The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Aug. 28 issued preliminary permits, which allow a three-year period to look at project feasibility, for five Kentucky hydro projects of Free Flow Power, a major developer of hydro projects nationwide.
If, after this exclusive period for feasibility work, the applicant decides to proceed with a project, then a license application would need to be filed with FERC.
The preliminary permits cover:
- FFP Project 57 LLC is looking at developing the Kentucky River Lock and Dam #4 Water Power Project, which would be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Kentucky River Lock and Dam #4 on the Kentucky River in Franklin County, Ky. The project would include: a 140-foot-long, 90-foot-wide powerhouse containing two units with a total capacity of 6.8 MW; a 4.16/69 kV substation; and a 200-foot-long, 69-kV transmission line. The project would have average annual generation of 26,700 megawatt-hours, and operate as directed by the Corps.
- FFP Project 56 LLC is studying the feasibility of the Kentucky River Lock and Dam #3 Water Power Project, located at the Corps’ Kentucky River Lock and Dam #3 on the Kentucky River in Franklin County, Ky. The project would include: a 150-foot-long, 100-foot-wide powerhouse containing two units with total capacity of 7.1 MW; a 4.16/34.5 kV substation; and a 5.5-mile-long, 34.5-kV transmission line. The project would have an average annual generation of 28,100 megawatt-hours, and operate as directed by the Corps.
- FFP Project 55 LLC is looking at developing the Kentucky River Lock and Dam #2 Water Power Project, located at the Corps’ Kentucky River Lock and Dam #2 on the Kentucky River in Franklin County, Ky. The project would include: a 150-foot-long, 100-foot-wide powerhouse containing two units with a total capacity of 7.4 MW; a 4.16/34.5 kV substation; and a 2.0-mile-long, 34.5-kV transmission line. The project would have an average annual generation of 29,000 megawatt-hours, and operate as directed by the Corps.
- FFP Project 119 LLC is looking at developing the Green River Lock and Dam #2 Water Power Project, located at the Corps’ Green River Lock and Dam #2 on the Green River in McLean County, Ky. The project would include: a 160-foot-long, 100-foot-wide powerhouse containing two units with a total capacity of 8.9 MW; a 4.16/69 kV substation; and a 0.8-mile-long, 69-kV transmission line. It would have average annual generation of 42,800 megawatt-hours, and operate as directed by the Corps.
- FFP Project 118 LLC is looking to develop the Green River Lock and Dam #1 Water Power Project, which would be located at the Corps’ Green River Lock and Dam #1 on the Green River in Henderson County, Ky. The project would include: a 160-foot-long, 120-foot-wide powerhouse containing two units with a total capacity of 5.6 MW; a 4.16/69 kV substation; and a 2.0-mile-long, 69-kV transmission line. The project would have average annual generation of 27,000 megawatt-hours, and operate as directed by the Corps.
