The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Sept. 11 issued preliminary permits to three affiliates of Boston-based Free Flow Power for new hydro projects in Kentucky.
A preliminary permit allows a party and exclusive period of three years to look at project feasibility, with a permit extension available from there. A license is then needed from FERC if the decision is to proceed with the project.
The permits approved on Sept. 11 are:
- On Jan. 1, FFP Project 117 LLC filed an application for a permit to study the feasibility of the proposed Kentucky River Lock and Dam #13 Project, which would be located on the Kentucky River, near the town of Beattyville in Lee County, Ky. The project would include: a 110-foot-long, 80-foot-wide powerhouse containing two units with a total capacity of 5 MW; a 4.16/34.5 kV substation; and a 0.3-mile-long, 34.5 kV transmission line. The project would have an average annual generation of 19,500 megawatt-hours.
- On Jan. 1, FFP Project 116 LLC sought a preliminary permit to study the feasibility of the Kentucky River Lock and Dam #9 Project, which would be located on the Kentucky River, near the town of Valley View in Jessamine and Madison counties, Ky. The proposed project would include: a 130-foot-long, 90-foot-wide powerhouse containing two units with a total capacity of 7.2 MW; a 4.16/69-kV substation; and a 0.3-mile-long, 69-kV transmission line. The project would have average annual generation of 27,800 megawatt-hours.
- On Jan. 1, FFP Project 115 LLC sought a preliminary permit for the Kentucky River Lock and Dam #5 Project, which would be located on the Kentucky River, near the town of Tyrone in Anderson and Woodford counties, Ky. The project would include: a 150-foot-long, 100-foot-wide powerhouse containing two units with a total capacity of 9.3 MW; a 4.16/69 kV substation; and a 0.9 mile-long, 69-kV transmission line. It would have average annual generation of 39,500 megawatt-hours.
