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2025-02225 — Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Scoping Meetings, and Environmental Site Review; Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests; and Soliciting Scoping Comments
February 05, 2025
Type:Notice
Citation:90 FR 9022
Reading Time:about 9 minutes
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is reviewing an application from Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC to obtain a new major license for the Lewiston Falls Hydroelectric Project located on the Androscoggin River in Maine. This project consists of various infrastructure and generates an average of 157,614 megawatt-hours yearly. The public is invited to participate in the scoping meetings on February 19, 2025, to discuss environmental concerns, and attend a site review on February 20, 2025. Comments and motions to intervene in the licensing process are accepted until March 31, 2025.
Simple Explanation
Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC wants permission to run a water-powered electricity project on a river in Maine, and people can share their thoughts about it by attending meetings or sending comments. The government is checking if this project will be safe for the environment, and everyone can join in to talk about how it might affect nature.
2021-00681 — Brown Bear II Hydro, Inc.; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Waiving Parts of the Pre-Filing Process; Request for Comments on the Pad and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests
January 14, 2021
Type:Notice
Citation:86 FR 3150
Reading Time:about 4 minutes
Brown Bear II Hydro, Inc. has announced its intention to file a new license application for the Worumbo Hydroelectric Project located on the Androscoggin River in Maine. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) invites comments on the project's Pre-Application Document (PAD) and Scoping Document 1 (SD1) as part of the pre-filing process. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, FERC is only accepting written submissions and will not conduct a public meeting. Interested parties have until March 23, 2021, to submit their comments or requests for agency cooperation. The project's environmental review process involves consultation with various agencies under environmental protection and historic preservation laws.
Simple Explanation
Brown Bear II Hydro wants to continue using the Androscoggin River in Maine to make power using water, and they're telling everyone about their plans. The government is asking people to share their thoughts about this, but only in writing because of COVID-19.

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