Considering Climate Change in Hydropower Relicensing - Fact Sheet

Publication Number:    CEC-500-2012-FS-027

Abstract:
Under this project, researchers are conducting an environmental study on climate change for the Yuba River Development Project, which has a capacity to generate 362 megawatts of electricity. A new license for the project will be filed by 2014 with the potential to last up to 50 years, a time frame in which climate change must be considered. This study will use climate scenarios developed for the California Energy Commission to investigate alternative management scenarios that regulators may consider during the relicensing process. After this project, other hydropower facilities could be addressed in follow‐up studies, as needed, to develop the methods and tools for advising relicensing analyses.

Commission Division:    Technology Systems Division - R&D, PIER (500)

Office/Program:    PIER: Public Interest Energy Research

PIER Program Area:    Climate Change

Date Published:    August 2012

Date On Line:    08/21/2012

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