Search Results for keywords:"Rockton Hydroelectric Project"

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  • 2024-28966 — Midwest Hydro, 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 Fishway Prescriptions
    Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 99244
    Reading Time:about 6 minutes

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has accepted a hydroelectric application from Midwest Hydro, LLC, for the Rockton Hydroelectric Project located on the Rock River in Winnebago County, Illinois. The project, which currently operates in a run-of-river mode and generates approximately 5,076 megawatt-hours annually, does not propose any new construction but includes modifications to the project's boundary. Interested parties have 60 days from the notice issuance date to submit motions to intervene, protests, comments, recommendations, and fishway prescriptions, with reply comments due within 105 days. The Commission emphasizes electronic filing through its eFiling system and offers assistance through its Office of Public Participation.

    Simple Explanation

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is looking at a plan from Midwest Hydro to change the area they use for making electricity from a river without adding new buildings. People can share their thoughts or ask questions about this for a couple of months.

  • 2025-03428 — Midwest Hydro, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 11163
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    Midwest Hydro, LLC submitted an application to renew their license for operating the 1.10-megawatt Rockton Hydroelectric Project on the Rock River in Illinois. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) staff plans to create an Environmental Assessment (EA) to evaluate the project's environmental impact. The public can review and comment on the EA, and these comments will be considered before the final licensing decision is made. For questions or assistance with the process, the public can contact the Commission's Office of Public Participation.

    Simple Explanation

    Midwest Hydro wants to keep running a water-power project on the Rock River, and some people are checking if it's safe for the environment. People can say what they think before any decisions are made.