Consolidated Hydro New York, LLC; Notice of Settlement Agreement and Soliciting Comments

Take notice that the following settlement agreement has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.

a. Type of Application: Settlement Agreement.

b. Project No.: 7153-018.

c. Date filed: July 31, 2026.

d. Applicant: Consolidated Hydro New York, LLC.

e. Name of Project: Victory Mills Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: On the Fish Creek, in the Village of Victory, Town of Saratoga, Saratoga County, New York.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602. ( printed page 51483)

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Kevin Webb, Hydro Licensing Manager, Enel Green Power North America, Inc., 100 Brickstone Square, Suite 300, Andover, MA 01810; telephone (978) 935-6039.

i. FERC Contact: Silvia Pineda-Munoz, Project Coordinator, Mid-Atlantic Branch, Division of Hydropower Licensing; telephone at (202) 502-8388; email at silvia.pineda-munoz@ferc.gov.

j. Deadline for filing comments: September 4, 2026, by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Reply comments due: September 14, 2026, by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments using the Commission's eFiling system at ferconline.ferc.gov/​FERCOnline.aspx. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 10,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at ferconline.ferc.gov/​QuickComment.aspx. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy via U.S. Postal Service 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, Maryland 20852. All filings must clearly identify the project name and docket number on the first page: Victory Mills Hydroelectric Project (P-7153-018).

The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency.

k. Consolidated Hydro New York, LLC filed the Settlement Agreement on behalf of itself and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The purpose of the Settlement Agreement is to resolve among the signatories all issues associated with issuance of a new license for the Victory Mills Hydroelectric Project, including water quality enhancement, upstream American eel passage, downstream fish passage and exclusion, invasive species management, and eagle protection. The signatories request that the Commission incorporate into any new license the protection, mitigation, and enhancement measures identified in section 3 of the Settlement Agreement and that the new license be issued for a term of 45 years from its effective date.

l. A copy of the Settlement Agreement may be viewed on the Commission's website at www.ferc.gov using the “eLibrary” link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document ( i.e., P-7153). For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

You may also register online at ferconline.ferc.gov/​FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

m. For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, contact the Office of Public Participation at (202) 502-6595 or OPP@ferc.gov.

(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)