Notice2026-01074

Renewable Energy Aggregators, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

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January 21, 2026

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 21, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2532-2533]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01074]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15411-000]


Renewable Energy Aggregators, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On July 23, 2025, Renewable Energy Aggregators, Inc., filed an 
application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the 
Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Old 
Forge Bore Hole Pumped Storage Hydro Project to be located in Luzerne 
and Lackawanna Counties, Pennsylvania. The sole purpose of a 
preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit holder priority 
to file a license application during the permit term. A preliminary 
permit does not authorize the permit holder to perform any land-
disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by 
others without the owners' express permission.
    The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) a new 
upper reservoir with a storage capacity of 2,042 acre-feet at a surface 
elevation of approximately 1,513 feet North American Vertical Datum of 
1988 (NAVD88) created through construction of a combination of earthen 
or concrete dam/dike with a preferred approach of reusing as much of 
the excavated material as possible; (2) a new lower reservoir with a 
storage capacity of 2,026 acre-feet at a surface elevation of 604 feet 
NAVD88; (3) two new 9,110-foot-long, 12.5- to 10.25-foot-diameter 
buried penstocks connecting the upper and lower reservoirs; (4) a new 
underground 200-foot-long, 150-foot-wide powerhouse containing two 
turbine-generator units with a total rated capacity of 184 megawatts; 
(5) a new 1.2-mile-long, 230-kilovolt transmission line connecting the 
powerhouse to a nearby electric grid interconnection point; and (6) 
appurtenant facilities. Possible initial fill water and make-up water 
would come from an acid mine drainage water treatment facility. The 
proposed project would have an annual generation of 671,600 megawatt-
hours.
    Applicant Contact: Adam Rousselle, Renewable Energy Aggregators, 
Inc.,

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2113 Middle Street, Suite 201, Sullivans Island, SC 29482; phone: 267-
254-6107.
    FERC Contact: Monir Chowdhury; phone: (202) 502-6736.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing 
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file 
competing applications: on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on March 
16, 2026. Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the 
requirements of 18 CFR 4.36.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing 
applications using the Commission's eFiling system at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a>. Commenters can submit brief 
comments up to 10,000 characters, without prior registration, using the 
eComment system at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx</a>. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7c3a392e3f3312101512192f090c0c130e083c1a190e1f521b130a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="74323126373b1a181d1a11270104041b060034121106175a131b02">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy. 
Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: 
Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent 
via any other carrier must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 
Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    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#246b747464424156470a434b52"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9fd0cfcfdff9faedfcb1f8f0e9">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the 
Commission's website at <a href="https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search">https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search</a>. 
Enter the docket number (P-15411) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

     Dated: January 15, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-01074 Filed 1-20-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P


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