PG&E allowed to keep operating the Balch Hydroelectric Project
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company may continue operating the Balch Hydroelectric Project after its current license expires on April 30, 2026. The authorization keeps the project running under the same license terms while the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission decides on a new license or another outcome. For PG&E, this avoids an operating gap. For communities, power customers, water users, and other stakeholders connected to the project, it means operations continue without immediate changes. Anyone who wants to comment, intervene, or seek review can contact FERC’s Office of Public Participation.
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Key Changes
- PG&E receives authority to continue operating the Balch Hydroelectric Project after the current license expires.
- The project continues under the prior license terms from May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2027, unless a new license or other decision comes first.
- If no new decision is issued by April 30, 2027, the annual license renews automatically unless FERC orders otherwise.
Obligations
What this law requires
Pacific Gas and Electric Company must continue operating the Balch Hydroelectric Project under the terms and conditions of the prior license during the annual license period or continued-operation authorization until FERC issues a new license or otherwise disposes of the project under the Federal Power Act.
If FERC has not issued a new license or otherwise disposed of the Balch Hydroelectric Project by April 30, 2027, Pacific Gas and Electric Company must continue operating under the automatically renewed annual license unless FERC orders otherwise.