California RPS biomass verification requirements
Imposes a reporting requirement without further standards for cultivation, collection, or transportation. This is a common flaw across state RPS laws.
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Michigan RPS Biomass Definition
Defines biomass to exclude trees and wood unless that are derived from sustainably managed forests or procurement systems.
Report, Environmental Justice in the Renewable Energy Transition
Provides a comparison of variable state definitions of biomass.
Report, Defining Biomass as a Source of Renewable Energy
A survey and analysis of biomass definitions in states’ Renewable Portfolio Standards, federal law, and proposed legislation.
Oregon Clean Fuels Program
A state-level standard designed to shift transportation fuels away from high-carbon petroleum.
California Low Carbon Fuel Standard
The first state-level standard designed to shift transportation fuels away from high-carbon petroleum.
Federal Renewable Fuel Standard
Includes mandatory thresholds for GHG reductions from qualifying biofuels based on life-cycle analysis,
Oregon Bioenergy Tax Credit
Oregon offers a bioenergy tax credit for agricultural producers and collectors.
Georgia Bioenergy Sales and Use Tax Incentives
Georgia adopted exemptions to its sales and use taxes for biomass used to generate electricity.
South Carolina Bioenergy Production Incentives
South Carolina adopted production incentives for biomass power plants paying $0.01 per kilowatt hour. The incentive was available for ten years, from 2008 through June 30, 2018.