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One Drop Hydro, LLC, has applied for a preliminary permit to study the feasibility of the Manville Dam Project on the Blackstone River in Rhode Island. The proposed project includes installing two 125-kilowatt turbines and connecting them to the regional grid to generate about 1,839 megawatt-hours of electricity annually. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is accepting comments and competing applications for 60 days from the issuance of this notice. People can submit their comments electronically through the Commission's eFiling system or via mail.

New England Hydropower Company, LLC has transferred the Albion Dam Hydroelectric Project to Albion Hydro, LLC. This project, located on the Blackstone River between Cumberland and Lincoln in Rhode Island, had initially been exempt from requiring a license. This exemption transfer does not need approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Albion Hydro, LLC is now responsible for the project, and all related correspondence should be addressed to their CEO, Michael C. Kerr.

Low Head Hydro M 8, LLC has applied for a preliminary permit to study the feasibility of a new hydropower project at Mississippi Lock and Dam 8, located between Wisconsin and Minnesota. This project would include a powerhouse with ten turbines and is estimated to generate about 46,600 megawatt-hours of electricity annually. The permit, if issued, would give Low Head Hydro M 8 priority to apply for a license, although it doesn't authorize starting construction or entering lands without permission. Interested parties have 60 days from the notice issuance to file comments or compete with the application.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) received a notice from 3R Valve on March 17, 2025, about their intent to construct a small hydropower facility at the Willow Springs Water Bank in California. This facility, named the Aquifer Pumped Hydro Project, aims to have a capacity of 50 kilowatts and is expected not to change the primary use of the water conduit, which is for agriculture and municipal purposes. FERC has given an initial determination that the project qualifies as a conduit hydropower facility, meaning it does not need a license. The public has 30 days from the notice date to comment or file motions to intervene regarding this decision.

The City of North Little Rock, Arkansas, filed a request on February 18, 2025, to reassess the headwater benefits for their Murray Lock & Dam Project. However, by March 5, 2025, they decided to withdraw this request. Since there was no opposition to the withdrawal, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission did not object, the withdrawal became effective on March 20, 2025, thus ending the proceedings. This decision was formally documented and acknowledged in the Federal Register.