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Wisconsin’s RPS

Incorporating DERs, microgrids, and thermal energy into Renewable Portfolio Standards
States and State Governments
Allows resources that produce a measurable and verifiable displacement of conventional electricity resources to also qualify as eligible resources.

North Carolina RPS

Incorporating DERs, microgrids, and thermal energy into Renewable Portfolio Standards
States and State Governments
Defines a REC as equivalent to 1 MWh of electricity derived from a renewable energy source, thermal or efficiency measure.

New Hampshire RPS

Incorporating DERs, microgrids, and thermal energy into Renewable Portfolio Standards
States and State Governments
Defines “New Renewable Energy” to include “useful thermal energy” for which fuel or electricity would otherwise be consumed.

Maine’s LD 1766

Fuel Switching and Building Electrification, Incentivizing Voluntary Retrofitting, Financial Incentives for Installation of Distributed Energy Resources
State Legislatures
Establishes the goal of installing 100,000 heat pumps in Maine by 2025.

Maine’s LD 1494

Incorporating DERs, microgrids, and thermal energy into Renewable Portfolio Standards
State Legislatures
Updated the State’s RPS to require the creation of a new thermal portfolio standard to incentivize efficient heating and cooling installations.

Laurel MD solar microgrid

Supporting Microgrids
State Agencies
The Maryland Energy Administration awarded a grant to Standard Solar for the development of a large, entirely solar and battery powered microgrid in an office park in Laurel, MD.