Document ID: FERC-2019-1121-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Permit Application: Pumped Hydro Storage, LLC
Posted Date: 2019-09-23T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 184 (Monday, September 23, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49722-49723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20495]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14990-000]

Pumped Hydro Storage, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On May 3, 2019, Pumped Hydro 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 a closed loop pumped 
storage project in Maricopa County, Arizona. On August 1, 2019, the 
applicant filed a revised application for the project to address 
Commission staff's June 19, 2019 comments. 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 Salt River Project Indian Spring Pumped Storage 
Project would consist of the following: (1) A new 240-foot-high, 1,000-
foot-long upper dam and reservoir; (2) a new 260-foot-high, 2,200-foot-
long lower dam and reservoir; (3) six 250-megawatt, turbine-generator 
units, for a total installed capacity of 1,500 megawatts; (4) a new 
200-foot-long, 345-kilovolt transmission line from the powerhouse to an 
existing grid interconnection point; and (5) appurtenant facilities. 
The proposed project would have an average annual generation of 3,285 
gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Steve Irwin, Pumped Hydro Storage, LLC, 6514 S 
41st Lane, Phoenix, AZ 85041; phone: (602) 696-3608.
    FERC Contact: Tim Konnert; phone: (202) 502-6359.
    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 http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief 
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the 
eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You 
must include your name and contact information at the end of your 
comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, 
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include 
docket number P-14990-000.
    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 http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14990) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

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    Dated: September 17, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-20495 Filed 9-20-19; 8:45 am]
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