The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is giving notice of a new policy on establishing license terms for hydroelectric projects. In this Policy Statement, the Commission adopts a 40-year default license term for original and new licenses for hydropower projects located at non-federal dams. The Policy Statement also sets forth when the Commission will consider issuing those projects a license with a term for less or more than 40 years.
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Policy Statement on Establishing License Terms for Hydroelectric Projects
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is giving notice of a new policy on establishing license terms for hydroelectric projects. In this Policy Statement, the Co...
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82 FR 49501
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“Policy Statement on Establishing License Terms for Hydroelectric Projects,” thefederalregister.org (October 26, 2017), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2017-23286/policy-statement-on-establishing-license-terms-for-hydroelectric-projects.