renewable portfolio standard (RPS)

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and Brattle Group
LBNL Study Examines Drivers Behind Higher Power Prices in Some States
The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory released a paper recently examining why some states have seen retail power prices rise faster than inflation.
APS
Arizona Renewable Standard on the Chopping Block
Arizona regulators are moving toward a repeal of a renewable energy standard for utilities, saying the mandate has cost ratepayers billions of dollars since it was adopted in 2006.
ERCOT
ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee Briefs: Jan. 22, 2025
ERCOT’s Technical Advisory Committee held its first meeting of 2025 on Jan. 22, with the biggest chunk of the meeting devoted to discussing the grid operator’s proposed market design framework.
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After Budget, Energy Could be a Top Priority for Md. Lawmakers
The rising opposition to the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project, a 67-mile, 500-kV transmission line, and general dissatisfaction with PJM and utility grid planning and interconnection policies, are driving new bills in the General Assembly.
EMC Enineering Services
Mass. Clean Energy Trust Funds Grow amid Project Financing Challenges
As clean energy development challenges in New England have mounted over the past several years, Massachusetts agencies are facing a massive influx of alternative compliance payments from electricity suppliers to meet the state’s array of clean electricity standards.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
RPS, CES Driving Smaller Share of Renewable Additions
A new report finds that the percentage of renewable energy generation additions associated with renewables portfolio standards has declined since the start of this century as development increased. 
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DC Budget Woes Threaten District’s Home Electrification Program
The D.C. Council has approved a bill aimed at electrifying 30,000 low-income homes across the district by 2040, but a fight is brewing over funding for the program.
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Key Energy Bills Win Crossover Votes in Md. General Assembly
Bills moving forward could introduce voluntary time-of-use rates in the state, disclosure statements about green power and point-of-sale EV rebates.
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NJ Legislators Consider $300M for Grid Upgrades
New Jersey's grid upgrade bill would require each of the state’s four electric utilities to develop and implement a plan to modernize the electric transmission and distribution system.
Raritan Valley Community College
NJ Committee Mulls Making 100% Clean Energy by 2035 Law
The New Jersey Senate Environment and Energy Committee took testimony on a bill that would put into law the state’s goal to reach 100% clean energy by 2035.

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