[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 128 (Thursday, July 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43112-43113]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14258]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15287-000]
HGE Energy Storage 3 LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
On September 27, 2022, HGE Energy Storage 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 the Fort Ross Pumped
Storage Project to be located in Sonoma County, California, adjacent to
the Pacific Ocean, approximately 1.5 miles northwest of Fort Ross State
Historic Park. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit 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 pumped storage hydropower project will consist of: (1) a new
upper reservoir with a surface area of 23 acres and a storage volume of
5,600 acre-feet at a maximum water-surface elevation of 1,500 feet mean
sea level; (2) a 12,000 foot-long, 10-foot-diameter steel-lined conduit
that connects the reservoir to the powerhouse; (3) a 250-foot-long, 30-
foot-wide, 100-foot-high, steel-reinforced concrete powerhouse
constructed 100 feet below ground level, with five 250-megawatt (MW)
reversible variable-speed pump-turbines, with a combined installed
capacity of 1,250-MW that discharge into the Pacific Ocean; (4) a 100-
foot-high, 30-foot-wide
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vertical access tunnel from ground level to the powerhouse; (5) a
vertical intake structure and breakwater of undetermined size and
design to lead from the tailrace to the powerhouse and to dissipate
discharge energy; (6) a 500-foot-long, 250-foot-wide concrete-lined
tailrace; and (7) a 0.5-mile-long, 69-kilovolt line extending from the
powerhouse to a planned AC-DC converter station. The estimated annual
energy production of the project would be approximately 3,714,406
megawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Wayne Krouse, HGE Energy Storage 3 LLC, 2901
4th Avenue South, #B 253, Birmingham, AL 35233; email:
[email protected]; phone: (877) 556-6566 X 709.
FERC Contact: Shannon Archuleta; email; [email protected];
phone (503) 552-2739.
The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners,
environmental justice communities, Tribal members, and others, access
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For
public inquiries and assistance with filings such as interventions,
comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is encouraged to
contact OPP at (202)502-6595 or [email protected]. Comments, motions to
intervene, competing applications (without notices of intent), or
notices of intent to file competing applications should be submitted
within 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.aspx. You
must include your name and contact information at the end of your
comments. For assistance, please get in touch with FERC Online Support
at [email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll-free), or (202)
502-8659 (TTY). Instead 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-15287-000.
More information about this project, including a copy of the
application, can be viewed on the Commission's website (http://www.ferc.gov) using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number (P-
15287) in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, do not hesitate to get in touch with FERC Online Support.
Dated: June 29, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-14258 Filed 7-5-23; 8:45 am]
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