[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 20 (Thursday, January 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5425-5426]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01691]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15020-000]


Gridflex Energy, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On January 6, 2020, Gridflex Energy, LLC (Gridflex) filed an 
application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the 
Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the 
Eldorado Pumped Storage Project to be located in Clark County, Nevada. 
Gridflex subsequently amended its application on January 10, 2020. 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) An upper 
reservoir having a total storage capacity of 5,500 acre feet at 
elevation of 3,520 feet mean sea level (msl), and a surface area of 104 
acres; (2) two upper reservoir dams, the first dam would be 110-foot-
high and the second would be 60-foot-high, each upper reservoir dam 
would have a crest length of 1,100 feet; (3) a lower reservoir having a 
total storage capacity of 5,500 acre feet at elevation of 2,100 msl and 
a surface area of 102 acres (Alternative A) or a lower reservoir having 
a total storage capacity of 5,500 acre feet at elevation of 2,420 msl 
and a surface area of 95 acres (Alternative B); (4) a lower reservoir 
dam with a maximum height of 55 feet and a crest length of 8,720 feet 
(Alternative A) or a lower reservoir dam with a maximum height of 120 
feet and having a crest length of 5,600 feet (Alternative B); (5) a 
1,300-foot-long, 22-foot-diameter vertical power shaft, a 5,000-foot-
long, 22-foot-diameter headrace tunnel, and a 7,000-foot-long, 25-foot-
diameter tailrace tunnel (Alternative A) or a 1,000-foot-long, 19-foot-
diameter vertical power shaft, a 4,000-foot-long, 19-foot-diameter 
headrace tunnel, and a 5,000-foot-long, 22-foot-diameter tailrace 
tunnel (Alternative B); (6) an underground 400-foot-long, 80-foot-wide, 
120-foot-high, underground powerhouse (Alternative A) or a 350-foot-
long, 80-foot-wide, 120-foot-high, underground powerhouse (Alternative 
B); (7) three 250-Megawatt (MW) variable speed reversible pump turbines 
and motor-generators (Alternative A) or three 200-Megawatt (MW) 
variable speed reversible pump turbines and motor-generators 
(Alternative B), with a 1,420-feet or 1,100-feet of operating head, 
respectively; (8) a new twin circuit 230 kilovolt (kV), 5.5-mile-long 
transmission line with an interconnection at the Eldorado Substation 
near Boulder City, Nevada; and (9) appurtenant facilities. The 
applicant is considering multiple sources of water for the initial fill 
and makeup water including the Southern Nevada Water Authority. The 
estimated annual generation of the Project would be 1,314,000 Megawatt-
hours MWh (Alternative A) or 1,051,200 MWh (Alternative B).
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Matthew Shapiro, CEO, Gridflex Energy, LLC, 
424 W Pueblo St., #A, Boise, ID 83702; (208) 246-9925.
    FERC Contact: Benjamin Mann; Email: [email protected]; phone: 
(202) 502-8127.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing 
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file 
competing applications: Sixty (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 
[email protected], (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-15020-000.
    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 http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-15020) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.


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    Dated: January 24, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-01691 Filed 1-29-20; 8:45 am]
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