Federal Register #P2458273

FERC Seeks Comments on Great Lakes Hydro America, LLC Hydroelectric Project License Application

This opportunity involves the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), part of the Department of Energy, seeking public input on a new major license application for the Penobscot Mills Hydroelectric Project in Maine. - Government Buyer: - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Department of Energy - OEM/Vendor: - Great Lakes Hydro America, LLC (GLHA) - Project Scope: - Application for a new license for the Penobscot Mills Hydroelectric Project (Project No. 2458-273) - Project includes four hydropower developments: North Twin, Millinocket, Dolby, and East Millinocket - Pool-and-weir fish passage facility - Millinocket Lake Storage development - Two battery energy sites operating as a single battery energy storage system - Total rated capacity: 67.9 megawatts - Requirements and Notable Details: - Integrated system operation to manage water levels and flows - Minimum flow requirements for environmental protection - Fish passage and wildlife management provisions - Recreation management and environmental monitoring - Solicitation of motions to intervene, protests, comments, recommendations, and preliminary terms and conditions - No specific products, part numbers, or quantities are listed in the notice - Great Lakes Hydro America, LLC is the only OEM/vendor mentioned

Description

This notice announces that the application from Great Lakes Hydro America, LLC has been accepted for filing by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The application is for a new major license for the Penobscot Mills Hydroelectric Project located on the West Branch of the Penobscot River and Millinocket Stream in Maine. The project includes four hydropower developments, a fish passage facility, and a storage development with a total rated capacity of 67.9 megawatts. The notice solicits motions to intervene, protests, comments, recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway prescriptions, and indicates the application is ready for environmental analysis.

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