[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 64 (Friday, April 4, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14817-14818]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-05765]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 14796-002]
GreenGenStorage, LLC; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing
With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing
and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Original License.
b. Project No.: 14796-002.
c. Date Filed: March 14, 2025.
d. Applicant: GreenGenStorage, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Mokelumne Pumped Storage Project.
f. Location: The proposed project would be located near the town of
Jackson, in Amador and Calaveras Counties, California. The project
would occupy 85.7 acres of Federal land administered by the U.S. Forest
Service.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Nicholas Sher, GreenGenStorage, LLC, 4900
Shattuck Avenue, P.O. Box 3833, Oakland, CA 94609; (209) 217-1425;
email: [email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Rebecca Kipp, (202) 502-8846 or
[email protected].
j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
k. The Project Description: The proposed Mokelumne Pumped Storage
Project would utilize the existing Pacific Gas and Electric's (PG&E)
reservoirs licensed under Mokelumne River Project No. 137 with the
following: (1) a 979-foot-long, 253-foot-high concrete faced rock
filled dam and an 865-foot-long, 149-foot-high concrete faced rock
filled dam impounding a 52,025-acre-foot Lower Bear River Reservoir
(LBRR) to be used as the upper reservoir; (2) a 1,257-foot long and
332-foot high concrete faced, rock filled dam impounding a 141,600-
acre-foot Salt Spring Reservoir (SSR) to be used as the lower
reservoir;
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The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) an upper
reservoir with a submerged screened lake tap within the LBRR with a
100-foot diameter, 30-foot high intake riser at an elevation of 5,680.3
feet NAVD88, a 50-foot diameter intake lake tap at an elevation of
5,680.3 feet NAVD88 with a 23-foot by 23-foot fixed wheel gate and 23-
foot by 23-foot stoplogs; (2) a lower reservoir (SSR) with a submerged
screened lake tap with an 80-foot diameter, 30-foot high intake riser
at an elevation of 3,693.5 feet NAVD88, a 40-foot diameter intake lake
tap at an elevation of 3,693.5 feet NAVD88, and a 22-foot butterfly
valve for the lower intake; (3) a 10,700-foot long, 22-foot-diameter
low pressure headrace tunnel (tunnel 1); (4) a 1560-foot-long, 22-foot
diameter pressure shaft with a 550-foot-long, 30-foot diameter surge
shaft daylighting on the surface; (5) a 4,700-foot long, 22-foot
diameter pressurized water conveyance system (tunnel 2); (6) a 260-foot
long, 70-foot wide, 163-foot high underground cavern containing two
reversible Francis turbines with a spare bay for the potential
installation of a third unit in the future with a total generating
capacity of 400 megawatts; (7) a 2,200-foot long, 22-foot diameter low
pressure tailrace (tunnel 3); (8) a 4,100-foot-long, 18-foot diameter
utility tunnel that would transmit power to the 230-kilovolt switchyard
serving as the interconnection point with the existing Salt Springs
substation; and (9) appurtenant facilities.
l. In addition to publishing this notice in the Federal Register,
the Commission provides all interested persons an opportunity to view
and/or print the contents of this notice, as well as other documents in
the proceeding (e.g., license application) via the internet through the
Commission's Home Page (https://www.ferc.gov), using the ``eLibrary''
link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field to access the document (P-14796). For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at [email protected], (866)
208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). You may also register
online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be
notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or
other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
m. 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,
community organizations, Tribal members and others, access publicly
available information and navigate Commission processes. For public
inquiries and assistance with making filings such as interventions,
comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is encouraged to
contact OPP at (202) 502-6595, or [email protected].
n. Procedural Schedule:
The application will be processed according to the following
preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be
made as appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Deficiency letter (if necessary)......... April 2025.
Additional Information Request (if April 2025.
necessary).
Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for July 2025.
Environmental Analysis.
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o. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice
of ready for environmental analysis.
Dated: March 28, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-05765 Filed 4-3-25; 8:45 am]
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