Federal Energy Regulatory Commission concludes public scoping

In coordination with the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Rawlins Field Office, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) held public scoping meetings and an onsite tour Sept. 24-25 for the proposed Seminoe Pumped Storage Project, which could power approximately 317,860 homes annually.

The Seminoe Pumped Storage Project, proposed by Black Canyon Hydro, LLC and rPlus Hydro, LLP aims to construct and operate a renewable energy facility at the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s (BuRec) Seminoe Reservoir on the North Platte River in Carbon County, about 35 miles northeast of Rawlins. 

The project involves building a new upper reservoir atop Bennett Mountain, adjacent to the Wilderness Study Area, along with a water conveyance and maintenance tunnel system, an underground powerhouse, an access bridge and two overhead transmission lines. 

It would use the existing Seminoe Reservoir as the lower reservoir and occupy about 1,025 acres of land managed by the BLM and 77 acres managed by the BuRec.

Although the meetings have concluded, the public can still submit scoping comments and motions to intervene and protests to FERC on the Seminoe Pumped Storage Project until Nov. 5.

Commenters can file scoping comments and motions to intervene and protests at ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. 

Commenters can submit brief comments of up to 6,000 characters without prior registration at ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx.

For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 866-208-3676 or 202-502-8659.