HR2786: To amend the Federal Power Act with respect to the criteria and process to qualify as a qualifying conduit hydropower facility.

This bill amends the Federal Power Act to revise the criteria for a facility to qualify as a qualifying conduit hydropower facility.

Under current law, a hydropower facility must have a capacity that does not exceed five megawatts.This bill eliminates such requirement.

Additionally, the bill revises the timeframe for an entity to contest whether its hydroelectric facility meets the qualifying criteria.