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Harnessing Hydropower: Building Alliances for Sustainable Energy Solutions

Explore the rich history and future of hydropower as we bring together stakeholders to address mutual interests in energy production and navigation. This overview discusses the evolution of hydropower from early mechanical uses to modern electrical generation, highlighting key legislation and the role of the Corps in hydropower development. Learn about the challenges of balancing competing uses, environmental issues, and funding infrastructure for operations and maintenance. We aim to develop strategic partnerships that ensure sustainable, reliable energy delivery while supporting navigation and environmental stewardship.

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Harnessing Hydropower: Building Alliances for Sustainable Energy Solutions

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  1. Harnessing the Energy: Bringing Together Your Hydropower Allies

  2. Overview: • A little history • Common interests • Use of PMA receipts to fund Corps hydro O&M

  3. Some hydro history… • Waterpower – from mechanical energy to electrical energy • Rivers & Harbors Acts of 1890 & 1899 • Corps’ first involvement with hydro • General Dam Act of 1906 • Hydro owners to provide power for locks and dams • Federal Water Power Act of 1920 • Corps advises FPC on hydro licenses

  4. Corps starts generating… • Installs powerhouse substructure at L&D 1 on upper Mississippi • Muscle Shoals – power plant, locks on Tennessee River • New Deal dams • Bonneville, Fort Peck and Passamaquoddy Tidal Power Project

  5. Enter the PMAs… • Flood Control Act of 1944 • Corps to build, own & operate hydro plants • PMAs to take power at switchyard and distribute • PMAs to return all costs assigned to power construction, operation, maintenance and replacement

  6. Nonfederal hydro… • Around 1980, emphasis changed to encourage nonfederal hydro development at Corps projects • FERC-licensed projects • Nonfederal funding for Corps hydro projects • More than 40 projects completed

  7. Gee whiz! B.H.A.N.s! • Corps is largest owner/operator of hydro in U.S. • 75 powerplants • 20,720 MW installed capacity • 100 billion kw/year energy • About one-fourth of nation’s total hydro output • Nation’s 5th largest electric supplier

  8. Hydro & navigation:Partners with the rivers • Hydro projects on navigation systems • 8 on the Arkansas navigation system • Upstream and tributary hydro projects • 5 on Arkansas River system • 5 on White River system • Denison Dam on Red River system

  9. Hydro & Navigation:Mutual Interests • Competing Uses • Environmental issues • Funding to maintain the infrastructure

  10. Competing Uses • Storage reallocation • Operational changes • Missouri River Master Manual revisions • Arkansas River navigation study • Seasonal pools • Minimum flow releases • Special operations • Releases for canoe races, sediment flushing, etc.

  11. Environmental Issues • Low DO • Modifying releases to improve downstream fisheries • ‘Tear Down the Dams’ syndrome • Endangered species protection • Least tern, pallid sturgeon, Arkansas shiner, etc.

  12. Infrastructure funding • Government invests in infrastructure to support commerce & the economy • Continued failure to maintain infrastructure leads to disruption of commerce & the economy • We are unwitting accomplices of Al-Quaida

  13. Jonesboro MOA • Power customer funds used to finance projects critical to system reliability • Customers select projects from list submitted by Corps and SWPA • Customers have funded 115 items at $57.7 million over 6 years

  14. Making the $$ go further • Power customers need stable source of funding for hydro O&M • Hydro O&M competes with navigation, flood control, recreation O&M • Using non-appropriated $$ for hydro O&M would free up $$ for other purposes

  15. Use of PMA receipts • Rather than appropriated $$, PMA revenues used to fund Corps hydro O&M • Promises stable, reliable source of funding • Frees up $180 million for other Corps purposes • Sec. 2020 of Senate WRDA bill

  16. Hydro & navigation:Partners with the river • Identify mutual interests • Identify mutual concerns • Develop a strategy to work together • Think bold, think BIG!

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