For purposes of qualifying for the renewable electricity and recycled energy objective contained in section 49-02-28, electricity, except for electricity generated from a hydroelectric facility with an inservice date before January 1, 2007, and electricity that is not obtained from repowering or efficiency improvements to a hydropower facility existing on August 1, 2007, regardless of the source’s inservice date, qualifies for meeting the statewide objective provided that the source meets the requirements of North Dakota public service commission’s rules for tracking, recording, and verifying renewable energy certificates.