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On April 24, 2024, Energy Recycling Company, 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 proposed Iron Range Pumped Storage Project, a closed loop pumped storage project, to be located near the City of Marble, Itasca County, Minnesota. 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 Iron Range Pumped Storage Project would consist of the following: (1) a lower reservoir proposed approximately 2,700 feet below the ground surface; (2) an enclosed upper reservoir proposed to be constructed of a concrete lined rockfill embankment; (3) a reinforced concrete 18-foot-diameter intake with a “morning glory” configuration; (4) a 2,800-foot-long vertical shaft penstock having a diameter of 16 feet connecting the upper reservoir to the powerhouse; (5) a 200-foot-long, 70-foot-wide, and 130-foot-high underground powerhouse located approximately 2,700 feet below the ground surface; (6) a 240-foot-long and 40-foot-high underground transformer gallery lined with concrete; (7) two 333-megawatt hydroelectric pump/turbines, (8) a new interconnection line approximately 200 to 500 feet long, joining a new substation adjacent to the project to an existing 230-kilovolt transmission line; and (9) a new pumping system to carry water to the upper reservoir. The proposed project would have an estimated annual generation of 1,450 gigawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Douglas A. Spaulding, Nelson Energy, 1030 Tyrol Trail, Minnesota, MN 55416; phone: (612) 599-8493.
FERC Contact: Shivani Khetani; phone: (212) 273-5917, or by email at shivani.khetani@ferc.gov.
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.
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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/eFiling.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 contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (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: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should include docket number P-15351-000.
More information about this project, including a copy of the application, can be viewed or printed on the “eLibrary” link of the Commission's website at https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search. Enter the docket number (P-15351) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: September 18, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-21886 Filed 9-24-24; 8:45 am]
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