Tiny 8kW Hydropower Sneaks Onto Arizona Irrigation Canal
Published Date: 9/30/2026
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Summary
Breaker Water & Energy Park, LLC wants to build a small 8-kilowatt hydropower project on a canal in Buckeye, Arizona. The project meets all the rules to be a 'qualifying conduit hydropower facility,' meaning it won’t mess with the canal’s main job of delivering water for farming. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is asking for public comments and invites people to get involved before making a final decision.
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8 kW canal hydropower deemed qualifying
Breaker Water & Energy Park filed to build an 8-kilowatt (kW) hydrokinetic turbine on the Buckeye Main Canal near Buckeye, Maricopa County, Arizona. Commission staff preliminarily determined the project meets the section 30 criteria (uses a conduit operated for agricultural water distribution, uses a non-federal conduit, has installed capacity under 40 megawatts, and was not licensed or exempted on or before August 9, 2013) and that it will not alter the canal’s primary purpose; therefore the facility is preliminarily found to be a qualifying conduit hydropower facility and is not required to be licensed or exempted from licensing.
Public comment and intervention deadline
The Commission is soliciting public comments, comments contesting qualification, and motions to intervene with a filing deadline of October 26, 2026, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Filings must be labeled in all caps as "COMMENTS," "COMMENTS CONTESTING QUALIFICATION FOR A CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY," or "MOTION TO INTERVENE," include the applicant name and project number (CD26-5), contact information, comply with 18 CFR rules, and any contesting comments must set forth their evidentiary basis; electronic filing via FERC's eFiling system is strongly encouraged, with paper mail options and contacts provided.
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