Virtual Scoping Session for the Southeast Virginia Energy Storage Project (CP26-20-000)

Docket No. CP26-20-000

Wednesday, March 31, 2026
6:00 pm (EDT)
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On January 13, 2026, the staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) issued a Notice of Scoping Period Requesting Comments on Environmental Issues for the Proposed Southeast Virginia Energy Storage Project, and Notice of Public Scoping Session.  The notice described the project facilities (including a facilities map) and announced a 30-day scoping period that ended on February 12, 2026.  On January 30, 2026, the Commission cancelled the public scoping session due to a winter storm and stated a separate notice would be issued to indicate the date and time for a rescheduled scoping session.

Comments

In an effort to gather public comments that may have been received at the cancelled scoping session, this notice invites you to attend a virtual public scoping session Commission staff will conduct by telephone for the proposed Southeast Virginia Energy Storage Project (Project).  With this notice the Commission is also reopening the scoping period for the project, which will now close on April 3, 2026. 

The scoping session will begin at 6:00 pm EDT and will end once all participants wishing to comment have had the opportunity to do so, or at 8:00 pm EDT, whichever comes first.  The primary goal of this scoping session is to have you identify the specific environmental issues and concerns that should be considered in the environmental assessment.  Individual comments will be taken one at a time with a court reporter present on the line.  This format is designed to receive the maximum amount of comments, in a convenient way during the timeframe allotted.

There will not be a formal presentation by Commission staff when the session begins.  You may call at any time after the session begins, at which time you will be placed on hold.  Calls will be answered in the order they are received.  Once answered, you will have the opportunity to provide your comment directly to a court reporter with FERC staff present on the line.  A time limit of 5 minutes may be implemented for each commentor.  Please note that your hold times may vary based on the number of callers at any given time. 

Your comments will be recorded by the court reporter and become part of the public record for this proceeding.  Transcripts of all comments received during the scoping session will be publicly available on FERC’s eLibrary system.  It is important to note that the Commission provides equal consideration to all comments received, whether filed in written form or provided orally at a virtual scoping session.

Additional Information

Additional information about the project is available from the FERC website at www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link.  Click on the eLibrary link, click on “General Search” and enter the docket number in the “Docket Number” field.  Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range.  For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at [email protected] or (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.  The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.