The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the relicense of the 2,484-megawatt Bath County Pumped Storage Project (No. 2716), filed by Dominion Energy Virginia and affiliated entities on December 30, 2024. The project sits on Back Creek and Little Back Creek in Bath, Highland, Augusta, and Rockbridge counties, Virginia, and includes an upper reservoir, underground powerhouse with six reversible pump-turbines, and a lower reservoir, encompassing 3,451 acres including 1,122 acres of federal land in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests. FERC staff does not anticipate a major federal action significantly affecting the environment and targets EA issuance by November 20, 2026.1234