Xcel Energy Corporation (Xcel Energy) has entered the relicensing process for their Cornell Hydroelectric Project (FERC Project No. 2639) located on the Chippewa River in Wisconsin, their Saxon Falls Hydroelectric Project (FERC Project No. 2610) located on the Montreal River in both Wisconsin and Michigan, their Superior Falls Hydroelectric Project (FERC Project No. 2587) also located on the Montreal River in both Wisconsin and Michigan, and their White River Hydroelectric Project (FERC Project No. 2444) located on the White River in Wisconsin, and their Hayward Hydroelectric Project (FERC Project No. 2417) and Trego Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2711) both located on the Namekagon River in Wisconsin.  Xcel Energy is also in the process of obtaining an original license for the existing Gile Flowage Storage Reservoir Project (FERC Project No. 15055) located on the West Fork of the Montreal River in Wisconsin. 

The license expiration date for the Cornell Hydroelectric Project is November 30, 2023.  The license expiration date for the Saxon Falls and Superior Falls Hydroelectric Projects is December 31, 2024.  The license expiration date for the White River Hydroelectric Project is July 31, 2025.  The license expiration date for the Hayward and Trego Hydroelectric Projects is November 30, 2025.