FERC Order 1000
Imposed on all public utility electric transmission providers the need to develop regional transmission plans. Those plans must consider non-transmission options as well as transmission options.
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Report, Clean Energy Standards: State and Federal Policy Options and Implications
C2ES and RAP prepared a 2011 white paper on state and federal policy options for implementing Clean Energy Standards.
Clean Energy Standards Issue Brief
Resources for the Future has prepared an issue brief on a potential national Clean Energy Standard, addressing past legislation, state models, and design options.
Proposed Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012
Would have adopted a standard of 84% clean energy by 2035, including partial credits for natural gas, nuclear, and hydroelectric.
Proposed Renewable Electricity Standard Act of 2019
Would require retail electricity providers to purchase RECs in compliance with a goal of at least 50% electricity from renewables by 2035.
Proposed Clean Energy Standard Act of 2019
Would establish the federal Clean Energy Standard and a CES credit trading market, incentivize development and deployment of zero-emission technologies, including long term storage, and reduce GHGs nearly 80% by 2035.
Report, The Social Cost of Carbon in Taxes and Subisidies
An analysis of recent efforts to use the SCC as a direct value for taxes and subsidies applied to economic activity with a negative or positive carbon impact.
Resources for the Future Reports on Social Cost of Carbon
Resources for the Future coordinate economists and scientists to improve the science behind estimates of the SCC. They have published a range of briefs, reports, and testimony on improving utilization of the SCC.
Institute for Policy Integrity Report on Social Cost of Carbon
A 2015 report, Expert Consensus on the Economics of Climate Change; A 2014 report, Omitted Damages; and 2019 report, A Lower Bound.
Costofcarbon.org
Compiles a suite of resources and literature on the evolving effort to properly value the cost of carbon pollution, and highlights efforts and opportunities at the state and federal level to incorporate those costs into policy.