Brookfield White Pine Weston Holdco Word Salad Seeks Power
Published Date: 12/15/2025
Notice
Summary
Brookfield White Pine Hydro wants to hand over the license for the Weston Hydroelectric Project in Maine to a new company called Weston Holdco. This switch needs approval, and the new company must follow all the same rules as before. People have until January 8, 2026, to share their thoughts or ask to join the conversation.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
New Owner Must Follow Same License Rules
The application seeks FERC approval to transfer the license for the 15.98-megawatt Weston Hydroelectric Project (Project No. 2325) from Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC to the to-be-formed Weston Holdco, LLC. If approved, the transferee (Weston Holdco, LLC) will be required by the Commission to comply with all the requirements of the existing license as though it were the original licensee.
Deadline to Comment or Intervene
You can file comments, motions to intervene, or protests about the proposed transfer of the Weston Hydroelectric Project license until January 8, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The Commission encourages electronic filing using its eFiling system (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp) or the eComment system for short comments.
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