Jeff Bingaman: “That is correct. Pumped hydro is included as an existing renewable. With regard to how renewable power is measured, we…”

“That is correct. Pumped hydro is included as an existing renewable. With regard to how renewable power is measured, we intend the Secretary of Energy or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission would set a normalized level for all hydro facilities, taking into consideration capacity and generation at normal or historical average water flows. For other renewable technologies, the volume is calculated based on actual generation. There has been some misunderstanding about the Texas plan, on which my amendment if modeled. The Texas statute set an overall increase in capacity, but in the implementation the requirement was converted to a generation measure. A generation metric is critical to ensure efficient operation of these facilities.”