Final Environmental Impact Statement: Proposed Summit Pumped StorageHydroelectric Project, Summit County, Norton, Ohio

摘要

The final environmental impact statement (FEIS) evaluates the potential economicbenefits and the project-specific and cumulative environmental impacts associated with pumped storage hydroelectric development in the City of Norton, Summit County, in northeast Ohio. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is considering a license application submitted by Summit Energy Storage, Inc., proposing development of the Summit Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project (Summit Project). The action of licensing the project involves tradeoffs among new energy production resources and environmental quality. The staff formulated alternatives and made a comparative evaluation of impacts to respond to concerns raised during public meetings and during review of the draft EIS. In developing its recommendations, the staff gave equal consideration to developmental and nondevelopmental values, in accordance with the Federal Power Act (FP Act), as amended by the Electric Consumers Protection Act of 1986.