The Low Impact Hydropower Institute (LIHI) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to reducing the impacts of hydropower generation through the certification of hydropower projects that have avoided or reduced their environmental impacts pursuant to the Low Impact Hydropower Institute’s criteria.

January 31, 2010 – Essex Hydro Submits LIHI Certification Application for their Jackson Mills Project on the Nashua River, New Hampshire

January 28, 2010 – Woronoco Hydro LLC Files for LIHI Certification for their Woronoco Hydroelectric Project on the Westfield River, Massachusetts

January 23, 2010 --- LIHI extends the public comment period from January 20th to February 26th for Brookfield's School Street Project application.

January 19, 2010 --- Alternatives Unlimited files for LIHI Certification of its Alternatives Hydroelectric Project on the Mumford River, in the town of Northbridge, Massachusetts

January 19, 2010 --- Arkansas Electric Cooperative files for LIHI Certification of its Arkansas River Dam No. 2 Hydroelectric Project on the Arkansas River, Arkansas

December 31, 2009 --- Brookfield Renewable Power files for LIHI Certification on its Fife Brook Project on the Deerfield River, Massachusetts and Vermont

December 31, 2009 --- PacifiCorp Files for LIHI Certification for their Ashton Hydroelectric Project on the Henry’s Fork of the Snake River in Idaho

December 31, 2009 --- PacifiCorp Files for Low Impact Certification for its Prospect No. 3 Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2337), on the South Fork of the Rogue River, Oregon

December 31, 2009 --- TransCanada Hydro Northeast, Inc. files for LIHI certification of its Deerfield River Project (FERC No. 2323) on the Connecticut River in Vermont and Massachusetts

December 31, 2009 – PacifiCorp files for Low Impact Certification for the Cutler Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2420)

LIHI Photo Album

photos 1, 3, and 5 by Erich Gaedeke, FERC

2 and 4 David Brown Kinloch, Softenergy

Mystic Project, Montana - brown bear

Kentucky Waterfall

Mystic Project, Montana - penstock

Mother Ann Lee Hydro, KY