Notice · Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Virginia Electric and Power seeks approval of updated shoreline plan for Roanoke River dams
Official title: Virginia Electric and Power Company; Notice of Application To Update Shoreline Management Plan Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
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- Hydropower and electricity
- Water and wetlands
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is taking comments on an updated Shoreline Management Plan from Virginia Electric and Power Company for its Roanoke Rapids and Gaston hydroelectric project. The project is on the Roanoke River along the Virginia-North Carolina border. The update follows a required five-year review. It clarifies residential and commercial permitting, changes the construction and use license fees, and revises sections on aquatic weed control and shoreline education. Comments, protests, and requests to intervene are due November 30, 2026.
Details
- Agency
- Department of Energy; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Document type
- Notice
- Published
- Tuesday, November 3, 2026
- Comments due
- No comment period stated
- Document number
- 2026-22411
- Docket
- Project No. 2009-187
- Who is affected
- Virginia Electric and Power Company
- Roanoke River shoreline
- Residential and commercial shoreline users
- Brunswick and Mecklenburg counties, Virginia
- Halifax, Northampton, and Warren counties, North Carolina
- Where
- Roanoke River 36.585, -78.373 · geocoded
- Brunswick County 36.764, -77.859 · derived centroid
- Mecklenburg County 36.680, -78.363 · derived centroid
- Halifax County 36.258, -77.651 · derived centroid
- Northampton County 36.418, -77.396 · derived centroid
- Warren County 36.397, -78.106 · derived centroid
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