HomeMy WebLinkAbout10.29.24 Board Correspondence - FW_ Request for Delay of Action_Extension of Time submitted in FERC P-619-000 by Pacific Gas and Electric Company,et al.From:Clerk of the Board
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Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: Request for Delay of Action/Extension of Time submitted in FERC P-619-000 by Pacific Gas and Electric Company,et al.
Date:Wednesday, October 30, 2024 5:00:44 PM
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On 10/29/2024, the following Filing was submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Washington D.C.:
Filer: Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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Docket(s): P-619-000
Lead Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Filing Type: Request for Delay of Action/Extension of Time
Description: Pacific Gas and Electric Company submits request for extension of time until 11/28/2025 to file the final construction report re Grizzly Tap Removal and Reconnection at the Bucks Creek
Powerhouse of the Bucks Creek Hydroelectric Project under P-619.
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Power Generation
300 Lakeside Drive
Oakland, CA 94612
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 28209
Oakland, CA 94604
October 29, 2024
Via Electronic Submittal (E-File)
Frank Blackett, P.E., Regional Engineer
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Division of Dam Safety and Inspections
San Francisco Regional Office
100 First Street, Suite 2300
San Francisco, CA 94105-3084
RE: Bucks Creek Hydroelectric Project, FERC No. 619-CA
Bucks Creek Powerhouse
Grizzly Tap Removal and Reconnection – Extension of Time Request
Dear Frank L. Blackett:
This letter requests an extension of time (EOT) to file the final construction report (FCR) for
the Grizzly Tap removal and reconnection project at Bucks Creek Powerhouse, w hich is
part of Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E) Bucks Creek Hydroelectric Project,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) No. 619.
On April 22, 2021, FERC issued an Order Amending the Bucks Creek Hydroelectric
Project, FERC No. 619 (“Project”) License to Change Transmission Line Route and
Revising Project Description. Following the Order, on April 29, 2021, FERC’s San
Francisco Regional Office authorized PG&E to proceed with the proposed project
modifications. Due to impacts from the Dixie Fire, PG&E filed an EOT request on January
13, 2022. PG&E continued to experience project delays due to Dixie Fire impacts and
restricted access due to landslides in the project area . In addition, the reconnection work
was also dependent on the 115 kV Transmission Line Rebuild, due to these delays PG&E
filed an EOT request on May 23, 2023, and February 29, 2024.
PG&E has completed the 115-kV Transmission Line Rebuild Phase I work. PG&E utilized
a temporary shoofly to perform testing, commissioning occurred on December 23, 2023.
PG&E remobilized in summer 2024 to complete the remaining civil work at Bucks Creek
powerhouse but had to demobilize to accommodate the rebuilding the 115-kV
Transmission Line Rebuild Phase II work which included removing the existing temporary
shoofly. This was necessary due to limited space at Bucks Creek powerhouse yard and
the overlapping project work areas. For these reasons, construction completion of the
remaining civil work at Bucks Creek powerhouse has slipped to August 29, 2025. PG&E
respectfully requests an EOT to file the FCR with FERC on November 28, 2025.
Document Accession #: 20241029-5127 Filed Date: 10/29/2024
Frank Blackett, P.E., Regional Engineer
October 29, 2024
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PG&E appreciates FERC’s continued support of PG&E’s project to reconnect the Grizzly
Powerhouse. Should you have technical questions concerning this matter, please contact
Gavin Rhoads, project engineer for PG&E, at (530) 370 -6685. For general questions,
please contact Jamie Visinoni, senior license coordinator for PG&E, at (530) 215 -6676.
Sincerely,
Matthew Joseph.
Supervisor, Hydro License Management
cc: via email
Valentina Guzman, City of Santa Clara – vguzman@SantaClaraCA.gov
Nick Van Haeften, City of Santa Clara – NVanHaeften@SantaClaraCA.gov
Chris Karwick, City of Santa Clary - CKarwick@SantaClaraCA.gov
Document Accession #: 20241029-5127 Filed Date: 10/29/2024
Document Content(s)
PGE20241029_619_Grizzly_PH_EOT.pdf........................................1
Document Accession #: 20241029-5127 Filed Date: 10/29/2024