Designing an RPS Program

Designing an RPS Program

The fact that most hydroelectric resources are excluded from RPS-eligible status reveals an unfortunate political reality: RPS status often reflects local political and competitive situations, rather than objective scientific criteria. The California statute that generically denies RPS eligibility t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Electric light & power 2007-05, Vol.85 (3), p.44
1. Verfasser: Greenwald, Steven F
Format: Magazinearticle
Sprache:eng
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Alternative energy sources
Cost control
Demand
Electric utilities
Government agencies
Projects
Risk
States
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Zusammenfassung:The fact that most hydroelectric resources are excluded from RPS-eligible status reveals an unfortunate political reality: RPS status often reflects local political and competitive situations, rather than objective scientific criteria. The California statute that generically denies RPS eligibility to all combustion municipal solid waste generators, but for one "located in Stanislaus County and... operational prior to September 26, 1996," epitomizes the partisan influences permeating RPS programs...
ISSN:0013-4120