Renewable energy resources: hydroelectric generation facilities.

The existing California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program (RPS program) requires the Public Utilities Commission to implement annual procurement targets for the procurement of eligible renewable energy resources for all retail sellers, as defined, to achieve the targets and goals of the program. The existing definition of an eligible renewable energy resource includes certain small hydroelectric generation facilities, conduit hydroelectric facilities, and the incremental increase in electrical generation resulting from efficiency improvements (repowering) of existing larger hydroelectric facilities, subject to the condition that a new small or conduit hydroelectric facility or repowered…