Project Description
Cascade Creek, LLC (CCLLC, Applicant), of Alaska, holds a Preliminary Permit (Permit) from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in Washington D.C. to develop the Cascade Creek Hydroelectric Project (Project). The original Preliminary Permit for the project expired on September 30, 2007. A second Preliminary Permit (FERC Project No. 12495-002) was issued to Cascade Creek, LLC effective February 14, 2008, and will expire on January 31, 2011.The Permit was issued for the purpose of allowing the Applicant protection under the Federal Power Act (FPA) from competitive applications while conducting the studies and processes necessary to complete a FERC application for license.
The proposed Cascade Creek Hydroelectric would be located approximately 15 miles northeast of Petersburg, Alaska on U.S. Forest Service land. See Project Area Map.
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No dam would be constructed as part of the project. The Cascade Creek Project would incorporate an intake siphon and operate with a maximum lake level fluctuation of up to 10 feet of Swan Lake. An estimated 200 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of electricity would be generated each year.
The Project would consist of a powerhouse, substation and switchgear, and transmission line, as described in the Cascade Creek Project Description presented in the major licensing documents to date.