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Commission advances Hydra Store's plan to add ~150 acres to Boulder City's Land Management Process for compressed-air storage project
Summary
Boulder City's Planning Commission voted to add roughly 150 acres to the city's Land Management Process list to enable a proposed Hydra Store 500 MW compressed-air energy storage facility; commissioners heard detailed presentations on technology, geotechnical staging and community impacts and recorded a mix of public support and questions about noise, water and long-term land use.
The Boulder City Planning Commission on Feb. 19 voted to add approximately 150 acres east of Interstate 11 to the city's Land Management Process (LMP) list for consideration as a lease site for a Hydra Store compressed-air energy storage facility.
City planner Sonisha Lion framed the item as an initial step: LMP listing does not grant a lease or construction permit but is the administrative action that allows a parcel to be considered for future lease and development. Hydra Store representatives presented company background, financing partners (presenters named Goldman Sachs and a Canadian pension fund), and project parameters: a proposed ~500-megawatt facility with eight-hour duration, a final operating footprint of roughly 100 acres plus about 50 acres for staging and construction, and a target 50+ year asset life.
Hydra Store speakers (Linda Bolan, Dean Tul and Julie Thompson) described the proposed…
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