A three-year clock on the initial development of a 2.2-GW pumped-hydro energy storage project on Lake Powell near Page, Ariz., has started following the issuance of preliminary permit by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
The permit gives Daybreak Power Inc priority rights to further study and develop the proposed $3.6-billion Navajo Energy Storage Station, says James Day, CEO of developer Daybreak., owner of Navajo Energy Storage Station LLC.