Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (RPS) : Background and Debate Over a National Requirement.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electric utilities.

Negotiation.

State governments.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (17 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Describes the renewable energy portfolio standard (RPS) mechanism, which requires retail electricity suppliers to provide a minimum amount of electricity from renewable energy resources, or to purchase tradable credits that represent equivalent amount of renewable energy production. Covers State RPS action, Federal RPS legislation, Congressional debate surrounding proposed national RPS requirement, DOE Energy Information Administration report on RPS provision in H.R. 3221, and informal House-Sente negotiations.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (RPS)

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