FERC issued a preliminary permit for a proposed 220MW pumped storage project on on Brush Hollow Creek of the Arkansas River in Colorado.

FERC issued a preliminary permit for a proposed 330MW project on the Chakachamna River in Alaska.

FERC issued a preliminary permit for a proposed 189MW pumped storage project in Essex County, New York.

FERC issued a preliminary permit for a proposed 325kW project on the Elkhart River in Indiana.

FERC issued a preliminary permit for a proposed 325kW project on the Elkhart River in Indiana.

FERC issued a preliminary permit for a proposed 500kW project on the Elkhart River in Indiana.

FERC issued a preliminary permit for a proposed 515kW project that would use flows discharged from a canal on PG&E's DeSabla-Centerville Project.

FERC issued a preliminary permit for a proposed 60MW pumped storage project on Fish Hook Creek in Utah.

Hydropower was on the agenda at FERC's first meeting in six years to feature five commissioners. At the meeting, the Commission unveiled its new policy statement on hydropower licensing settlements. The public comment period will extend 45 days after a notice appears in the Federal Register.

On August 22nd, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision in City of Tacoma v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. After being left nearly dry for more than 80 years by the Cushman hydroelectric project, the North Fork Skokomish river will once again have a healthy flow of water.