Lakee Lynn Generation’s hydroelectric project application is ready for environmental analysis, the Federal Energy Regulator Commission announced Thursday, and FERC is soliciting comments and recommendations.

Lake Lynn’s prior license was issued on Dec. 27, 1994, and expired Nov. 30. FERC on Wednesday issued an annual license to allow Lake Lynn to continue operating while
FERC processes its license new application. The annual license is valid from Dec.1-Nov. 30,
2025, or until a new project license is issued. If a new license isn’t issued the annual license will be renewed automatically without further order or notice.

There is a 60-day window for comments, Feb. 17, 2025, with a window for reply comments
stretching an additional 45 days, April 3, 2025. FERC said it strongly encourages electronic filing. They can be submitted via FERC’s eFiling system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. Commenters can submit brief comments
up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at https://
f e r c o n l i n e. f e r c. g o v /QuickComment.aspx.

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, MD 20852. All filings must clearly identify the project name and docket number on the first page: Lake Lynn Hydroelectric Project (P2459-279).

Project facts The Lake Lynn project includes a 13-mile long, 1,729-acre impoundment
called Cheat Lake (originally named Lake Lynn); a 1,000-foot-long, 125-foot-high concrete dam; and a 160-foot-long powerhouse containing four generators with a total capacity
of 51.2 megawatts. The project operates as a peaking facility, with storage. Winter peak demand usually occurs for five hours in the morning and five hours in the afternoon.
Summer peak demand occurs from 6-11 p.m. As part of the new license, Lake Lynn will develop a number of plans, including an operations plan, a water quality monitoring plan, a recreation management plan, a shoreline management plan, and a historic properties management plan, as well as bat protection measures.
Lake Lynn also proposes to remove 243.8 acres of project land no longer needed for project purposes from its project boundary.