FERC reopens comment period for Chugach Electric's Caribou Creek hydropower project
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This notice reopens the public comment period for Chugach Electric Association’s proposed Caribou Creek Hydropower Project in Alaska after people reported problems filing through FERC’s eFiling system. The new deadline for comments, interventions, and protests is May 8, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The practical effect is that local stakeholders, tribal groups, and other interested parties get another chance to weigh in. Anyone filing must use FERC’s eFiling system or submit paper copies, and filings must include docket number DI26-4-000.
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Key Changes
- Reopens the public comment period for the Caribou Creek Hydropower Project.
- Sets a new deadline of May 8, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time for comments, interventions, and protests.
- Requires filings to be made through FERC eFiling or by paper submission, with docket number DI26-4-000 included.
Obligations
What this law requires
Any person filing comments, motions to intervene, or protests in Docket No. DI26-4-000 must submit them by the reopened comment deadline.
Individuals intending to file comments in this DI docket must use FERC’s eFiling system because the eComment system is not available for Declaration of Intention dockets.
Before using FERC’s eFiling system, filers must eRegister.
If filing on paper instead of electronically, submitters must send the filing to the FERC Secretary at the correct mailing address depending on carrier type.
Paper filings sent by U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.