Clean Energy and Power
Hydroelectric Production Incentives
Agency NameDepartment of Energy
Funding Amount
Bureau Name
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Funding Mechanism
Incentive Payment
New?
No
Funding Mechanism
Incentive Payment
Funding Amount Notes
Period of Availability
Available until expended
Program Description
Provides incentive payments for electric energy generated and sold by a qualified hydroelectric facility during the incentive period, to the owner or authorized operator of such a facility. Incentive payments for qualified facilities are based on the number of kilowatt-hours (kWh) generated in calendar year which Department of Energy determines, at a rate of 1.8 cents/kWh with a total ceiling of $1 million per facility
Eligible Uses
Incentive payments are provided based on determination of a qualified facility. A qualified hydroelectric facility is a hydroelectric generation facility that:
- is located in a State or in U.S. jurisdictional waters;
- has a water-powered turbine or other generating device (including conventional or new and innovative technologies capable of continuous operation);
- is owned or solely operated by a non-Federal entity;
- began producing hydroelectric energy for sale on or after October 1, 2005; and
that either:
- added generation capability, excluding maintenance, through the incorporation of new equipment, refurbished equipment, or both to an existing dam or conduit that was completed before November 15, 2021;
or,
- has a generating capacity of not more than 20 megawatts;
- for which the non-Federal entity has received a construction authorization from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, if applicable; and
- that is constructed in an area in which there is inadequate electric service.
sam.gov link
https://sam.gov/fal/3f75036824054409bfe2bcf24b45d8f2/view
Statutory Location
40331
Federal Cost Share Requirement
Not applicable