Requires approval for any conversion of forestland larger than three contiguous acres to non-forest uses, thereby acting as a gatekeeper for preserving the forest base.
Suggests the carbon balance effects of starch-based fuels such as corn ethanol and biodiesel may tip toward a net increase in CO2 emissions in the atmosphere, based on life-cycle analyses.
Maryland’s RPS includes small hydroelectric power plants of less than 30 megawatts.
Delaware’s RPS includes hydroelectric facilities that have a maximum design capacity of 30 megawatts or less.
Connecticut’s RPS includes run-of-river hydropower facilities that began operating after July, 1, 2003 and have a generating capacity of not more than 30 megawatts.
Colorado’s RPS includes new hydroelectricity with a nameplate capacity of 10 megawatts or less, and existing hydropower of 30 megawatts or less.
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.