REGULATING SMALL HYDRO

摘要

Developers of small hydropower projects are seeking big changes in the way their projects are permitted and licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).rnRequests to build small hydro projects, facilities with a capacity of 5 MW or less, have been pouring into FERC, thanks to new tax credits, grants, and initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.rn"There's a definite increase in interest in the industry and FERC is feeling it in the number of preliminary permit applications and development proposals," said Nancy Skancke, an attorney with GKRSE and chair of the National Hydropower Association's (NHA) Small Hydro Council.