REPP - Issue Brief 11 - Christopher Flavin and Seth Dunn - CLIMATE OF OPPORTUNITY: Renewable Energy After Kyoto

Table 4: Pre-Kyoto State-level Renewables Restructuring Policies
State Arizona California Illionis Maine Massachusetts Montana Nevada New Hampshire Oklahoma Pennsylvania Rhode Island	Mechanism(s)* RPS--0.5% from PV or solar thermal in 1999, increasing to 1% in 2002 SBC--$540 million over four years to fund incentives, project financing support, customer rebates SBC--5.0ó/month surcharge on residential customers for 10 years RPS--3% of retail sales Voluntary fund for R&D RPS--1% in 2003, rising 0.5% per year through 2009, increasing 1% annually thereafter SBC--0.075ó/kWh from all customers, increasing to 0.1ó/kWH in 1999 and 0.125ó/kWh in 2000. Decreasing to 0.1ó/kWh in 2001, 0.075ó/kWh in 2002, and 0.05ó/kWh thereafter SBC--2.4% of 1995 utility revenues for energy conservation, renewables, and low-income energy assistance RPS--0.2% of total consumption, rising to 1% by 2010, from in-state renewables (at least half solar) None None None SBC--0.23ó/kWh for 5+ years to fund renewables and demand-side management programs	Disclosure Requirement No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
RPS = renewables portfolio standard; SBC = system benefits charge Source: See footnote 55.*