# Federal Register #CD27-1-000

FERC preliminary determination for the Buckeye Hydrokinetic PHX5 Project

**Buyer:** Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
**Posted:** October 20, 2026
**Respond By:** November 16, 2026
**Identifier:** CD27-1-000

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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