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Hydropower development (and reform) meets the politics of climate change John Seebach

Hydropower development (and reform) meets the politics of climate change John Seebach. Old dam proposals never die…. =. Branding. State Renewable Energy Standards. Renewable Energy Standards / Renewable Portfolio Standards in 36 states. Some form of hydropower in each.

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Hydropower development (and reform) meets the politics of climate change John Seebach

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  1. Hydropower development (and reform) meets the politics of climate change John Seebach

  2. Old dam proposals never die… =

  3. Branding

  4. 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

  5. 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)

  6. Federal Renewable Energy Standard • 15-20% by 2020 • Same hydro as PTC • Other hydro “removed from the base.”

  7. Obama’s Clean Energy Standard • 80% by 2035

  8. Small Hydro in BC

  9. Ashlu Creek

  10. Tippela Creek

  11. Toba Inlet

  12. New Hydro in USA • Pending or issued Preliminary Permits @FERC: • 416 conventional • 65 pumped storage • 74 river hydrokinetic • 28 tidal hydrokinetic • 10 wave

  13. New Small Hydro in the Northwest

  14. Castle Creek

  15. (thanks) John Seebach 202-243-7055 jseebach@americanrivers.org

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