Federal Register #2026-20881

FERC public review of Dominion Energy South Carolina’s Stevens Creek Hydroelectric Project license application

FERC is seeking public input on Dominion Energy South Carolina’s application to continue operating the Stevens Creek Hydroelectric Project under a new major license. - Government buyer and proceeding: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued the notice. This is a hydropower licensing and environmental review proceeding, not a procurement solicitation. - Applicant and other named organization: Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. is the applicant. The proposed operating-plan updates would be coordinated with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. - Project location and facilities: The project spans Edgefield and McCormick Counties, South Carolina, and Columbia County, Georgia. Existing facilities include a reservoir, dam, navigation lock, powerhouse with eight vertical Francis generating units, generator leads, switchyard, ancillary equipment, and recreation facilities. The generating capacity is 17.28 MW. - Proposed project measures: Dominion proposes continued operation as a reregulating project; operating-plan updates; dissolved-oxygen and temperature monitoring; American eel passage and fish-passage planning; shoreline surveys and funding for fish losses from entrainment; an erosion-control plan; recreation-plan updates; and water-quality and historic-properties management plans. - Public input and licensing requirements: FERC is requesting comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions for its review. The applicant must also provide South Carolina water-quality certification, its certification request and proof of receipt, or evidence that certification was waived, along with final application amendments. - Procurement scope: No products, services, OEMs, vendors, purchase quantities, contract value, or contract performance period are specified.

Description

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission notice states that Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.'s application for a new major license for the Stevens Creek Hydroelectric Project is ready for environmental analysis. The project is located at the confluence of Stevens Creek and the Savannah River in South Carolina and Georgia, and includes a reservoir, dam, powerhouse with 17.28 megawatts of generating capacity, and recreation facilities. The applicant proposes continued project operation and several measures, including fish passage, water-quality monitoring, and updates to management plans. The notice solicits comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions by December 6, 2026, with reply comments due January 20, 2027.

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