UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION NIGHTFALL RENEWABLE INC. PROJECT NO. 15345-001 NOTICE OF SURRENDER OF PRELIMINARY PERMIT (OCTOBER 21, 2026) Take notice that Nightfall Renewables Inc., permittee for the proposed Maxwell Pumped Storage Project No. 15345, has requested that its preliminary permit be terminated. The permit was issued on October 11, 2024, and would have expired on September 20, 2028. The project would have been located on lands administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management near the unincorporated town of Rosamond in Kern County, California. The preliminary permit for Project No. 15345 will remain in effect until the close of business, thirty days from the date of this notice. But, if the Commission is closed on this day, then the permit remains in effect until the close of business on the next day on which the Commission is open. New applications for this site may not be submitted until after the permit surrender is effective. (Authority: 18 CFR 2.1) Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary. (PUB SUN 11/04/2026)