Maine requires state agencies to develop and execute sustainability plans that keep them on target for meeting the statewide renewable energy and GHG reduction timelines. All new buildings or substantial renovations to existing buildings must consider energy efficiency, have an energy use target that exceeds
The New York Public Service Commission requires investor-owned distribution utilities, energy service companies, community choice aggregation programs, jurisdictional municipal utilities, and self-supplying customers in the state to derive 70% of electricity from renewable energy resources by 2030 and produce 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040. Obligated
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
Since 2021, Connecticut’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority has maintained energy storage targets of 300MW by the end of 2024, 650MW by the end of 2027, and 1,000MW by the end of 2030.
Michigan’s Renewable Energy Standard requires utilities, electric cooperatives, municipal electric utilities and alternative retail suppliers to derive 60% of retail energy sales from renewable sources and 100% of retail electricity sales from clean energy sources by 2040. Eligible technologies include geothermal, solar thermal, biomass; biogas,
Ohio requires all retail electricity providers, except for municipal utilities and electric cooperatives, to source at least 8.5% of energy sales from alternative energy resources by 2026. Renewable energy facilities must have been operational on or after January 1, 1998 to qualify. Facilities can use
Washington requires Investor-owned utilities, municipal utilities, rural electric cooperatives, and public utility districts to derive 100% of retail electricity sales from renewable resources by 2045. By 2030, all obligated utilities must be greenhouse gas neutral, either through renewable energy use or carbon offset measures. Utilities
District of Columbia electricity suppliers are mandated to provide an increasing percentage of their electricity from renewable resources. The Public Service Commission has established rules to implement these requirements. The renewable energy requirements are part of the Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (RPS) which was established
Michigan has a set of energy efficiency goals for state buildings. All new state buildings and facilities as well as major renovations, must be carbon neutral by 2040. Also, all existing state buildings and facilities are required to reduce their energy use by 40% by
The State of Oklahoma has set a hydrogen fuel production standard that will increase each year through 2028. By 2028, 2 million metric tons of hydrogen fuel should be produced using a low or zero-carbon source of energy annually. Every qualified hydrogen fuel production must
