State Clean Energy Policies
Most electricity issues have been traditionally decided at the state, not federal, level. Click on the links below to view and download summary tables with detailed design descriptions, as well as information on the latest legislative and regulatory status, for four of the more popular policies being adopted around the country today to promote renewable energy technologies.
State Renewable Electricity Standards (PDF)
State Renewable Energy Funds (PDF)
State Net Metering Rules (PDF)
State Fuel Mix and Emission Disclosure Rules (PDF)
Summary Table of State Policies (PDF)
In addition, in April 2007 UCS launched the Renewable Electricity Standards Toolkit, a comprehensive resource on state-level renewable electricity standard policy where you can find both summary-level and in-depth information on the design and implementation of each existing state standard.
