This article, recently published in Law360, discusses the new Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act and the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act. While both pieces of legislation streamline certain permitting requirements for small hydro projects, conventional and conduit, the notion that these reforms could lead to the development of a full 60,000 MW of new hydro by 2025 is a bit optimistic.
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