States and State Governments

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Colorado RPS

Pathway: Hydro in State RPSs

Colorado’s RPS includes new hydroelectricity with a nameplate capacity of 10 megawatts or less, and existing hydropower of 30 megawatts or less.

Vermont RPS

Pathway: Hydro in State RPSs

Vermont requires that the states’ retail electricity suppliers obtain 75% of their annual electricity from renewable sources, which includes any size hydroelectric facility, by 2032.

California requires that the state’s retail electricity suppliers obtain 50% of their annual electricity sales from renewable resources, which includes hydroelectric facilities of 30 MW or less, by 2030.

Oregon’s Existing Water Rights Expedited Process

Pathway: Promoting Efficiency in the Hydropower Licensing Process

Encourages micro and small hydropower development by alleviating some of the costs associated with hydropower permitting.

Vermont’s Small Hydropower Assistance Program

Pathway: Promoting Efficiency in the Hydropower Licensing Process

Directs the state to enter into a MOU with FERC to simplify the regulatory review process for small hydropower projects.

Colorado’s Streamlined Federal Permitting Assistance Service for Small Hydropower

Pathway: Promoting Efficiency in the Hydropower Licensing Process

Colorado and FERC entered into an MOU to streamline processing requirements to encourage the development of small hydropower.

California’s AB 33

Pathway: Promoting Pumped Storage Hydro Facilities

Requires the CPUC to evaluate the potential for all types of long-duration bulk energy storage resources, including pumped hydroelectric storage, to help integrate renewable energy resources into the electric grid.

IEA report, Flexible hydropower providing value to renewable energy integration

Pathway: Promoting Pumped Storage Hydro Facilities

Provides a global perspective on the need for flexibility to enable renewable integration and hydropower’s capabilities to provide this flexibility across a range of time scales.

Report, Challenges and Opportunities for New Pumped Storage Development

Pathway: Promoting Pumped Storage Hydro Facilities

Surveys the potential for hydropower pumped storage to support greater grid reliability, as well as the obstacles posed by current market structures and regulatory frameworks.

Report, Maine Hydropower Study

Pathway: Reports on Hydropower Potential

Identified 110 MW through efficiency upgrades at existing hydropower facilities and non-powered dams within the state.