This report analyzes how utilities are incorporating renewable energy into their mix, and how they are using of new government incentives to do so. No less than 28 states have established a renewable portfolio standard, requiring electric utilities to get some part of their power from renewable energy sources.
Renewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are naturally replenished. Renewable energy accounted for 10.5% of the domestically-produced electricity used in the United States in the first ten months of 2009. Hydroelectricity is the largest producer of renewable power in the United States.
The California Public Utilities Commission requires utilities to supply 20% of power from renewable sources by 2010. By the end of 2007, the total amount for the state’s three IOUs stood at 12.7%, short of the mandate. But growth of renewable energy resources in the state have been impressive, and federal funding is helping to continue the growth.
U.S. wind power installed capacity now exceeds 35,159 MW which is enough to serve 9.7 million average households. Texas is firmly established as the leader in wind power development, followed by Iowa and California. The Department of Energy anticipates that wind power could generate 20% of U.S. electricity by 2030.
In this report, you’ll discover how utilities are outlining their utility-scale renewable energy programs, and read case studies of 27 utility renewable energy programs.
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