[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 166 (Friday, August 29, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 42241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16639]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15410-000]
Western Maine Energy Storage, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
On July 22, 2025, Western Maine Energy Storage, LLC (Western Maine
Energy) 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 Western Maine Energy Storage Project No. 15410
(project), to be located off river, on 625 acres of private land near
the Town of Dixfield, Oxford 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 pumped storage project would consist of the following
new features: (1) a 100-acre upper reservoir with a storage capacity of
3,500 acre-feet; (2) a 100-acre lower reservoir with a storage capacity
of 4,500 acre-feet; (3) two 16-foot-diameter, 7,820-foot-long round
steel penstocks; (4) a 125-foot-long, 100-foot-wide concrete
powerhouse; (5) a water intake structure and 2.3-mile-long intake pipe;
(6) ground water wells; (7) a 2-mile-long, 115 kilovolt (kV) generator
tie-in transmission line; (8) two Double Ring Bus interconnects on two
existing 115 kV transmission lines; (9) two pump/turbines each with a
rating range of 200-250 megawatts (MW); and (10) two generators each
with a rating range of 200-250 MW. The proposed project would have an
estimated average annual generation of 1,000,000 megawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Craig Weaver, Western Maine Energy, P.O. Box
1000, Pittsfield, ME 04967; phone: (207) 679-2569; email:
[email protected].
FERC Contact: Justin R. Robbins; phone: (202) 502-8308, or by email
at [email protected].
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
27, 2025. 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 https://ferconline.ferc.gov/eFiling.aspx. Commenters can submit brief comments
up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment
system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
[email protected], (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. The first page of any filing should include
docket number P-15410-000.
The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners,
community organizations, Tribal members, and others, access publicly
available information and navigate Commission processes. For public
inquiries and assistance with making filings such as interventions,
comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is encouraged to
contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or [email protected].
More information about this project, including a copy of the
application, can be viewed on the Commission's website (http://www.ferc.gov) using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number,
excluding the last three digits (P-15410), in the docket number field
to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: August 26, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-16639 Filed 8-28-25; 8:45 am]
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