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Hydropower Potential. Facts ׀ Benefits ׀ Growth Political Landscape ׀ Priorities. Hydro Myths. “Hydropower development and river stewardship are not compatible.”. “The country’s hydro resources are tapped out.”. “Hydro is not cost-effective.”. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Hydro Myths“The country’s
hydro resources are tapped out.”
“Hydropower development
and river stewardship are
not compatible.”
“U.S. hydro plants are all huge.”
“Hydro is not cost-
effective.”“Hydropower is only available in
a few places, like the
Northwest.”
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65.9%13.1%
3.7%
0.2%
17.1%Conventional Hydro
Biomass
Geothermal
Solar
Wind
Availability
Hydropower is the largest source of
renewable electricity generation in the U.S.
and made up 7% of overall power
generation in 2009.
Source: EIA
Hydropower accounted for 65.9 % of all
renewable power generated in the
U.S. last year.
U.S. Renewable Power Generation, 2009
Availability
Hydropower is generated in every region and benefits every state.
Top-ten hydropower generating states:•Washington•Oregon•New York•California•Alabama•Idaho•Tennessee•Montana•Arizona•North Carolina
The industry employs up to 300,000 workers around the U.S., from project development to manufacturing to facilities operations and maintenance.
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Size (Capacity) Distribution of Currently Operating Units
pre 1900Build Time
1900 - 19291930 - 19391940 - 19491950 - 19691970 - 19891990 - 2008
19th Century HydropowerEarly 20th Century HydropowerDepression Era HydropowerWWII Hydropower ConstructionPost-War Hydropower Development
Late 20th Century Hydropower DevelopmentHydropower Development since 1990The U. S. Hydropower Fleet
Existing & Potential Hydropower
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Growth . . . Without New Dams
Using new technologies and maximizing existing infrastructure, we can significantly expand hydropower capacity without building new dams.
Modernizing existing facilities
Converting Non-Powered Dams
Marine and Hydrokinetic Technologies
Conduit Technology
Only 3% of the country’s
approximately 80,000 dams are
currently generating electricity.
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Future availability
Hydro Capacity Growth by Technology
Source: Navigant Consulting
Efficiency improve-
ment8,900MW
Non-powered dams
10,000MW
Greenfield sites
1,000 MW
Hydrokinetics 2,000MW
Ocean cur-rent 750MW
Pumped storage
24,000MW
Wave 9,000MW
Tidal 4,000MW
With the right policies in place, the U.S. could add 60,000 MW of new hydro capacity by 2025, the vast majority of which can be created without adding new dams.
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1.4 Million Potential Jobs by 2025
285,31176,161
49,450
29,490 8,339
WestNortheast Southeast Midwest
Direct Jobs
135,38682,994
20,423
20,120 4,119
WestNortheast Southeast MidwestSouthwest
Indirect Jobs
Cumulative Job Creation by 2025 under a 25% RES
Job Creation Opportunities in Hydropower, Navigant Consulting, 2009
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Affordable
LEVELIZED COST OF ELECTRICITY FOR VARIOUS POWER AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY OPTIONS, ¢/KWH
Source: Navigant/ACORE
Hydropower has the lowest
levelized cost of electricity of any energy source –
even energy efficiency
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Clean and Sustainable
The hydropower industry is committed to better understanding and mitigating the impacts dams can have on local ecosystems and fish, with hundreds of millions of dollars invested each year in environmental enhancements at hydro facilities.
Using hydropower avoided approximately 196 million metric tons of U.S. carbon pollution in 2009 – equal to emissions from approximately 38 million cars.
Non-Powered Dam Potential With Other Renewables
Non-powered dam potential exists in areas with less than ideal wind and solar resources
Source,Wind & Solar Maps: NREL
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Grid Reliability
Hydropower is a flexible and reliable electricity source. Hydropower’s ability to dispatch power immediately makes it an essential back-up during major electricity disruptions.
Grid support services include . . . Frequency Control ׀ Regulation ׀ Load Following ׀ Spinning Reserve ׀ Supplemental Reserve
“[During the blackout,] one relatively large island remained in operation serving about 5,700 MW of demand, mostly in western New York, anchored by the Niagara and St. Lawrence hydro plants.”— US-Canada Power System Outage Task Force report, 2005
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Energy Storage: Affordable & At Scale
Hydropower pumped storage is one of the few large-scale, affordable means of storing and deploying electricity.
Absorbs excess generation at times of low demand, and releases it during peak demand periods.
An excellent partner for intermittent renewable electricity sources.
The U.S. has more than 20GW of
pumped storage capacity today, with
facilities in every region of the country.
Developers have proposed an
additional 31GW.
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Bipartisan Support
• Hydropower has multi-region and bipartisan support
• Hydropower Improvement Act of 2011 – co-sponsors include Sens. Murkowski (R-AK) and Bingaman (D-NM) and 7 other Senators, Republicans and Democrats
• Incentives for hydropower and marine and hydrokinetic technologies championed by both parties
• Consensus in the 111th Congress for inclusion of hydropower in various policies
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Bipartisan Support
“Hydropower is one of our greatest untapped resources for generating
clean, renewable electricity.” - Senate Energy and Natural
Resources Committee Ranking Member Lisa
Murkowski (R-AK)
“In today’s environment – where talk centers on the need to provide clean and environmentally friendly energy – we must continue to promote and expand the use of hydropower.” – House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (R-WA)
“There’s no one solution to the energy crisis, but hydropower is clearly part of the solution and represents a major opportunity to create more clean energy jobs.” – Energy Secretary Steven Chu
“With thousands of existing dams currently not creating any power, existing dams in need of upgrades, and new technologies being developed to safely capture river currents, an additional 60,000 more megawatts is achievable within the next 15 years.” – House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Ed Markey (D-MA)
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Projects Across the U.S.Hydropower projects are underway around the
country, bringing new jobs and low-cost electricity to many states.
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Projects Waiting in LineApplications/Exemptions Filed: 37 projects, 3000+ MW, 23
states
Preliminary Permits Issued: 394 projects, 48,000+ MW, 47 states
Preliminary Permits Pending: 355 projects, 37,000+ MW, 29 states
Total FERC Pipeline: 88,000+ MW
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Overview
NHA supports a CES goal of generating 80% of America’s electricity from clean and renewable energy – a goal achievable only with a significant role for hydropower.
Research and development
A more efficient regulatory process
Economic incentives to support project development
A national clean and renewable electricity standard
What it will take:
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Regulatory Process
HydroRegulatory
Process
Hydropower development involves
a comprehensive but sometimes
redundant regulatory approval process that needs better coordination
and cooperation between participants.
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Regulatory Process
Making the regulatory process more efficient includes:
Facilitating private hydropower development on Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation Facilities
An expedited licensing process for hydropower development at non-powered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects, that takes no more than two years.
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Regulatory Process
Improvements can be made to the regulatory process that speed both the deployment as well as the environmental enhancements and benefits of hydro projects.
Support for small hydro and conduit power developers, so that the regulatory process provides assistance and is not a disincentive to project development.
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Incentives
Straightforward updates to existing renewable energy tax credit programs should be enacted:
Equalizing the production tax credit for hydropower. Currently hydropower receives only half the credit available to other renewable energy sources.
Allowing energy storage, specifically pumped hydro storage, to qualify for the ITC and CREBs (Clean Renewable Energy Bonds) Program. Expanding our nation’s energy storage capacity is essential to ensuring a secure and stable grid as well as integrating more renewable energy.
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Incentives
Long term extension of existing programs such as the PTC and ITC is needed, along with additional funding for oversubscribed programs such as CREBs and the 48C ITC for renewable energy equipment manufacturers.
NHA strongly supports existing renewable incentives:
Hydropower project development can have high upfront costs and long lead times. Though cost-effective over the life of the project, utilities, developers and investors need certainty with the incentives.
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A Clean and Renewable Electricity Standard
The Clean Energy Standard is a different policy paradigm than the Renewable Energy Standard. As such, the treatment and recognition of hydropower must be re-evaluated. Two examples:
Energy storage, specifically pumped hydro storage, will play a critical role to firm and integrate intermittent resources and increase their contribution to the CES goal. The CES should include a mechanism to provide recognition of clean generation from pumped storage projects – both existing and new.
Existing hydropower generation should be counted if generation from other clean resources qualifies (wind, nuclear, etc.) Hydropower should be treated equitably in comparison to other existing resources.
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Research and Development
As the Congress debates budget priorities, funding for hydropower R&D is imperative.
Congress must continue to invest, not retreat, on R&D funding for the next generation of hydropower and MHK technologies to achieve the country’s vision for clean energy deployment.
President Obama’s proposed FY 2012 budget increases DOE spending for all types of renewable energy with the exception of the Water Power program, with a proposed budget reduction of over 20%.
Contacts
Linda Church Ciocci, Executive Director,National Hydropower Associationlinda@hydro.orgPh. 202.682.1700
Ryan Cunningham, Vice President, Glover Park Grouprcunningham@gpgdc.comph. 202.295.0164
Roger Ballentine, President, Green Strategiesroger@greenstrategies.comph. 202.328.1123
www.hydro.org
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