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Panel rejects bill to count large hydro toward California RPS; opponents say it would undercut new renewable development
Summary
AB 1191, a proposal to make existing large-scale hydroelectric generation eligible under the Renewable Portfolio Standard, failed in committee after opponents argued it would reduce incentives for new renewables and could raise wholesale prices.
Assemblymember Tang presented AB 1191 as a proposal to allow the output of large hydroelectric facilities to count as RPS-eligible energy, arguing that including existing large hydro could lower procurement costs and immediately ease rate pressure for consumers.
"By including the state's 21 large-scale hydroelectric facilities capable of producing over 12,000 megawatts as eligible under the RPS, we…
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