In a ruling issued yesterday, FERC reinstated the license for School Street project issued in February 2007, thereby giving a serious blow to Green Island Power Authority’s (GIPA's) plan to get a license for their proposed 100 MW Cohoes Falls project, just downstream of the current School Street site.

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated a 2007 FERC license order for the School Street Project and asked FERC to revisit the proceeding.

The additional generation at Raquette River project in New York will now be eligible to receive tax credits under EPAct 2005.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has certified additional electricity generation at the Hudson River hydroelectric project as being renewable energy eligible to receive tax credits.

The Low Impact Hydropower Institute has certified the Oswego River Project , on the Oswego River, New York and Worumbo project on the Androscoggin River, Maine as low impact hydropower projects.

Erie Boulevard hydropower, L.P. has submitted its Pre-Application Document for the Oswegatchie River Hydroelectric Project, the license for which expires in December 31, 2012.

American Rivers seeks proposals for river restoration project grants as part of its partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Community-based Restoration Program.

A license amendment for Erie Boulevard's Lower Raquette River project will increase the project's generating capacity by 50% (from 12 to 18 MW) while converting four dams from peaking generation into run-of-the-river mode, speeding up the license's fish protection and downstream fish passage measures by three years (from 2010 to 2007), and adding upstream eel passage at four dams.

FERC is seeking public comments on recreation usage at Mirant's Rio Project on New York's Mongaup River. In particular, the Commission is seeking comments on Mirant's 2004 Recreation Usage Report, which FERC will use to determine if "changes are needed to the whitewater releases at the project."

FERC issued a preliminary permit for a proposed 189MW pumped storage project in Essex County, New York.