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Lake Elsinore Advanced Pumped Storage Project

PERMITTING DASHBOARD PROJECT POSTING DATE: JULY 02, 2020

PROJECT WEBSITE: LEAPS Hydropower

All dates below are specific to the schedule of the Environmental Review and Permitting processes for this project.

Cancelled

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING STATUS
CANCELLED

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ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING
N/A

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ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING PROCESSES
COMPLETED

Renewable Energy Production

SECTOR
Renewable Energy Production

Project Category

CATEGORY
Project Category FAST-41 Covered Projects

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

LEAD AGENCY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Description:

The Lake Elsinore Advanced Pumped Storage Project (Project No. 14227) is a proposal to construct an original pumped storage project in California.  The proposed project would consist of:  (1) a new upper reservoir (Decker Canyon) having a 200-foot-high main dam and a gross storage volume of 5,750 acre-feet, at a normal reservoir surface elevation of 2,792 feet above mean sea level; (2) a powerhouse with two reversible pump-turbine units with a total installed capacity of 500 megawatts; (3) the existing Lake Elsinore to be used as a lower reservoir; (4) about 32 miles of 500-kilovolt transmission line connecting the project to an existing transmission line owned by Southern California Edison located north of the proposed project and to an existing San Diego Gas & Electric Company transmission line located to the south.

On December 9, 2021, Commission staff issued a letter dismissing, without prejudice, the license application for the project.  On January 7, 2022, the project sponsor filed a request for rehearing or, in the alternative, motion for temporary stay of dismissal of license application.  On March 24, 2022, the Commission issued an order sustaining the result of the December 9, 2021 order and denying the motion for temporary stay.  

FAST-41 Initiation Notice

Project Application and Supporting Documents

Federal Agency Actions

Status of Mitigation Measures

  • Not applicable.  On March 24, 2022, the Commission issued an order sustaining the result of the December 9, 2021 order dismissing the license application for the project.

FERC Litigation

  • None filed.

Public Meetings and Comment Periods

  • There are no planned public meetings or comment periods.  On March 24, 2022, the Commission issued an order sustaining the result of the December 9, 2021 order dismissing the license application for the project.

Last updated March 29, 2022

Permitting Timetable

The permitting timetable below displays data as reported by agencies. Dates for Environmental Review and Permitting processes (Actions) that are in 'Paused' or 'Planned' status are subject to change and are not indicative of a project's final schedule.

  • For information about extensions, select an Action from the timetable below and select 'View Action Details' at the bottom of the page.
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Overall Project Timetable
 
STATUS
Schedule
Extension or Delay
Ahead of Schedule
Paused
No End Date
Planned

Action Information

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