Cibola Renewables, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Determination of a Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CD26-4-000] On July 1, 2026, and supplemented on July 13, 2026, Cibola Renewables, LLC, filed a notice of intent to construct a qualifying conduit hydropower facility, pursuant to section 30 of the Federal Power Act (FPA). The proposed Middle Rio Grande—Socorro Main Canal Hydrokinetic (Phase 1) Project would have an installed capacity of up to 84 kilowatts (kW) and would be located along the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District's Socorro Main Canal, near Socorro, Socorro County, New Mexico. Applicant Contact: Ryan Cook, 75 Fifth Street NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30308, 614-619-0038, ryan.cook@emrgy.com . FERC Contact: Christopher Chaney, 202-502-6778, christopher.chaney@ferc.gov . Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility Description: The project would consist of: (1) six 4-kW Modular Hydrokinetic Turbines and three 20-kW Check Turbines for a total capacity of up to 84 kW, and (2) and appurtenant facilities. A qualifying conduit hydropower facility is one that is determined or deemed to meet all the criteria shown in the table below. Table 1—Criteria for Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility Statutory provision Description Satisfies (Y/N) FPA 30(a)(3)(A) The conduit the facility uses is a tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or similar manmade water conveyance that is operated for the distribution of water for agricultural, municipal, or industrial consumption and not primarily for the gen…