[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5473-5474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01998]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15227-000]


Ortus Power Resources Colorado, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On July 9, 2021, Ortus Power Resources Colorado, 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 Phantom 
Canyon Pumped Storage Project to be located near the Town of Penrose, 
in Fremont, Pueblo, and El Paso Counties, Colorado. 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 closed-loop pumped storage project would consist of: 
(1) A new 4,728-foot-long, 202-foot-high roller compacted concrete 
gravity dam impounding a new upper reservoir with a surface area of 
93.8 acres, and a total storage capacity of 9,100 acre-feet at a normal 
maximum operating elevation of 6,176 feet above average mean sea level 
(msl); (2) a new 2,638-foot-long, 132-foot-high zoned fill/rockfill 
embankment dam (Main Dam), a new 4,071-foot-long, 64-foot-high saddle 
dam (Saddle Dam #1), a new 2,104-foot-long, 58-foot-high saddle dam 
(Saddle Dam #2), and a new 55-foot-long, 8-foot-high saddle dam (Saddle 
Dam #3) impounding a new lower reservoir a surface area of 322 acres, 
and a total storage capacity of 17,436 acre-feet at a normal maximum 
operating elevation of 5,630 feet msl; (3) a new 29,000-foot-long, 48-
inch-diameter concrete reinforced diversion pipeline for water delivery 
from the Arkansas River to the lower reservoir; (4) a new 6,500-foot-
long, 18- to 20-foot-diameter penstock connecting the upper and lower 
reservoirs; (5) a new 50,000 square foot powerhouse containing four 
125-megawatt reversible pump/turbine generators; and (6) a new 230-
kilovolt (kV) substation that will connect to the grid via one of three 
pathways: (a) Interconnection with the existing 230-kV Western Area 
Power Authority transmission line that bisects the project site; (b) 
interconnect with the Xcel transmission and distribution network at the 
Midway substation (would require 28-mile-long project transmission 
line); or (c) interconnection with the Colorado Springs Utility 
transmission and distribution network at the Nixon substation (would 
require approximately 33-mile-long project transmission line). The 
estimated annual power generation at the Phantom Pumped Storage Project 
would be between 800,00 and 2,800,000 megawatt hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Peter A. Gish, 8 The Green, Suite #4411, 
Dover, Delaware 13301, [email protected].
    FERC Contact: Ousmane Sidibe; [email protected], (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.
    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 registration, using the 
eComment system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspa. 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, you may submit a paper copy. 
Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via 
any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, 
Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should include docket 
number P-15227-000.
    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 https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/elibrary/overview. Enter the docket number (P-15227) in the docket number field 
to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.


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    Dated: January 26, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-01998 Filed 1-31-22; 8:45 am]
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