Badger Mountain Hydro, LLC; Notice of Declaration of Intention and Soliciting Comments, Protests, 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. DI26-5-000] Take notice that the following application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection: a. Application Type: Declaration of Intention. b. Docket No.: DI26-5-000. c. Date Filed: July 31, 2026. d. Applicant: Badger Mountain Hydro, LLC. e. Name of Project: Badger Mountain Pumped Storage Project. f. Location: The proposed Badger Mountain Pumped Storage Project would be located near the town of East Wenatchee, in Douglas County, Washington. g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b)(1) of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 817(b) . h. Applicant Contact: Badger Mountain Hydro, LLC; 201 S Main St., Ste. 2100, Salt Lake City, UT 84111; telephone: (208) 246-9925; email: mshapiro@rplusenergies.com ; Agent Contact: Matthew Shapiro, rPlus Energies, LLC, 201 S Main St., Ste. 2100, Salt Lake City, UT 84111; telephone: (208) 246-9925; email: mshapiro@rplusenergies.com . i. FERC Contact: Maryam Akhavan, (202) 502-6110, or Maryam.Akhavan@ferc.gov . j. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and motions to intervene is: November 6, 2026, by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, protests, and motions to intervene using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/​docs-filing/​efiling.asp . Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at http…