Puerto Rico’s Renewable Portfolio Standard requires all retail electric providers with a capacity of 50,000 MWh per year to derive 100% of retail electricity sales from renewable energy resources by 2050. There are incremental requirements leading up to 2050. In addition, coal must be phased
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has a multi-sectoral cap-and-trade system that requires businesses to purchase allowances equivalent to their emissions, incentivizing mitigation and the uptake of renewable thermal solutions. The program is designed to contribute to the state’s goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
The Illinois Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) requires large investor-owned electric utilities and alternative retail electric suppliers to source 10% of eligible retail electricity sales from renewable energy by 2015 and 25% by 2025. The standard was enacted in 2007 and updated in 2021 by Senate
The NH Renewable Portfolio Standard has a carve-out for eligible renewable resources that must be used to meet a set percentage of retail electricity sales to end-user customers. The PRS requires electricity providers, except municipal utilities, to acquire renewable energy certificates equivalent to 25.2% of
Executive Order 23-06 requires state agencies to undertake certain energy efficiency measures. These include reducing emissions resulting from burning of onsite fossil fuels at buildings and in vehicles from a 2014 baseline 95% by 2050, with incremental goals leading up to 2050. State-owned buildings are
California restricts the amount that local governments can charge for solar permits. Commercial solar thermal system permit costs are capped at $1,000 for systems up to 30 kWth, allowing for an additional $7 for every kW between 30 kWth and 260 kWth, and allowing for
Kansas’s Renewable Energy Goal is a voluntary Renewable Portfolio Standard. Investor-owned utilities and electric cooperatives can strive to generate or purchase 20% of the affected utility peak demand, based on the average demand of the preceding three years, from eligible renewable resources.
State-funded buildings in New Hampshire over 25,000 sq. ft. must comply with ASHRAE Standard 189.1-2009 and High Performance Green Building Standards except for sections 4, 9, and 10 to the furthest extent possible without hindering the facility’s ability to recoup the costs of meeting these
Rhode Island’s Renewable Energy Standard requires all retail electricity providers to derive 100% of retail sales from renewable resources by 2033 and thereafter, and meet incremental benchmarks up to that year. Retail electricity sales derived from eligible renewable resources placed into commercial operation before December
California’s Renewables Portfolio Standard requires electric utilities to derive at least 60% of their retail sales from qualifying renewable energy sources by 2030. There are additional incremental requirements leading up to 2030. Utilities can also purchase Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) in efforts to remain in
