Renewable Portfolio Standard Overview

File: Renewable Portfolio Standard Overview

Date: 2/1/2005

A Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) is a requirement on electric utilities and other electric suppliers to supply a minimum percentage or amount of their load with eligible sources of renewable energy. The two-page document covers:

The RPS Has Become Increasingly Popular
State RPS Policies Differ: There is More Than One Way to Design an RPS
The Most Important Lesson Learned to Date
Design Requirements for an Effective RPS
What is the Cost of an RPS to the Ratepayer?
The RPS Bottom Line

This information was last updated on August 02, 2011