# 2026-19197: Alaska hydro tweaks boundaries: Power lines exit stage left

2026-19197, Southeast Alaska Power Agency; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests, is a Federal Register notice from Energy Department, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission published 2026-09-18; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-25).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19197
- As of: 2026-09-25
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19197
- Title: Southeast Alaska Power Agency; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Energy Department; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 59119
- Published: 2026-09-18
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-09-25

## In one line

Alaska hydro tweaks boundaries: Power lines exit stage left

## Summary

The Southeast Alaska Power Agency wants to change the Swan Lake hydroelectric project by adjusting its boundaries and removing a transmission line from its license. This affects people in Ketchikan, Alaska, and could change how power is managed there. You have until October 15, 2026, to share your thoughts or get involved before any decisions are made.

## Effects PRIA read

- 30.5-Mile Line Removed From Federal License: mixed, low. The Swan Lake Project license would be amended to delete the 30.5-mile Swan-to-Bailey transmission line (Project No. 2911-046). The amendment was filed May 26, 2026 and supplemented August 13, 2026, and applies to the project on Falls Creek in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska.
- Right‑of‑Way Jurisdiction Converts to Landowners: mixed, low. If the amendment is approved, jurisdiction over the transmission line right-of-way would convert to the current landowners along the Swan-to-Bailey line. The filing says the applicant would administratively remove the line from the license but continue to operate and maintain it.
- Line Will Still Be Operated and Maintained: benefit, low. The applicant says it does not propose any operational changes to the Swan-to-Bailey transmission line and would continue to operate and maintain the line as it has in the past. This action is limited to removing the line from the project license, not altering day-to-day operation.

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## Sources
- [2026-19197 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/18/2026-19197/southeast-alaska-power-agency-notice-of-application-accepted-for-filing-and-soliciting-comments)
- [2026-19197 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-18/pdf/2026-19197.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19197 (as of 2026-09-25).