Another Hydropower Company Wants Your Environmental Opinions
Published Date: 1/14/2025
Notice
Summary
Spencer Mountain Hydropower, LLC wants to renew its license to keep running the Spencer Mountain Hydroelectric Project on the South Fork Catawba River in North Carolina. The government is now reviewing the environmental impact and asking the public to share their thoughts within 60 days. This process could affect local water use and energy production, so it’s a big deal for nearby communities and energy users.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Public comment window and deadlines
You can submit comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions about the Spencer Mountain project to FERC. The deadline for initial filings is March 7, 2025, and the licensee's reply deadline is April 21, 2025; filings may be made electronically through FERC's eFiling or eComment systems.
Project will continue run-of-river operations
The Spencer Mountain Project will continue to operate in run-of-river mode with a required minimum bypass flow of 76 cubic feet per second and no proposed changes to facilities or operations. The project has two generating units with a combined capacity of 0.64 megawatts and average annual generation of 4,064 megawatt-hours.
Help available for local stakeholders to participate
FERC's Office of Public Participation (OPP) offers assistance to members of the public, including landowners, environmental justice communities, Tribal members, and others, to access information and make filings (interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing). Contact details and support are provided in the notice.
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