FERC Opens Licensing Schedule for SCE Kern River No. 1 Hydroelectric Project
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FERC has received Southern California Edison’s application for a new major license for the Kern River No. 1 Hydroelectric Project in Kern County, California. The project is an existing 26.3-megawatt facility on the lower Kern River and uses federal land within Sequoia National Forest. The notice starts the licensing process and sets the procedural schedule, including the deadline for final amendments. The application is not ready for environmental review yet, so utilities, local communities, land managers, environmental groups, and other stakeholders should watch for later opportunities to comment or intervene.
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Key Changes
- Starts FERC’s licensing process for SCE’s Kern River No. 1 Hydroelectric Project
- Sets a procedural schedule and a deadline for final amendments
- States that the application is not yet ready for environmental analysis