Chignik City Files Energy Intent with FERC
Published Date: 11/24/2025
Notice
Summary
The City of Chignik in Alaska wants to build a small hydropower project on Indian Creek to generate clean energy. This plan includes a dam, pipeline, and powerhouse, and could affect local water use and energy costs. People have until December 19, 2025, to share their thoughts or get involved before the project moves forward.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
New domestic water pipeline for Chignik
You live in or around Chignik, Alaska, a new 4-inch raw-water pipeline is proposed that would deliver up to 19.8 acre-feet of water per year for domestic water supply to the City of Chignik. The pipeline is part of the Chignik Hydropower Project proposed on Indian Creek.
Small hydropower generation added in Chignik
A proposed powerhouse on Indian Creek would include one impulse-type turbine with a rated generating capacity of 220 kilowatts (kW) and a peak capacity of about 250 kW as part of the Chignik Hydropower Project. The project also includes a 15-foot-high dam and an approximately 8,400-foot-long, 12-inch-diameter penstock.
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