New England Hydro Targets Pennsylvania Dam for Study
Published Date: 8/7/2025
Notice
Summary
New England Hydropower Company wants to study building a small hydroelectric project at Black Rock Dam in Pennsylvania. If approved, they get first dibs to apply for a full license, but no construction can start yet. People have until October 3, 2025, to share their thoughts or compete for the project rights.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Preliminary Permit Gives Filing Priority
If New England Hydropower receives the preliminary permit, it would have priority to file a full license application for the Black Rock Hydroelectric Project on the Schuylkill River in Chester and Montgomery Counties, Pennsylvania. The notice says the proposed project would have a total capacity of 1.2 megawatts (MW) and an annual generation of 6,000 megawatt-hours (MWh).
Landowner Entry and Disturbance Protection
The preliminary permit does not allow the permit holder to perform land-disturbing activities or enter lands or waters owned by others without the owners' express permission. This applies to lands near the Black Rock Dam in Chester and Montgomery Counties, Pennsylvania.
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