FERC Opens Licensing Process for Sweetwater Hydroelectric Project
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FERC has started the licensing process for Sweetwater Hydroelectric, LLC’s plan to seek a new license for the Sweetwater Hydroelectric Project on the Sugar River in New Hampshire. The agency approved the company’s request to use the Traditional Licensing Process and accepted its pre-application materials, including a proposed schedule. The notice matters mainly to the project owner, competing applicants, environmental and historic preservation agencies, local stakeholders, and anyone who may want to comment or intervene. License applications for this project must be filed by February 28, 2029.
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Key Changes
- FERC approved Sweetwater Hydro’s request to use the Traditional Licensing Process.
- FERC accepted the pre-application document and proposed process schedule for the project.
- All license applications for the project must be filed by February 28, 2029.
Obligations
What this law requires
Sweetwater Hydroelectric, LLC must file its application for a subsequent license for Project No. 10898 with FERC at least 24 months before the existing license expires; for this project, the application must be filed by February 28, 2029.
Any competing applicant seeking a license for the Sweetwater Hydroelectric Project must file its competing license application with FERC by February 28, 2029.
Sweetwater Hydroelectric, LLC, as FERC’s designated non-federal representative, must carry out informal consultation under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act for the project licensing process.
Sweetwater Hydroelectric, LLC, as FERC’s designated non-federal representative, must carry out consultation under section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act for the project licensing process.