FERC preliminarily finds Uma Lagne’s 5-kW Arizona canal hydro project qualifies
Staff said the single-turbine project on the Buckeye canal meets conduit hydropower criteria.
Event / data period: 2026-10-15
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Uma Lagne Energy Holdings filed a notice of intent on 1 October for its Buckeye Hydrokinetic PHX5 Project. It proposes one 5-kW modular hydrokinetic turbine along the Buckeye Main Canal, operated by the Buckeye Water Conservation and Drainage District in Maricopa County, Arizona.
FERC staff preliminarily found the project would not change the canal’s agricultural water-delivery purpose and meets qualifying conduit hydropower criteria. Such a qualifying facility does not require a licence or licensing exemption. Comments and intervention motions are due by 16 November 2026.
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FERC preliminarily finds Uma Lagne’s 5-kW Arizona canal hydro project qualifies
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Comments and intervention deadline
Comments contesting the preliminary qualification and intervention motions in docket CD27-1-000 are due by this date.
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The date is the deadline stated in FERC’s notice; the project capacity is retained as stated in the source.
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