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PG&E highlights aging hydroelectric portfolio and large dam/spillway projects in Exhibit 5
Summary
PG&E’s Exhibit 5 emphasizes dam and spillway work to address large uncontrolled water‑release risk, relicensing obligations and aging infrastructure; the company described dozens of high‑cost projects at dams and powerhouses and asked the CPUC to continue and modify a hydro licensing balancing account.
PG&E said its energy supply exhibit (Exhibit 5) centers on hydroelectric and water infrastructure work needed to address aging assets, federal relicensing, and dam safety risks. Jason Huddleston (case manager for Exhibit 5) told the workshop that the hydro portfolio includes 165 dams, 58 powerhouses and more than 5,500 megawatts of generating capacity, with an average powerhouse age of more than 80 years.
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