FERC Opens Public Comment Period on PacifiCorp's Ashton Hydroelectric Project Application
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FERC has accepted PacifiCorp's application for an exemption from licensing for the Ashton Hydroelectric Project in Fremont County, Idaho, and is moving the project into environmental review. The project is located on Henry's Fork of the Snake River and uses federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Businesses, local governments, environmental groups, land managers, and residents who may be affected by the project can intervene, protest, or submit comments and recommended conditions. Main filings are due August 14, 2026, with reply comments due September 28, 2026.
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Key Changes
- FERC accepted PacifiCorp's licensing exemption application for the Ashton Hydroelectric Project.
- The project is ready for environmental analysis, with scoping expected to be waived.
- Public interventions, protests, comments, recommendations, and proposed conditions are due by August 14, 2026.
Obligations
What this law requires
Entities wishing to intervene, protest, or submit comments, recommendations, terms and conditions on PacifiCorp's Ashton Hydroelectric Project exemption application must file those submissions with FERC by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Entities submitting reply comments on the Ashton Hydroelectric Project exemption application must file them with FERC by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.