The Department of Energy (DOE) has decided to exclude run-of-river (ROR) hydro technology from the third round of the Green Energy Auction (GEA-3) as it is already eligible for the government’s feed-in tariff (FIT) scheme. The DOE will instead focus on updating the FIT rate for ROR hydro. The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will no longer release the Green Energy Auction Reserve (GEAR) price for ROR under GEA-3.
A run-of-river hydro electric system is regarded as the least disruptive to the environment. It works by redirecting river water through a weir into conveyance pipes toward a penstock and feeding it downhill to the power station.
Consequently, the Energy Regulatory Commission shall no longer release the Green Energy Auction Reserve price for ROR under GEA-3. “We received comments from DOE that they will no longer include ROR hydro in the auction. What we will do is update the FIT in ROR hydro so that it continues as part of the FIT
For GEA-3, the government will offer 300 megawatts of impounding hydro capacity, 4,250MW of pumped storage hydro , and geothermal contracts with a combined capacity of 4,650 megawatts . Under the PDM, non-FIT-eligible facilities will undergo a two-point evaluation. The project development cost, net capacity factor and weighted average cost of capital components of each bid would be evaluated first to determine if they meet the minimum score requirements.
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