PG&E Gets Extra Time for Public Comments on Unknown Issue
Published Date: 12/4/2025
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Summary
Pacific Gas and Electric wants to shut down the Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project in California, and the government is giving everyone more time to share their thoughts. The comment deadline is now extended to December 19, 2025, so people and groups affected by this big change can speak up. This extra time helps make sure all voices are heard before any decisions that might impact local communities and the environment.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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More Time to Comment on Potter Valley Project
If you live in or care about the Potter Valley area in California (Lake and Mendocino counties), you now have more time to file comments, motions to intervene, or protests about Pacific Gas and Electric's July 25, 2025 application to surrender and decommission the Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project No. 77. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission extended the filing deadline to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on December 19, 2025 (previous deadline was December 1, 2025).
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