173 Ferc ¶ 62,105 United States of America Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Document Accession #: 20201125-3007 Filed Date: 11/25/2020 173 FERC ¶ 62,105 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION Dominion Energy South Carolina, LLC Project No. 1894-211 ORDER ISSUING NEW LICENSE (November 25, 2020) INTRODUCTION 1. On June 28, 2018, South Carolina Electric & Gas Company, now identified as Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. (Dominion Energy),1 filed, pursuant to sections 4(e) and 15 of the Federal Power Act (FPA),2 an application for a new license for the continued operation and maintenance of the Parr Hydroelectric Project No. 1894 (Parr Project or project). The 526.08-megawatt (MW) project is located on the Broad River, in Newberry and Fairfield Counties, South Carolina. The project occupies 162.61 acres of federal land within Sumter National Forest, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (Forest Service).3 2. As discussed below, this order issues a new license for the project. 1 The Parr Project was constructed in 1912-1914 by J.G. White Engineering Corporation for Parr Shoals Power Company, a subsidiary of Columbia Railway Gas and Electric Company. In 1925, the Parr Shoals Power Company was transferred to Broad River Power Company, which became SCE&G. Effective April 29, 2019, SCE&G changed the company name to Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. On July 29, 2019, the Commission amended the license to reflect the name change. 168 FERC ¶ 62,053 (2019). 2 16 U.S.C. §§ 797(e) and 808. 3 Because the project occupies federal land and is located on a navigable waterway of the United States, it is required to be licensed pursuant to section 23(b)(1) of the FPA.
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