# Federal Register #2737-029

FERC environmental scoping and pre-filing review for GMP’s Middlebury Lower Hydroelectric Project

**Posted:** October 02, 2026
**Respond By:** November 30, 2026
**Identifier:** 2737-029

FERC is conducting environmental scoping and pre-filing review for Green Mountain Power Corporation’s proposed new license for the Middlebury Lower Hydroelectric Project.
- **Government buyer:** Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Division of Hydropower Licensing, Great Lakes Branch.
- **Project applicant:** Green Mountain Power Corporation (GMP), which filed the Pre-Application Document for Project No. 2737-029.
- **Project:** Hydroelectric project on Otter Creek in Addison County, Vermont.
- **Review activities:** FERC is seeking comments on the Pre-Application Document and Scoping Document 1, study requests, and requests for cooperating-agency status. The process includes public scoping sessions and a project site visit.
- **Procurement status:** This is a licensing and environmental-review notice, not a request to purchase products or services. No purchase quantities, product part numbers, or OEMs are specified.

### Description

Green Mountain Power Corporation filed a Pre-Application Document and intends to seek a new license for the Middlebury Lower Hydroelectric Project on Otter Creek in Addison County, Vermont. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is commencing the pre-filing licensing process and soliciting comments on the PAD and Scoping Document 1, as well as study requests. Comments, study requests, and requests for cooperating agency status are due by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on November 30, 2026. Commission staff will conduct environmental scoping, including scoping sessions and a project site visit on October 27, 2026.

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