Talkeetna River Dam Project could have preliminary license revoked
A required progress report on the proposed Talkeetna River Dam is overdue, according to the federal agency that licenses large energy projects. On Monday, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission notified
A required progress report on the proposed Talkeetna River Dam is overdue, according to the federal agency that licenses large energy projects.
On Monday, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission notified Glacial Energy, LLC that the first six-month progress report on the proposed project is past due. In its letter, FERC says that failure to file the required reports is grounds for cancellation of the permit, and that the cancellation of the Talkeetna dam project’s permit is “probable.”
The Talkeetna River dam proposal is separate from the much larger Susitna-Watana Hydroelectric Project, which is also undergoing a licensing process with FERC.
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