87 FR 80 pgs. 24552-24553 - PacifiCorp; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications
Type: NOTICEVolume: 87Number: 80Pages: 24552 - 24553
Pages: 24552, 24553Docket number: [Project No. 15241-000]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2022-08841 Filed 4-25-22; 8:45 am]
Agency: Energy Department
Sub Agency: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15241-000]
PacifiCorp; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications
On October 13, 2021, PacifiCorp filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of Long Ridge Pumped Storage Project to be located about 3 miles West of Mona, Utah. 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: (1) A new upper reservoir for alternative 1 with a surface area of 277 acres, a total storage capacity of 3,672 acre-feet at a normal maximum operating elevation of 6,500 feet average mean sea level (msl); (2) a new upper reservoir for alternative 2 and 3 with a total storage capacity of 2,798 acre-feet at a normal maximum operating elevation of 6,830 feet msl; (3) a new lower reservoir for alternative 1 with a surface area of 90 acres at a normal maximum operating elevation of 5,220 feet msl; (4) a new lower reservoir for alternative 2 with a surface area of 98 acres at a normal maximum elevation of 5,320 feet msl; (5) a new lower reservoir for alternative 3 with a surface area of 98 acres at a normal maximum elevation of 5,115 feet msl; (6) a 14,784-foot-long tunnel penstock, with a hydraulic head of 1,280 feet, connecting the upper and lower reservoirs to the powerhouse for alternative 1; (7) a 16,368-foot-long tunnel penstock, with a hydraulic head of 1,665 feet, connecting the upper and lower reservoirs to the powerhouse for alternative 2; (8) a 17,424-foot-long tunnel penstock, with a hydraulic head of 1,665 feet, connecting the upper and lower reservoirs to the powerhouse for alternative 3; (9) a new underground powerhouse that would be sited along the western shore of the lower reservoir for alternative 1, 2, and 3 containing three turbine-generator units with a total rated capacity of 500 megawatts; (10) a new 0.8-mile-long, 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission line connecting the powerhouse to PacifiCorp's existing Mona substation for alternative 1; (11) a new 1.2-mile-long, 345-kV transmission line connecting the powerhouse to PacifiCorp's existing Clover substation for alternatives 2 and 3; and (12) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual power generation at the Long Ridge Pumped Storage would be 1,460 gigawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Tim Hemstreet, Managing Director, Renewable Energy Development PacifiCorp. 825 NE Multnomah, Suite 1800, Portland, OR 97232 Tim.hemstreet@pacificorp.com .
FERC Contact: Ousmane Sidibe; 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.
[top] 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 https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior
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 https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/elibrary/overview. Enter the docket number (P-15241) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: April 20, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-08841 Filed 4-25-22; 8:45 am]
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