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DOI	10.2172/991963
报告编号	LBNL-3984E
来源ID	OSTI_ID: 991963
	Supporting Solar Power in Renewables Portfolio Standards: Experience from the United States
	Wiser, Ryan; Barbose, Galen; Holt, Edward
英文摘要	Among the available options for encouraging the increased deployment of renewable electricity, renewables portfolio standards (RPS) have become increasingly popular. The RPS is a relatively new policy mechanism, however, and experience with its use is only beginning to emerge. One key concern that has been voiced is whether RPS policies will offer adequate support to a wide range of renewable energy technologies and applications or whether, alternatively, RPS programs will favor a small number of the currently least-cost forms of renewable energy. This report documents the design of and early experience with state-level RPS programs in the United States that have been specifically tailored to encourage a wider diversity of renewable energy technologies, and solar energy in particular. As shown here, state-level RPS programs specifically designed to support solar have already proven to be an important, albeit somewhat modest, driver for solar energy deployment, and those impacts are projected to continue to build in the coming years. State experience in supporting solar energy with RPS programs is mixed, however, and full compliance with existing requirements has not been achieved. The comparative experiences described herein highlight the opportunities and challenges of applying an RPS to specifically support solar energy, as well as the importance of policy design details to ensuring that program goals are achieved.
出版年	2010
报告类型	Technical Report
语种	英语
国家	美国
来源学科分类	29 ; COMPLIANCE ; DESIGN ; ELECTRICITY ; SOLAR ENERGY
URL	http://www.osti.gov/scitech/servlets/purl/991963
资源类型	科技报告
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/270137
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Wiser, Ryan,Barbose, Galen,Holt, Edward. Supporting Solar Power in Renewables Portfolio Standards: Experience from the United States,2010.