Proposal Could Open Reclamation Facilities for Non-federal Pumped Storage Development

Renewable Energy World; The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources' Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans held a legislative hearing earlier this week that could open some Bureau of Reclamation facilities up for non-federal pumped storage development.

Sec. 9(c)(1) of the existing Reclamation Project Act of 1939 allows for the development of small conduit hydropower by non-federal entities on some Reclamation properties.

However, legislation introduced by subcommittee chair Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., would modify that by adding "and pumped storage hydropower development utilizing multiple Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs" to the act.

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