Notice2026-06883
Powerhouse Systems, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions
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April 9, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 68 (Thursday, April 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17962-17963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06883]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 7883-020]
Powerhouse Systems, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for
Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms
and Conditions, and Prescriptions
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Subsequent Minor License.
b. Project No.: 7883-020.
c. Date Filed: October 2, 2023.
d. Applicant: Powerhouse Systems, LLC (Powerhouse).
e. Name of Project: Weston Dam Project.
f. Location: On the Upper Ammonoosuc River in Coos County, New
Hampshire.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Kelly Maloney, Vice President of Regulatory
Compliance, Relevate Power, LLC, 230 Park Avenue, Suite 447, New York,
NY 10169; telephone at (207) 233-1995 or email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#82e9e7eeeefbacefe3eeedece7fbc2f0e7eee7f4e3f6e7f2edf5e7f0ace1edef"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="305b555c5c491e5d515c5f5e55497042555c5546514455405f4755421e535f5d">[email protected]</span></a>; or Allison Frechette, Manager,
Regulatory and Licensing, Relevate Power, LLC, P.O. Box 1086, Wilton,
ME 04294; telephone at (207) 320-1440 or email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7617103604131a130017021306190113045815191b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e68780a694838a83908792839689918394c885898b">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Eric Fitzpatrick, Project Coordinator, New England
Branch, Division of Hydropower Licensing; telephone at (202) 502-8584;
email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7316011a105d151a0709031207011a101833151601105d141c05"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4b2e392228652d223f313b2a3f392228200b2d2e3928652c243d">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene, protests, comments,
recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary
prescriptions: on or before June 5, 2026, by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time;
Deadline for filing reply comments: July 20, 2026, by 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
motions to intervene, protests, comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions 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#afe9eafdece0c1c3c6c1cafcdadfdfc0dddbefc9caddcc81c8c0d9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f6b0b3a4b5b9989a9f9893a5838686998482b690938495d8919980">[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. All filings must clearly
identify the project name and docket number on the first page: Weston
Dam Project (P-7883-020).
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person on the official service list for the
project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the
Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the
responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve
a copy of the document on that resource agency.
k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready
for environmental analysis.
l. Project Description: The Weston Dam Project includes a 220-foot-
long, 15.5-foot-high concrete-covered stone and timber crib dam (Weston
Dam) that consists of the following sections: (a) a 120-foot-long
concrete cap spillway topped with 4.5-foot-high wooden flashboards with
a crest elevation of 867.7 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum of
1929 (NGVD 29) at the top of the flashboards; (b) a 60-foot-long right
abutment section on the northwest side of the spillway with two slide
gates; and (c) a 40-foot-long left abutment section on the southeast
side of the spillway with a 20-foot-long, 15-foot-wide gatehouse and
two slide gates.
The dam creates an impoundment with a surface area of 30 acres and
a storage capacity of 115 acre-feet at an elevation of 867.7 feet NGVD
29. On the right abutment, there is a 10.83-foot-wide, 20-foot-high
intake structure that
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includes a trashrack with 2-inch clear bar spacing. Water flows
directly from the intake to a 36.5-foot-long, 36-foot-wide powerhouse
that contains two Kaplan turbine-generator units. Water is discharged
back into the Upper Ammonoosuc River directly from the turbines. There
is no bypassed reach at the project.
Electricity generated at the project is transmitted to the
electrical grid via two 0.48 kilovolt (kV) generator leads; three 0.48/
34.5-kV transformers; and a 34.5-kV, 300-foot-long transmission line.
The minimum and maximum hydraulic capacities of the turbine-generator
units are 50 and 550 cubic feet per second (cfs), respectively. The
average annual energy production of the project from 2013 through 2022
was 2,357 megawatt-hours.
The current license requires Powerhouse to operate the project in
an instantaneous run-of-river mode to protect fish and wildlife
resources, such that project outflow approximates inflow. Powerhouse
maintains the impoundment at the flashboard crest elevation of 867.7
feet NGVD 29.
Under a subsequent license, Powerhouse proposes to continue the
project as a run-of-river facility and does not propose any new PM&E
measures.
m. A copy of the application is available for review on the
Commission's website at <a href="https://www.ferc.gov">https://www.ferc.gov</a> using the ``eLibrary''
link. Enter the project's docket number excluding the last three digits
in the docket number field to access the document (P-7883). For
assistance, contact FERC at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f8bebdaabbb7969491969dab8d8888978a8cb89e9d8a9bd69f978e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="571112051418393b3e393204222727382523173132253479303821">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676
(toll free), or TTY (202) 502-8659.
You may also register online at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp</a> to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
n. Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene
in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure,
18 CFR 385.210, .211, and .214. In determining the appropriate action
to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments
filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with
the Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any
comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or
before the specified comment date for the particular application.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST,'' ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,''
``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;''
(2) set forth in the heading the name of the applicant and the project
number of the application to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the
name of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the
application directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or
motion to intervene must be served upon each representative of the
applicant specified in the particular application. A copy of all other
filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by proof
of service on all persons listed on the service list prepared by the
Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and
385.2010.
You may also register online at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a> to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
o. 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#a7e8f7f7e7c1c2d5c489c0c8d1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0c435c5c4c6a697e6f226b637a">[email protected]</span></a>.
p. The applicant must file the following on or before 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on June 5, 2026: (1) a copy of the water quality
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request;
or (3) evidence of a waiver of water quality certification.
q. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 6, 2026.
(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)
Dated: April 6, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-06883 Filed 4-8-26; 8:45 am]
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