Clean Energy and Power
Hydroelectric Production Incentives
Agency NameDepartment of Energy
Funding Amount$125,000,000.00
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
Recipients
Non-Federal owners of qualified hydroelectric or marine energy facilities
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