UNSPSC 26131503: Hydro power plants

UNSPSC 26131503 Hydro power plants, a Commodity code, does not align with the actual scope of recent state and local procurement activity. The six opportunities posted since February 2026 solicit solar photovoltaic systems, rooftop wind microturbines, power distribution maintenance, and electrical power generation equipment — none of which constitute hydroelectric generation, storage, or facility development. The mismatch between code and opportunity content suggests either a cataloging error in how jurisdictions are tagging these solicitations or a significant divergence between the code's nominal scope and its practical use in state and local procurement systems.

The opportunities span diverse issuing bodies including municipalities (Pasadena, Dallas, Madison, South Fulton), water districts (Eastern Municipal Water District), county governments (DeKalb County), and state-level cooperative purchasing (Sourcewell through South Dakota), with activity concentrated in California, Georgia, Texas, and Wisconsin. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Pasadena's RFP for a rooftop wind microturbine design, engineering, and maintenance (due May 22, 2026), the City of South Fulton's RFP for solar photovoltaic standby response and maintenance services (due April 9, 2026), the City of Dallas's IFB for solar panel maintenance and repair on a three-year indefinite-delivery contract (due July 17, 2026), and the City of Madison's RFQ for SolarEdge photovoltaic inverters and optimizers (due March 6, 2026). Because the code shows no relevant recent activity aligned with its stated definition, it does not present a meaningful pursuit opportunity under its intended hydroelectric scope.