Hydropower development (and reform)

meets the politics of climate change John Seebach

Old dam proposals never die…

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State Renewable Energy Standards

Renewable Energy Standards / Renewable Portfolio Standards in 36 states.

Some form of hydropower in each. http://www.hydroreform.org/policy/rps

Federal Production Tax Credits

1.5 cents / kwh for: New capacity at existing hydropower dams Efficiency upgrades Non-hydropower dams retrofitted with hydropower

(with no harmful flow changes)

Federal Renewable Energy Standard

15-20% by 2020 Same hydro as PTC Other hydro “removed

from the base.”

Obama’s Clean Energy Standard

80% by 2035

Small Hydro in BC

Ashlu Creek

Tippela Creek

Toba Inlet

New Hydro in USA

Pending or issued Preliminary Permits @FERC: 416 conventional 65 pumped storage 74 river hydrokinetic 28 tidal hydrokinetic 10 wave

New Small Hydro in the Northwest

Castle Creek

(thanks)John Seebach202-243-7055

jseebach@americanrivers.org