The Clean Hydrogen Production Standard (CHPS) was included in Section 40315 of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and requires DOE to develop an initial standard for the carbon intensity of clean hydrogen production. The CHPS aims to create and strengthen technologically and economically feasible production,
The Connecticut Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) is a state policy that requires electric providers to offset a specified percentage or amount of the energy they generate or sell by purchasing renewable energy credits (RECs) from renewable sources. This policy creates a financial incentive for the
Massachusetts’ Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard (APS) was established to complement the RPS Program, providing requirements and incentives for alternative electricity technologies. To qualify for a credit, a project must provide useful thermal energy to a facility in Massachusetts, have an opening date of Jan 2015
The New Hampshire Renewable Portfolio Standard requires electricity providers to source a certain percentage of the energy they sell to customers, including “useful thermal energy,” from renewable sources, including biomethane, biomass, and hydrogen produced from some renewable fuels. The standard also has a carve-out for
The Public Service Commission of West Virginia requires electric utilities to meet alternative and renewable energy portfolio standards and allows them to do so by purchasing additional credits. The standards require electric utilities to own credits equivalent to at least 10% of the electricity they
Virginia mandates that Phase I and Phase II Utilities generate a certain portion of their annual electricity sales from renewable energy sources. The required percentage increases gradually over time, with the percentage for Phase I Utilities increasing from 6% in 2021 to 100% by 2050
The Washington Cap-and-Invest Program sets a cap on overall carbon emissions in the state and requires businesses to obtain allowances equal to their greenhouse gas emissions through quarterly auctions. Over time, the cap will be reduced in line with the state’s emissions reduction commitments. It
Vermont requires all retail electricity suppliers to source a certain percentage of their annual electricity sales from renewables. The percentage depends on the year: in 2017, they required 55% to come from renewable sources, and that percentage increases by 4% every year through 2032.
The State of Oklahoma has set a hydrogen fuel production standard that will increase each year through 2028. In 2028, there 2 million metric tons of hydrogen fuel will be produced using a low or zero-carbon source of energy annually. Every qualified hydrogen fuel production
This bill states that when considering public building projects with a total contract price of $5 million or more, contracting agencies must have considered various “green energy technologies.” In this bill, green energy technologies are broadly defined as systems that employ solar or geothermal for
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