# 2026-12624: Virginia County Eyed for New Pumped Storage Study

2026-12624, Bluff Spur Pumped Storage, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, is a Federal Register notice from Energy Department, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission published 2026-06-24; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12624
- As of: 2026-07-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12624
- Title: Bluff Spur Pumped Storage, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Energy Department; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 37974
- Published: 2026-06-24
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-07-01

## In one line

Virginia County Eyed for New Pumped Storage Study

## Summary

Bluff Spur Pumped Storage, LLC wants to study building a big energy storage project in Wise County, Virginia, that could generate lots of clean power. The government is now accepting comments and competing ideas until August 17, 2026, so locals and energy fans have a chance to weigh in. This project could bring new jobs and cleaner energy, but no construction can start yet without permission.

## Effects PRIA read

- Preliminary Permit Won't Force Land Access: benefit, low. The preliminary permit, if issued, only gives the applicant priority to file a license and does not allow the permit holder to do land‑disturbing activities or enter lands or waters owned by others without the owners' express permission. That means landowners must give permission before the applica…
- Public Filing Deadline for Comments and Competing Apps: benefit, low. You can file comments, motions to intervene, competing applications, or notices of intent related to the Bluff Spur Project on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 17, 2026. FERC strongly encourages electronic filing and allows brief eComments up to 10,000 characters via its eComment system.

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## Sources
- [2026-12624 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/24/2026-12624/bluff-spur-pumped-storage-llc-notice-of-preliminary-permit-application-accepted-for-filing-and)
- [2026-12624 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-24/pdf/2026-12624.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12624 (as of 2026-07-01).