Opportunity
Federal Register #Project No. 2538-102
FERC environmental assessments for Beebee Island and Felt hydropower projects
Posted
October 27, 2026
Identifier
Project No. 2538-102
FERC is reviewing hydropower relicensing proposals and preparing environmental assessments, not seeking commercial products or services. - Government buyer: U.S. Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); no specific office is identified. - Applicant: Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P., seeking relicensing of the 7.75-megawatt Beebee Island Hydroelectric Project No. 2538 on the Black River in Jefferson County, New York. - FERC plans to prepare and circulate an environmental assessment for the Beebee Island proposal, followed by a 30-day public comment period; comments will inform the Commission’s licensing decision. - The attachment also describes an environmental assessment for the Felt Project, likewise followed by a 30-day comment period. - No products, quantities, part numbers, contract value, or procurement requirements are identified.
Description
Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P. filed an application to relicense the 7.75-megawatt Beebee Island Hydroelectric Project No. 2538, located on the Black River in Jefferson County, New York. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission staff intends to prepare an environmental assessment of the relicensing application. The assessment will be circulated for review and issued for a 30-day comment period. The notice states that the Commission's target date for issuing the EA is October 22, 2027.