Federal Register #CD27-1-000

FERC preliminary determination for the Buckeye Hydrokinetic PHX5 Project

FERC is reviewing whether the proposed Buckeye Hydrokinetic PHX5 Project qualifies as conduit hydropower, rather than soliciting equipment or services. - Government buyer: U.S. Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); no specific office is identified. - Applicant: Uma Lagne Energy Holdings, LLC, proposing the project in Buckeye, Arizona. It is identified as the applicant, not as an equipment vendor or OEM. - Project equipment described: One 5-kilowatt modular hydrokinetic turbine and appurtenant facilities along the Buckeye Main Canal. - Preliminary determination: FERC staff concluded the project meets the criteria for qualifying conduit hydropower and would not require a license or licensing exemption. - Notable requirements: The notice invites comments, challenges to the qualification, and motions to intervene. No procurement, OEM, or equipment vendor is identified. - Other document content: The attachment also includes a draft FERC policy statement concerning environmental reviews of natural gas applications and notice of a FERC–NRC joint meeting.

Description

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a preliminary determination regarding Uma Lagne Energy Holdings, LLC’s proposed Buckeye Hydrokinetic PHX5 Project. The project would install a 5-kilowatt modular hydrokinetic turbine and appurtenant facilities along the Buckeye Main Canal near Buckeye, Maricopa County, Arizona. Commission staff preliminarily determined that the project meets the criteria for a qualifying conduit hydropower facility and is not required to be licensed or exempted from licensing. Comments, comments contesting the qualification, and motions to intervene are due November 16, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

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