[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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