[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 78 (Monday, April 26, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 22047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-08608]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15105-000]
Solia 9 Hydroelectric, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
On March 1, 2021, Solia 9 Hydroelectric, LLC filed an application
for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power
Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Llano County Pumped
Storage Project No. 15105-000 (Llano County Project, or project), a
closed-loop pumped storage project to be located in Llano County,
Texas. 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 pumped storage project would consist of the following:
(1) A 3,500 acre-foot upper reservoir with a maximum water surface
elevation of 2,400 feet mean sea level (msl); (2) a 3,500 acre-foot
lower, underground, reservoir composed of eight, 115,000-foot-long,
concentric tunnels varying in diameter from 4,200 feet to 5,400 feet,
with a maximum water surface elevation of -1,425 feet msl; (3) a
pumping plant and water supply conduit connecting the upper reservoir
to the Llano River; (4) a 2,800-foot-long, 16-foot-diameter
underground, steel-lined penstock equipped with a bifurcation structure
connecting the upper reservoir to the powerhouse; (5) a 200-foot-long,
70-foot-wide, 130-foot-high underground powerhouse containing two, 333-
megawatt (MW) reversible pump-turbine units for a combined capacity of
666 MW; (6) a 500-foot-long, 345-kilovolt interconnection line leading
from the powerhouse to an existing transmission line; (7) a 200-foot-
long, 200-foot-wide substation; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The
estimated annual generation of the Llano Project would be 1,450
gigawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Douglas Spaulding, 8441 Wayzata Blvd., Suite
101, Golden Valley, Minnesota 55426; phone: (952) 544-8133; email:
[email protected].
FERC Contact: Navreet Deo; phone: (202) 502-6304; email:
[email protected].
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
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY).
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-15105) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: April 20, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-08608 Filed 4-23-21; 8:45 am]
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