| Renewables Standards - New Electricity Sources | 29 April 08 |
 A growing number of American states are supporting renewable electricity like solar and wind power by mandating renewable portfolio standards (RPS), including in legislation with definitions, targets and deadlines. Currently 25 states and Washington D.C. have RPS and almost 50% of U.S. electricity boards has some kind of RPS in place.A new report, Renewable Portfolio Standards in the United States: A Status Report with Data through 2007, released by the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, provides a comprehensive overview of state RPS policies. The report found over 50% of new renewable energy capacity from 1998 through 2007 occurred in states with RPS policies, and 93% of these additions came from wind power. Imports of hydro generated electricity, like Manitoba exports, are not included in the definition of renewable energy found in most RPS mandates. Manitoba itself does not yet have an RPS system for its wind, solar, biomas energy programs. View April 2008 U.S. Report Renewables Portfolio Standards in the United States: A Status Report with Data through 2007 (PDF) View April 2008 U.S. Report Summary Presentation (PDF) View April 22, 2008 Renewable Energy World article View April 14, 2008 Science Daily article View April 24, 2008 Environmental Protection article Sources: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Renewable Energy World, U.S. Department of Energy, Science Daily, Environmental Protection |
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