RAPID/Hydropower/New York/Power Plant
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New York Hydropower Facility Licensing, Certification, Safety, & Regulation(7-NY)
In New York, a hydropower developer may need a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity issued by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Public Service Commission before construction can occur. The developer may also need to obtain a Renewable Portfolio Standard Certification from the New York State Department of Public Service to demonstrate that the proposed hydropower project will be an eligible renewable energy source for the state.
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Use this overview flowchart and following steps to learn which federal and state permits apply to your projects.
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Permitting at a Glance
| Public Utility Certificate: | Electric corporations may need a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. N.Y. Pub. Serv. Law § 68, Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. | ||
| Certificate Agency: | New York Public Service Commission | ||
| Certificate Threshold: | To construct an electric plant. | ||
| Regulated Entity Definition: | A “electric corporation" includes every corporation, company, joint-stock association, partnership and person...who owns, operates, or manages a electric plant for generation for public use. N.Y. Pub. Serv. Law § 2 (13), Definitions. | ||
| Small Hydropower Program: | New York does not have a small hydropower program. | ||
| Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS): | Investor-owned utilities must procure 50% of their retail sales from eligible renewable energy resources by 2030. | ||
| RPS Eligible Hydropower: | Hydroelectric upgrades with no new storage impoundments, with eligibility limited to the incremental production associated with the upgrade; new low-impact run-of-river hydroelectric facilities limited to 30 MW or less, with no new storage impoundment; and existing very small hydroelectric facilities within certain conditions (10MWs or less, in-state facilities, with expiring above-market energy contracts). In-State run-of-river hydroelectric facilities of 5MWs or less in commercial operation at any time prior to January 1, 2003 that demonstrate need to receive RPS financial support to operate. | ||
| RPS Regulatory Agency/Tracking System: | New York Generation Attribute Tracking System |
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