Pathway 5.

Electricity Decarbonization → Electricity Charges, Mandates, and Subsidies

5.6.7 Renewable Portfolio Standards

LPDD Recommendation: “States should participate in regional efforts to align RPS, to improve enforcement and minimize carbon leakage.”

LPDD Recommendation: “States, local government, and private actors need to continue to adopt RPS and ratchet up RPS beyond 50% targets.”

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Oregon’s SB 1547

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments

Oregon’s SB 1547 boosted the state’s renewable energy mandate to 50 percent renewables by 2040, and mandates a program for procuring power from community solar projects.

New Mexico’s Energy Transition Act

Jurisdiction: State Legislatures

Amends the state’s renewable portfolio standard to target 80% renewable energy by 2040 and 100% zero carbon energy by 2045.

New Jersey’s AB 3723 and Executive Order 28

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments, State Legislatures

New Jersey’s AB 3723 requires 50% of energy sold in the state come from Class I renewable resources by 2030, and Executive Order 28 directs the state to achieve 100 percent clean energy by 2050.

Colorado’s HB-19-1261

Jurisdiction: State Legislatures, State Public Utility Commissions

Grants the Public Utilities Commission wide discretion in pursuing a regulatory agenda to meet the state’s goals of reducing GHG emissions by at least 26% by 2025, 50% by 2030, and 90% by 2050 (over 2005 levels).

Washington’s 2019 SB 5116

Jurisdiction: State Legislatures

Forces utilities to provide 100% carbon neutral power by 2030.

New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act

Jurisdiction: State Legislatures

Increased the ambition of the state’s Renewable Portfolio standard to target 70 percent renewable electricity by 2030 and 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2040.

Hawaii’s HB 623

Jurisdiction: State Legislatures

In June 2015, Hawaii enacted HB 623, a law requiring all electric power to come from renewable sources by 2045.

California SB 100

Jurisdiction: State Legislatures

California’s 2018 SB 100 increases the ambition of the state’s RPS target to 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2045. The law puts forward interim targets of 50% renewable energy by 2026 and 60% renewable energy by 2030.

Texas’ RPS

Jurisdiction: State Legislatures

Significant to Texas hitting its RPS targets were the state’s competitive renewable energy zones, and the fact that Texas’ grid is not regulated under NEPA, removing potential reviewing delays.

Maryland’s Clean Energy Jobs Act

Jurisdiction: State Legislatures

Maryland’s RPS is committed to a 50% renewable energy goal by 2030, and the state is required to engage in a planning process to achieve 100% renewable energy by 2040.