Vermont Hydro Projects Seek License Extensions on Otter Creek
Published Date: 12/23/2025
Notice
Summary
Green Mountain Power wants to extend the licenses for two hydroelectric projects on Otter Creek in Vermont. This means they can keep running these power plants longer without changing how much electricity they produce. If you live nearby or care about the environment, you have until January 20, 2026, to share your thoughts or get involved before any decisions are made.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Public Comment Deadline — Jan 20, 2026
You have until January 20, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to file comments, protests, or motions to intervene about Green Mountain Power's applications for the Weybridge (P-2731-045) and Middlebury Lower (P-2737-028) projects. Filings can be made electronically via FERC's eFiling or eComment systems or by mail and must include the docket numbers.
License Extension Keeps Plants Operating to 2041
Green Mountain Power requests extending the Weybridge and Middlebury Lower licenses from July 31, 2031, to July 31, 2041 so the company can recoup rehabilitation costs. The request would allow the projects to continue operating without changing how much electricity they produce; the authorized installed capacity remains 3.0 megawatts.
Turbine Upgrade With Minimal Disturbance
The licensee plans turbine runner replacements at both projects and proposes replacing the Weybridge turbine runner; the upgrade would keep installed capacity at 3.0 megawatts but reduce the powerhouse maximum hydraulic capacity from 1,600 cubic feet per second to 1,590 cfs. All proposed construction at Weybridge would occur inside the existing powerhouse, be isolated from the river, use the existing access road, and would not require ground disturbance.
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