FERC reopens comment period for Chugach Electric’s Boulder Creek hydropower filing
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This notice reopens the public comment period for Chugach Electric Association’s proposed Boulder Creek Hydropower Project in Alaska after commenters reported problems using FERC’s filing system. Businesses, landowners, local stakeholders, and other interested parties now have until May 8, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to file comments, protests, or motions to intervene. FERC says comments for this docket must be filed through its eFiling system, since eComment is not available for Declaration of Intention cases. If needed, paper filings are still allowed, but they must include the docket number DI26-3-000 and follow FERC’s mailing instructions.
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Key Changes
- FERC reopened the comment period because users had trouble filing through its online system.
- The new deadline for comments, interventions, and protests is May 8, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
- Filings must use FERC’s eFiling system or, if mailed, include docket number DI26-3-000.
Obligations
What this law requires
Interested persons who want to comment on, protest, or intervene in Docket No. DI26-3-000 must file their submission by the reopened comment deadline.
Commenters filing in this Declaration of Intention docket must use FERC’s eFiling system because eComment is not available for DI dockets.
Individuals using FERC’s eFiling system must eRegister before submitting a filing.
Paper filings must include docket number DI26-3-000 on the first page of the filing.
Paper submissions 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.