A new market study from IHS said that state-mandated renewable portfolio standards (RPS) would be the most critical driver in determining the pace of the growth of renewables.

The third requirement – that California obtain 50 percent of its electricity from renewable sources – would come through changes to the state’s Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS). Under the current ...

ROCKFORD (WREX) — A few months before RPS 205's electrical contract is set to expire, the district is looking at a huge investment in soLar energy.

Ron Kamen, president of the New York Solar Energy Industries Association, filed a request with the PSC on Friday asking that solar thermal systems be included in the RPS as a way to target the ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond Public Schools celebrated the largest solar energy power system at a K-12 school division to date. A press conference was held last Friday with school officials ...

These beyond-RPS renewable generation investments are driven by voluntary purchases by utilities, public power entities, (increasingly) commercial and industrial customers, and by merchant renewable ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WSET) — The State Corporation Commission (SCC) has given its approval to the 2023 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (RPS) development plan proposed by Appalachian Power Company ...

50% RPS by 2040 Oregon’s two largest utilities – PacifiCorp and PGE – will have a 50% RPS standard by 2040, meaning 50% of their electricity supply must be derived from renewable energy sources.

Nevada has failed to gain a community solar programme and to extend its renewable portfolio standard (RPS) to 40% by 2030, after governor Brian Sandoval vetoed those bills on Friday.

The new Act not only raises the state’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) to 25% by 2020, but also elevates the solar carve-out to 2.5% by 2020 and creates incentives for around 1.3GW of new ...