Notice2026-00473
Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment
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January 13, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 13, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1295-1296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00473]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2315-178]
Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.; Notice of Intent To Prepare
an Environmental Assessment
On November 25, 2025, Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. (DESC)
filed a revised application for a non-capacity amendment of the license
for the Neal Shoals Hydroelectric Project No. 2315. DESC initially
filed the request to amend its license on May 24, 2024; however, on
April 15, 2025, DESC requested to place the amendment application in
abeyance. On April 12, 2025, Commission staff granted the abeyance. On
June 20, 2025, DESC requested a 6-month extension of the abeyance,
which Commission staff granted on July 1, 2025. The project is located
on the Broad River in South Carolina and occupies federal lands
administered by the Sumter National Forest.
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The licensee's proposal to replace the four existing turbines in
the powerhouse with eight submersible turbine-generator units to be
installed at the existing draft tube openings and construct a new
substation and underground duct bank at the project remains the same in
the revised amendment application. As with the initial proposal, the
licensee proposes to decouple the existing generators, which would no
longer be needed, and decommission and abandon them in place. The
licensee expects the project's generating capacity to increase from 4.4
MW to 5.76 MW (rather than 5.6 MW, as initially proposed) while the
hydraulic capacity would remain the same at 3,500 cfs (rather than a
reduction in hydraulic capacity to 3,160 cfs, as initially proposed).
On September 30, 2024, the Commission issued a public notice for
the initial amendment application. On October 30, 2024, the South
Caronia Department of Natural Resources filed comments on the proposal.
DESC filed a response to comments on November 8, 2024. Given the
substantial similarity between the initial and revised amendment
applications, the Commission will not issue a new public notice for the
revised amendment application.
This notice identifies Commission staff's intention to prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) for the project.\1\ Commission staff
plans to issue an EA by February 6, 2026. Revisions to the schedule may
be made as appropriate. The EA will be issued for a 30-day comment
period. All comments filed on the EA will be reviewed by staff and
considered in the Commission's final decision on the proceeding.
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\1\ The unique identification number for documents relating to
this environmental review is EAXX-019-20-000-1732197559.
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For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, contact the Office
of Public Participation at (202) 502-6595 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#06495656466063746528616970"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2f607f7f6f494a5d4c01484059">[email protected]</span></a>.
Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Elizabeth
Moats at 202-502-6632 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e1a48d889b8083849589cfae92888493ac8e809592a187849382cf868e97"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="60250c091a01020514084e2f130905122d0f01141320060512034e070f16">[email protected]</span></a>.
(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)
Dated: January 8, 2026.
Carlos D. Clay,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-00473 Filed 1-12-26; 8:45 am]
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