Energy Company Says 'Never Mind' on Hydroelectric Dreams
Published Date: 12/11/2025
Notice
Summary
Cabin Run Pumped Storage, LLC has decided to give up its early permit for a new energy project near Bismarck, West Virginia. This means the permit will officially end 30 days after this notice, and no new applications for this site can be made until then. This change affects local energy plans but doesn’t involve any money changes right now.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Preliminary Permit Surrendered — Ending Jan 7, 2026
Cabin Run Pumped Storage, LLC has requested termination of its preliminary permit for Project No. 15318. The permit remains in effect for thirty days from the notice dated December 8, 2025, meaning it will terminate at close of business on January 7, 2026.
Applications Blocked Until Surrender Effective
No new applications for the Cabin Run site near the Stony River and the unincorporated community of Bismarck in Tucker and Grant Counties, West Virginia, may be submitted until the permit surrender is effective. That moratorium lasts through the close of business thirty days after the notice dated December 8, 2025 (until January 7, 2026).
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