Washington Pumped Hydropower Storage Project Bidding Announcement

Will Washington State get a permit for pumped hydro energy storage?

A proposed 2,650MW pumped hydro energy storage project in Washington State has received a preliminary permit from the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Developer Daybreak Power said yesterday that its US$4.9 billion Halverson Canyon Pumped Storage project received the favourable regulatory decision just before the end of June.

Where is the Goldendale pumped storage hydropower station located?

The Goldendale pumped storage hydropower station will be primarily located in Klickitat County, Washington, with a 681.6-acre site on private lands northeast of Portland and southwest of Kennewick, on the Columbia River, next to John Day Dam. The transmission line extends into Sherman County, Oregon.

What is the Goldendale hydropower project?

The $2 Billion+ project is a closed-loop pumped-storage hydropower facility with an upper and lower reservoir located about eight miles southeast of Goldendale, Washington. It will generate 1,200 megawatts of clean electricity while also storing the region’s abundant wind and solar electricity to use when it is needed.

Will Goldendale energy storage project get a Clean Water Act certification?

Today, the Washington Department of Ecology issued a Clean Water Act Section 401 water quality certification for the proposed Goldendale Energy Storage Project. The project, developed by Free Flow Power Project 101, LLC, would be a pumped water storage system along the Columbia River in Klickitat County.

Is Bad Creek a pumped hydro storage plant in South Carolina?

Bad Creek, an existing pumped hydro storage plant in South Carolina. Image: Duke Energy. A proposed 2,650MW pumped hydro energy storage project in Washington State has received a preliminary permit from the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

Where is next generation pumped storage coming from?

It has made solid proposals for three in total including Halverson Canyon, with the other two being Next Generation Pumped Storage, a 1,540MW facility near Nevada’s Hoover Dam and Navajo Energy Storage Station, a 2,210MW plant near Lake Powell in Arizona.