State Clean Energy Practices: Renewable Portfolio Standards

Hurlbut, David

doi:10.2172/936505

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“…It is designed to encourage new renewable energy development by establishing a target or quota on the proportion of electricity generation that must come from renewable energy sources by a certain date (Rader and Norgaard 1996, Hurlbut 2008. RPS policies often use a process of competitive solicitations to procure supply and promote competition between project developers.…”

Section: Fits and Rps Policiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These include uncertainties associated with project financing (Wiser and Barbose 2008), transmission interconnection (Hurlbut 2008), relatively high contract failure rates in states such as California (Wiser et al 2005, Wiser andBarbose 2008), a high level of market concentration due to the limited number of investors (Chadbourne andParke 2009, Karcher 2008), and little local and community-scale involvement in renewable energy development (Bolinger 2001 and. These challenges (combined with the fact that certain states are not meeting their RPS targets) are likely contributing to increased U.S. interest in alternative RE policies and procurement mechanisms, such as feed-in tariffs.…”

Section: Fits and Rps Policiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Policymaker's Guide to Feed-in Tariff Policy Design

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A Policymaker's Guide to Feed-in Tariff Policy Design

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“…Case studies reviewing the anecdotal evidence of policy effectiveness are common; they provide important insights and inform the growing field of literature on policy design practices (e.g., DOE 2009;Hurlbut 2008;Lantz and Doris 2009;LBNL 2009;Wiser et al 2007;Wiser et al 2002).…”

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State of the States 2010: The Role of Policy in Clean Energy Market Transformation

Doris¹,

Gelman²

2011

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NOTICEThis report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States government. Neither the United States government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States government or any agency thereof. NREL's Clean Energy Policy Analyses (CEPA)The CEPA suite of analyses and activities explore clean energy development and policy implementation at the regional, state, and local levels and disseminate that information to interested stakeholders. The activities gauge the effectiveness of and interactions between clean energy policies, provide insight into regional activities, investigate the interactions between local and state-level policies, and convene leading thought leaders to develop innovative regional, state, and local clean energy policies. The goal is to provide information to decision makers, researchers, and other stakeholders regarding the status of, barriers to, and possibilities for increased energy efficiency and renewable energy development at various levels of governance. For more information, see http://www.nrel.gov/cepa/. This report focuses primarily on energy use in electricity and buildings. For more information on transportation policies at the state and local level, please see the Alternative Fuels Data Center: http://www.afdc.energy.gov/afdc/. iv Executive SummaryThe increase in the use of state policy to drive energy efficiency and renewable energy market transformation is leading to extensive research on determining the best policies and policy designs to achieve this goal. In recent years, numerous best practice and state policymaker guidebooks have emerged to inform and assist the development of effective policy (e.g., DOE 2009; EPA 2008; LBNL 2009). In addition, there is growing interest in quantifying the connection between policies and development. To date, much of this work has been specific to wind resource development (Bohn and Lant 2009;Menz and Vachon 2005) or has focused specifically on renewable portfolio standard (RPS) effectiveness (Carley 2009).This report uses statistical methods to better quantify the connection between a broad array of energy efficiency and renewable energy (collectively known as clean energy) policy and actual reductions in energy use and increases in renewable resource development. Using a multi-faceted dataset including policies, socioeconomic factors, and electricity information, ordi...

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“…When designing an RPS, there may be a tension between local economic growth and minimizing ratepayer impacts if the most cost-effective renewable resources are in a neighboring state or country. Extending RPS eligibility to non-local resources can reduce ratepayer impacts, but allows another state to realize the local economic development benefits associated with those resources (Hurlbut 2008). …”

Section: Us States With Renewable Portfolio Standardsmentioning

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Climate for Collaboration: Analysis of US and EU Lessons and Opportunities in Energy and Climate Policy

Coninck¹,

Vita²,

McLaren³

et al. 2009

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Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) ECN Policy Studies is part of the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECNThe authors would like to thank Ron Benioff, Pieter Boot, David Kline, Xander van Tilburg and Ryan Daley for the time they contributed to reviewing the report and for their useful comments. We would also like to thank the supporting staff that assisted with the formatting and graphics. Any remaining errors are the responsibility of the authors. AbstractThis paper aims to improve mutual understanding between the EU and US with regard to climate change and energy policy, suggesting specific opportunities for transatlantic cooperation in this area. A background on the environmental, legislative, and economic contexts of the EU and US as they relate to climate policy sets the context. This is followed by an overview of how cap & trade, renewable energy, and sustainable transportation policies have taken shape in the EU and the US. Some observations and lessons learnt within each of these areas are highlighted. Building on these insights, recommendations are made regarding the carbon market, possibilities for new technologies to bridge the valley of death, and best practices and standards.

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State Clean Energy Practices: Renewable Portfolio Standards

Cited by 32 publications

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A Policymaker's Guide to Feed-in Tariff Policy Design

State of the States 2010: The Role of Policy in Clean Energy Market Transformation

Climate for Collaboration: Analysis of US and EU Lessons and Opportunities in Energy and Climate Policy

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