# 2025-11166: Lower Saranac Hydro Seeks New Operating License in NY

2025-11166, Lower Saranac Hydro Partners, LLC, is a Federal Register notice from Energy Department, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission published 2025-06-17, effective Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status: on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 29, 2025. (as of 2026-06-08).

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- As of: 2026-06-08
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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-11166
- Title: Lower Saranac Hydro Partners, LLC
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Energy Department; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Citation: 90 FR 25611
- Published: 2025-06-17
- Effective: Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status: on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 29, 2025.
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Lower Saranac Hydro Seeks New Operating License in NY

## Summary

Lower Saranac Hydro Partners, LLC has applied for a new license to run the Lower Saranac Hydroelectric Project in New York. This means local agencies, tribes, and the public can ask for extra studies or help with the review by July 29, 2025. The project’s future depends on these steps, so it’s a big deal for anyone near the Saranac River and those interested in clean energy and the environment.

## Effects PRIA read

- You can request extra studies by July 29, 2025: benefit, low. If you are a local agency, Tribal member, or member of the public concerned about the Lower Saranac Hydroelectric Project, you can file a request for additional scientific studies or to be a cooperating agency by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 29, 2025. The application was filed May 30, 2025, and s…
- Project will keep flows and public recreation access: benefit, low. Lower Saranac Hydro Partners proposes to continue operating the project in run-of-river mode, maintain the impoundment near the South Dam spillway crest elevation of 281.5 feet mean sea level, maintain minimum bypassed reach flows (175 cfs Sep 16–Nov 15; 125 cfs Nov 16–Apr 15; 150 cfs Apr 16–Jun 15…

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## Sources
- [2025-11166 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/17/2025-11166/lower-saranac-hydro-partners-llc)
- [2025-11166 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-17/pdf/2025-11166.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-11166 (as of 2026-06-08).