DeepGreen Western Passage SPV LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 25, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54868-54869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17254]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15424-000]


DeepGreen Western Passage SPV LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On February 11, 2026, and supplemented and amended on June 8, 2026 
and July 30, 2026, DeepGreen Western Passage SPV 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 the 
DeepGreen Western Passage Subsea-Compute & Infrastructure Hub Project 
No. 15424-000 (project), to be located in the Western Passage of the 
Bay of Fundy in the North Atlantic Ocean near the Town of Eastport, 
Washington County, Maine. 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 new features: 
(1) a 3.5-meter-high and 24-meter-wide subsea modular universal docking 
cradle; (2) thirty-four 12-meter-long and 4.2-meter-diameter subsea 
compute pods; (3) a 1.8-meter-diameter spherical and elevated tidal 
sensing power platform; (4) up to 16 marine hydrokinetic turbine-
generator units, each rated at 300-kilowatt (kW); and (5) a 1.5-mile-
long hybrid power-and-fiber subsea cable operating at 13.8 kilovolts 
(kV). The proposed project would be configured as a behind-the-meter 
captive generation loop without a grid connection.
    Applicant Contact: Louis Wolfson, DeepGreen Western Passage SPV 
LLC, 100 Crescent Road, Needham, MA 02494; phone: (617) 799-3326; 
email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cf8398fdf68f8baaaabf88bdaaaaa18ca0aebcbbaea3e1aca0a2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7d312a4f443d3918180d3a0f1818133e121c0e091c11531e1210">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    FERC Contact: Justin R. Robbins; phone: (202) 502-8308, or by email 
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#79130c0a0d1017570b161b1b10170a391f1c0b1a571e160f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="97fde2e4e3fef9b9e5f8f5f5fef9e4d7f1f2e5f4b9f0f8e1">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    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 October 
19, 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/eFiling.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/eFiling.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#61272433222e0f0d080f04321411110e131521070413024f060e17"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e4a2a1b6a7ab8a888d8a81b79194948b9690a482819687ca838b92">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you

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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. The first page of any 
filing should include docket number P-15424-000.
    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#de918e8e9eb8bbacbdf0b9b1a8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="226d727262444750410c454d54">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed on the Commission's website (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a>) using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number, 
excluding the last three digits (P-15424), in the docket number field 
to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1.)

     Dated: August 19, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-17254 Filed 8-24-26; 8:45 am]
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