Low Impact Certification means that the hydropower facility has been found by the Institute to meet or exceed the Institute’s Certification Criteria which address eight key areas: ecological flow regimes, water quality, upstream fish passage, downstream fish passage and protection, shoreline and watershed protection, threatened and endangered species protection, cultural and historic resource protection and recreational resources. Certification is designed to provide consumers with assurance that a facility has avoided or reduced their environmental impacts pursuant to the Low Impact Hydropower Institute’s criteria. Once certified, the owner or operator can market the power from the facility to consumers as produced by a LIHI Certified^(R) Facility. Certification from the Institute may also qualify the power produced for other “green” energy certification programs (click on the linked names to learn more about each project).

Application Stages:

1. Review in Process
2. Public Comment Period
3. Preliminary Decision
4. Appeal Period
5. Final Decision

Cert No.	Project Name	River	State(s)	Review Status
n/a	Glens Falls	Hudson River	NY	Review in process. Public comment period ends October 2, 2020
n/a	Sherman Island	Hudson River	NY	Review in process. Public comment period ends October 2, 2020
61	Ashton	Henry’s Fork, Snake River	ID	Review in process. Public comment period ends September 11, 2020.
n/a	Stewart's Bridge	Sacandaga River	NY	Review in process. Public comment period ends August 25, 2020.
18	Smoky Mountain	Little Tennessee and Cheoah Rivers	NC, TN	Review in process. Public comment period ended July 26, 2020.
118	Webster Pembroke	Suncook River	NH	Review in process. Public comment period ended July 18, 2020.
123	Stevens Mill	Winnipesaukee River	NH	Preliminary Decision. Appeal period ends August 30, 2020.
51	Arkansas River Dam No. 2	Arkansas River	AR	Review in process. Public comment period ended July 6, 2020.
17	Summersville	Gauley River	WV	Review in process. Public comment period ended July 6, 2020.
15	Bowersock	Kansas River	KS	Final Decision August 4, 2020
n/a	Dwight	Chicopee River	MA	Review in process. Public comment period ended June 12, 2020.
11	Pawtucket	Blackstone River	RI	Final Decision July 28, 2020
169	Cataract	Saco River	ME	Final Decision July 28, 2020
45	Farmers Irrigation District	Hood River	OR	Final Decision July 24, 2020
109	Prospect No. 3	South Fork, Rogue River	OR	Final Decision July 28, 2020
68	Woronoco	Westfield River	MA	Final Decision July 10, 2020
n/a	American Tissue	Cobbosseecontee Stream	ME	Public comment period closed, awaiting additional information
40	Vernon	Connecticut River	NH, VT	Public comment period closed, awaiting additional information
n/a	Willow Island	Ohio River	OH, WV	Public comment period closed, awaiting additional information