Kern River No. 1 Project Relicensing (FERC No. 1930)

If you are interested in participating in the relicensing proceeding, please complete the Contact Registration Form Contact Registration Form. This will ensure you are included on the distribution list and will receive future relicensing proceeding communications and meeting notifications.

Register online here  to be notified via e-mail of new FERC filings and issuances related to the KR1 Project. Follow the online instructions and subscribe to docket number P-1930.

SCE’s operating license for the KR1 Project, FERC Project No. 1930, expires on May 31, 2028. Consequently, SCE is taking the initial steps required by the Federal Power Act and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to obtain a new license for the Project using the Integrated Licensing Process (ILP) (see SCE's Relicensing Notice here). The ILP requires that SCE prepare a Notice of Intent (NOI) and Pre-Application Document (PAD) to be filed with FERC between five and five and one-half years before the expiration of the existing license (i.e., May 31, 2023).

The PAD identifies for FERC and other entities existing, relevant, and reasonably available information pertaining to the Project to help identify issues and related information needs, develop study requests and study plans, and provide the basis for analyzing potential Project impacts. To obtain information for the PAD, a license applicant uses information in its possession and relevant information obtained from others. 

On July 21, 2022, SCE distributed a questionnaire to resource agencies, Native American Tribes, non-governmental organizations, and members of the public soliciting information on existing resources in the vicinity of the Project. If you have information, please return your completed questionnaire via one of the following methods: 

Email: Send a pdf of the completed questionnaire to Kendra ryan at Kendra.ryan@stantec.com.

Online: Complete the online questionnaire form provided here.

U.S. Mail: Send a hardcopy of the completed questionnaire via U.S. mail to: Cardno, Attn: Kendra ryan, 2890 Gateway Oaks Drive, Suite 200, Sacramento, CA 95833.

To ensure relevant information you have is available for developing the PAD, please fill out and return the questionnaire on or before August 21, 2022. Your timely response allows for follow-up by SCE or SCE’s representative that may be needed.

The KR1 Project is located on the Kern River approximately 15 miles east of the City of Bakersfield in Kern County, California. The Project is operated in a run-of-river mode. Water from the Kern River is diverted at Democrat Dam into a 9-mile-long flowline to the Project powerhouse which has a dependable generating capacity of 24.8 megawatts (MW). All Project facilities are located on National Forest Service lands within the Sequoia National Forest.

• Project Vicinity Map
   

Relicensing Documents
 

All documents related to the KR1 Project can be found on FERC’s eLibrary. Links to relevant documents can also be accessed below.

None at this time.
 

Upcoming Meetings
 

There are no upcoming meetings at this time.
 

Past Meeting Materials
 

None at this time.

FERC Relicensing Process

• Hydropower Licensing – A Guide for the Public
• Integrated Licensing Process (ILP)
• FERC ILP Process Chart
• Ideas for Participating in the ILP Process

Study Plan Development and Participation

• FERC Study Plan Criteria Guidance
• Understanding the ILP Study Criteria

Project Literature Library

• KR1 Current FERC License (1998)

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