b7d3d6c1ded399d0d6d9d3cef7d1d2c5d499d0d8c1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="365257405f5218515758524f765053445518515940">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions: on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on
July 13, 2026; reply comments are due on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on August 26, 2026.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions
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 10,000
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#afe9eafdece0c1c3c6c1cafcdadfdfc0dddbefc9caddcc81c8c0d9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bef8fbecfdf1d0d2d7d0dbedcbceced1cccafed8dbccdd90d9d1c8">[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.
All filings must clearly identify the project name and docket number on
the first page: Rocky Mountain Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project (P-
2725-076).
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person on the official service list for the
project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the
Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the
responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve
a copy of the document on that resource agency.
k. This application has been accepted and is ready for
environmental analysis.
l. The Rocky Mountain Pumped Storage Project consists of the
following existing facilities: (1) a 120-foot-high, 12,895-foot-long
earth and rockfill upper dam; (2) a 221-acre upper reservoir with
10,650 acre-feet of storage and a normal operating pool elevation of
1,392 feet North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88); (3) a 35-
foot-diameter, 567-foot-high concrete-lined power shaft; (4) a 35-foot-
diameter, 1,935-foot-long concrete lined tunnel with two concrete lined
bifurcations; (5) three 19-foot-diameter, 470-foot-long steel lined
penstocks; (6) a 348-foot-long, 156-foot-wide, 175-foot-high powerhouse
containing three reversible Francis pump-turbines, with a combined
installed capacity of 904 megawatts; (7) three 230 kilovolt, 2.7-mile-
long transmission lines; (8) a substation; and (9) appurtenant
facilities.
The project has reserved storage water contained in two auxiliary
pools (Pool I and Pool II) adjacent to the lower reservoir. Pool I's
surface area is 400 acres and is formed by four dams, including: (a) a
25-foot-high earthen dam of unspecified length; (b) a 20-foot-high,
775-foot-long earth and rockfill dam; (c) a 50-foot-high, 700-foot-long
earth and rockfill dam; and (d) a 50-foot-high, 405-foot-long earth and
rockfill dam. Pool II's surface area is 200 acres and is formed by a
30-foot-high, 335-foot-long earth and rockfill dam.
Average annual generation (2018 to 2023) is 1,360,416.2 megawatt-
hours (MWh), and the average annual pumping consumption is 1,812,719.3
MWh.
m. A copy of the application can be viewed on the Commission's
website at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a>, using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the
docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number
field, to access the document (i.e., P-2725). For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support.
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All filings must: (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (2) set forth in the heading the
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name of the person
submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements
of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, recommendations,
terms and conditions or prescriptions must set forth their evidentiary
basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b).
Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the
applicant. Each filing must be accompanied by proof of service on all
persons listed on the service list prepared by the Commission in this
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, contact the Office
of Public Participation at (202) 502-6595 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cf809f9f8fa9aabdace1a8a0b9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d897888898bebdaabbf6bfb7ae">[email protected]</span></a>. You may also
register online at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a> to be
notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or
other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
n. The applicant must file the following on or before 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on July 13, 2026: (1) a copy of the water quality
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request;
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.
o. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 12, 2026.
(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)
Dated: May 13, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-09920 Filed 5-15-26; 8:45 am]
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