Notice2026-02869
Bluestone Hydro AE, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications
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February 13, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 30 (Friday, February 13, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6837-6838]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15418-000]
Bluestone Hydro AE, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Competing Applications
On September 23, 2025, Bluestone Hydro AE, LLC, filed an
application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the
Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of
hydropower at the existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Bluestone Dam
located on the New River in Summers County, West Virginia. 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 Bluestone Hydroelectric Project would consist of the
following: (1) a new 180-foot-wide, 180-foot-long reinforced concrete
powerhouse to be located downstream along the right bank looking
downstream; (2) an existing intake and trashracks; (3) three 5-megawatt
(MW) turbine-generator units with a total generating capacity of 15 MW;
(4) a new 180-foot-wide by 300-foot-long tailrace; (5) an existing
access road; (6) a new 60-foot-long by 60-foot-wide substation with a
three-phase step-up transformer; (7) a new 2.1-mile-long, 36.7-kilovolt
transmission line; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project
would have an estimated annual generation of 83 gigawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Roy Powers/Zac Osgood, Agilitas Energy Inc., 401
Edgewater Place, Suite 570, Wakefield, MA; phone: 914-805-2522.
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 April
10, 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#377172657478595b5e595264424747584543775152455419505841"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6b2d2e392824050702050e381e1b1b04191f2b0d0e1908450c041d">[email 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#4a051a1a0a2c2f3829642d253c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9ad5cacadafcffe8f9b4fdf5ec">[email 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-15418) in the docket number field to access
the
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document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)
Dated: February 9, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-02869 Filed 2-12-26; 8:45 am]
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