Scoping Meetings - White Pine Pumped Storage Project (White Pine Project or project) - P-14851-003

Daytime Scoping Meeting

DATE:          Tuesday, October 22, 2024

TIME:           9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. PST

LOCATION: Bristlecone Convention Center

ADDRESS:   150 6th Street, Ely, Nevada 89301

Evening Scoping Meeting

DATE:          Tuesday, October 22, 2024

TIME:           7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. PST

LOCATION: Bristlecone Convention Center

ADDRESS:   150 6th Street, Ely, Nevada 89301

Take notice that the following application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.

1. Type of Application:  Original Major License
2. Project No.:  P-14851-003
3. Date filed:  February 27, 2023
4. Applicant:  rPlus Hydro, LLLP, on behalf of White Pine Waterpower, LLC (White Pine Waterpower)
5. Name of Project:  White Pine Pumped Storage Project (White Pine Project or project)
6. Location:  The proposed project would be located approximately 8 miles northeast of the City of Ely, in White Pine County, Nevada.  The project would occupy 1,096.01 acres of federal land managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
7. Filed Pursuant to:  Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. §§ 791(a)-825(r)
8. Applicant Contact:  Mr. Greg Copeland, Program Manager for rPlus Hydro, LLLP.  Address:  White Pine Waterpower, LLC c/o rPlus Hydro, LLLP 201 S. Main St., Suite 2100, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111.  Phone:  (801) 759-2223.  Email:  gcopeland@rplusenergies.com
9. FERC Contact:  Evan Williams, (202) 502-8462, or email at evan.williams@ferc.gov.
10. Deadline for filing scoping comments:  November 22, 2024

The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing.  Please file scoping comments and motions to intervene and protests 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.  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.  All filings must clearly identify the project name and docket number on the first page:  White Pine Pumped Storage Project (P-14851-003).