Draft2:Federal Hydropower Council

The Federal Hydropower Council (FHC) works to tackle difficult issues related to procurement, project management, and general policy matters.

Partners

The partnership is with

• Power Marketing Administration including
  • Bonneville Power Administration
  • Southeastern Power Administration
  • Southwestern Power Administration
  • Western Area Power Administration
• United States Army Corps of Engineers
• Bureau of Reclamation

Mission

It strives to implement new processes and policies to do things better and faster and to improve the Federal hydropower product, price, and value in the evolving energy industry.

Other areas of focus, listed below, have dedicated working groups:

Acquisition and Delivery Process

Focus - Streamline the Acquisition and Delivery Process

Joint Cost Allocation and Charging Practice

Focus - Aligning Purpose Codes and Work Category Codes for Environmental Stewardship and other USACE Business Lines for Recommendations on Policy Guidance

Water Storage Reallocation and Crediting

Focus - Address policy, methodology, and crediting issues associated with storage reallocations that occur under the authority of the Water Supply Act of 1958

O&M Cost Reduction and Efficiencies

Focus - Optimizing Operations and Maintenance of USACE Hydropower assets through recommended policy and organizational changes.

Federal Hydropower Communications

Focus - Better Articulate and Advance a Consistent Integrated Value Proposition for Federal Hydropower

Meetings

• Alliance Meeting - December 8, 2020

Related links

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External links

• https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/08/27/2020-18822/notice-of-interim-approval-of-rate-schedules-for-cumberland-system
• https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/12/16/2022-27289/revision-to-power-marketing-policy-georgia-alabama-south-carolina-system-of-projects

References

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