Eagle Mountain Pumped Storage
Expected to bring decades of economic growth and prosperity to Riverside County, CA.
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Generating clean electricity in Riverside County, CA.
The Eagle Mountain Pumped Storage project, which would be built and operated using private funding, is poised to deliver a range of benefits– especially to those living and working in Riverside County.
The project would repurpose disturbed land in a long-retired iron ore mine outside of Joshua Tree National Park. This project has been studied, licensed and approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and Bureau of Land Management in consultation with state and federal water and natural resource experts and officials. It relies on safe and proven pumped storage technology already in use in California and around the world.
With economic and environmental benefits and the potential to strengthen the reliability of the regional energy grid, the project is an investment in the future.
Features of the Eagle Mountain Pumped Storage hydroelectric project:
The project would store energy, largely from solar power, produced when demand is low and use that energy to generate new reliable clean electricity during times of high demand.
The project would create an estimated 4,500 jobs during construction and more opportunities over six decades of operations, lifting up our local economies.
The project would generate approximately $2 billion in tax revenue for Riverside County over more than six decades, which could be invested in key priorities like police, fire and emergency response and quality schools.
The project would store and generate enough clean energy to remove 1 million tons of carbon pollution from the air each year, equivalent to 233,000 cars.
COMMUNITY BENEFITS
Bringing Economic Opportunities
This pumped storage project would generate significant benefits for Riverside County, CA.
The project would generate approximately $2 billion in tax revenue for Riverside County over more than six decades, which could be invested in key priorities like public safety, police, fire and emergency response, quality schools and improved infrastructure such as roads and water systems. This has the potential to make the project one of the highest property taxpayers in Riverside County.
Economic Growth
The project would create an estimated 4,500 good-paying jobs during construction and additional opportunities over six decades of operations, lifting up our local communities. The substantial economic benefit would support businesses and families throughout Riverside County and the Coachella Valley and support a wide range of sectors from construction services to hospitality and beyond.
Employment Opportunities
HOW IT WORKS
The project would repurpose an iron ore mine outside of Joshua Tree National Park. When energy demand is low during the day, the project would use grid power, including energy generated from solar and wind farms, to pump water to an upper reservoir at the mine. When communities need power, typically in the evening, the water would flow to the lower reservoir, generating clean energy for the electric grid.