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| http://morgangriffith.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398839 | Griffith Bill to Promote Closed-Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Passes House of Representatives | 2017-12-12 | 2017 | 2017-12 | Republican | House | VA | Morgan Griffith | G000568 | morgangriffith.house.gov | legacy | This technology is a job creator and an asset for a true ‘all of the above’ energy policy. share: f t The U.S. House of Representatives today passed H.R. 2880, the Promoting Closed-Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Act, introduced by Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA). The bill would streamline the licensing process the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) uses on closed-loop pumped storage projects. It would also require FERC to hold a workshop focused on potential opportunities for development of closed-loop pumped storage projects at abandoned mine sites. Congressman Griffith issued the following statement: “I applaud my House colleagues for supporting this commonsense bill to promote closed-loop pumped storage hydropower. This technology is a job creator and an asset for a true ‘all of the above’ energy policy. I have promoted it as a great idea for the Virginia coalfields because we have the infrastructure ready to support closed-loop pumped storage projects, but sites around the country would benefits from these projects as well. My bill makes the process of licensing them easier, and I hope today’s vote will serve as an encouragement to companies looking at closed-loop storage, whether in or out of a mine.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |