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CESA Projects > State - Federal RPS Collaborative Project

Project Director     Mark Sinclair and Charlie Kubert, Clean Energy States Alliance and Clean Energy Group
Consultant(s)    



Purpose
The primary purpose of the State-Federal RPS Collaborative is to establish a national dialogue and collaborative among state policy leaders, the U.S. Department of Energy, and other major RPS stakeholders to share information and examine opportunities for multi-state and federal cooperation in successful deployment of RPS programs. The Collaborative is being funded by the Energy Foundation and the U.S. DOE through the National Renewable Energy Lab.

The Collaborative will work to identify and address the specific challenges, lessons learned, and solutions to ensure effective RPS implementation by states across the country. It is anticipated that the Collaborative will result in a set of agreements, best practices, and program recommendations that could be used by the states and Congress to improve RPS markets, ensure constructive federal engagement, and fruitfully guide states toward informed RPS design and implementation.

Collaborative Objectives
The major objective of the National RPS Collaborative is to establish and guide a comprehensive, nationally-oriented RPS dialogue and facilitated network of state RPS peers to discuss how states, the federal government, and the NGO community can effectively ensure the success of existing and new RPS policies.

The mission of the Collaborative is to:

  • Provide a forum for open dialogue and information exchange among states and stakeholders on RPS design and implementation issues
  • Identify effective RPS design and implementation practices emerging from
    experience with current RPS programs
  • Foster harmonization between state RPS programs, where appropriate and useful
  • Provide input on how the federal government can support state RPS efforts

The dates, agendas and presentations for upcoming Collaborative Webinars and events will be made available on this web page.

Recent Events:

States Advancing RPS Webinar - April 7, 2009 at 2 pm EDT
Webinar #6
“Federal RPS: Its Prospects and Implications for State RPS Programs” will provide an overview of the three federal RPS bills already introduced this session, an analysis of their potential impact on existing state programs, and a view from Capitol Hill exploring the political dynamics, timing and eventual “flavor” of a federal RPS. This event will be 90 minutes long.

Agenda
Webinar Summary
Federal RPS Bill Comparison, Lori Bird, NREL
Modeling the Proposed RPS Bills with ReEDS Model, Patrick Sullivan, NREL (These slides are being updated and will be re-posted soon.)
Federal-State RPS Interaction in Congressional Bills, Ed Holt, Ed Holt & Associates, Inc.



2009 Activities

Clean Energy Group offers comments on Markey Legislation for Federal RPS. See Cover Letter and Memo (pdf). February 10, 2009. Below are links to the initial drafts of the Senate and House versions of the Federal RPS bills and a side by side comparison of the details.

Senate Bill: http://energy.senate.gov/public/_files/END09012_xml.pdf
House Bill: http://globalwarming.house.gov/tools/3q08materials/files/0094.pdf

Comparison of Senate and House Federal RPS Bills on Major Areas of State-Federal Interaction (based on draft Bingaman and Markey bills) (pdf) Feb. 12, 2009.

Recommended Principles and Best Practices for State Renewable Portfolio Standards, prepared by the State-Federal RPS Collaborative, January 26, 2009.


Webinar #5
February 10, 2009
- Transmission Planning and Meeting RPS Targets


Webinar Audio File (mp3)
Webinar Summary
Agenda
Presentation by Mike Jacobs, First Wind. Mike will discuss the challenges of transmission development and cost allocation issues in the Northeast where getting the lines sited is difficult and generation can be several states away from load centers.
Presentation by Natalie McIntire, Wind on the Wires. Natalie will discuss the ongoing planning efforts at MISO and the MN Public Utilities Commission to build additional transmission to move renewable energy from the Dakotas and western MN to the Twin Cities and beyond.
Presentation by Jess Totten, Texas Public Utilities Commission. Jess will discuss transmission policies that have fostered renewable energy development in Texas and the CREZ process to develop a transmission plan for renewable resources.
Presentation by Dave Hurlbut, NREL. Dave will discuss the Western Governors Association's project with US DOE to develop conceptual transmission plans to move up to 30,000 MW of renewable energy to load centers within the Western Interconnect.

2008 Activities

State-Federal RPS Collaborative National Summit - Chicago, IL - November 6-7, 2008

Summit Announcement
Summit Agenda
Summit Participants List
Meeting Summary
Goals for the National Summit, by Mark Sinclair, Clean Energy Group
Overview of the Status of State RPS Efforts Nationwide - Trends and Challenges, by Ryan Wiser, LBNL
Status of State RPS Programs: Successes and Challenges: Findings from a Recent Survey of RPS States, by Steve Weisman, Peregrine Energy Group
Principles & Best Practices for RPS Success, by Mark Sinclair, Clean Energy Group
Environmental Tracking Network of North America, by Jan Hamrin, ETNNA
Creating Stronger Regional Markets: Opportunities for Interstate Collaboration, by Lori Bird, NREL
Interstate RPS Policy Cooperation, by Ed Holt, Ed Holt & Associates
Creating Stronger Regional RPS Markets: Status, Challenges & Opportunities in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States, by Paul Michaud, CT Clean Energy Fund
Opportunities for Collaboration on Renewable Portfolio Standards in Western States, by Lisa Schwartz, Oregon Public Utility Commission
Midwestern/Great Lakes Renewable Energy Markets: Interstate RPS Collaboration, by Tom Stanton, Michigan Renewable Energy Program
Next Steps for the RPS Collaborative: Building a Year 2 Agenda, by Mark Sinclair, Clean Energy Group
If There is a Federal RPS...-A Discussion on Federal Interaction with State RPS Programs, by Miles Keogh, NARUC

Increasing Coordination and Uniformity among State Renewable Portfolio Standards, report prepared for Clean Energy States Alliance by Ed Holt, Ed Holt & Associates, Final, November 2008.


WEBINARS in 2008

Webinar #4
September 23, 2008 at 1-3 pm EDT: STRATEGIES TO BUILD REGIONAL MARKETS


Webinar Audio File (mp3)
Agenda
"Interstate RPS Policy Cooperation" presentation by Ed Holt, Ed Holt & Associates
"Increasing Harmonization Among State RPS Programs" Draft Report by Ed Holt, Ed Holt & Associates
"Briefing on the Activities of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States Collaborative on RPS Implementation" presentation by Roger Clark, TRF Sustainable Development Fund
"WGA Regional Energy Projects" presentation by Rich Halvey, Western Governors Association
"Environmental Tracking Network of North America" presentation by John Pappas, Chair, ETNNA Board of Directors

Webinar #3
July 31, 2008 at 1-3 pm EDT:
FOSTERING TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCE DIVERSITY THROUGH RPS


Webinar Audio File (mp3)
Agenda
Cover Slide for State Speakers
Presentation by Ryan Wiser, LBNL, State RPS Strategies to Promote Resource Diversity
Renewable Portfolio Standards in the United States, A Status Report with Data Through 2007
Presentation by Anne-Marie Cuneo, Public Utilities Commission of Nevada, Renewable Portfolio Standards - the Nevada Experience
Presentation by Michael Li, Maryland Energy Administration, Advancing Solar in Maryland
Presentation by Steve Johnson, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, The Multiple Problems of RPS Multipliers

WEBINAR #2
June 24, 2008
RPS and the Federal Role


Webinar Audio File (mp3)
Agenda
Status and Prospects for Federal Renewable Electricity Standard Legislation." Presentation by Alan Nogee, Union of Concerned Scientists
"Designing a Federal RPS that Builds on State Programs: Principles and Issues for Consideration." Presentation by Dr.Ryan Wiser, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab.
"Federal Role in RPS Implementation: State Views." Presentation by Richard P. Mignogna, CO Public Utilities Commission.
"New Jersey's Clean Energy Program: National RPS -- How Can the Feds Help?" Presentation by Michael Winka, NJ BPU Office of Clean Energy
NARUC RPS Statement - May 2007 by Chris Mele.

CEG Response on Federal RPS to Dingell - June 14, 2007

WEBINAR #1
May 20, 2008
Best Practices for RPS Success


Webinar Audio File (mp3)
Agenda
Overview Presentation by Mark Sinclair, CESA
Presentation by Galen Barbose, LBNL
Presentation by Karlynn Cory, NREL
Presentation by Steve Weisman, Peregrine Energy Group


RESOURCE DOCUMENTS

Recommended Principles and Best Practices for State Renewable Portfolio Standards, prepared by the State-Federal RPS Collaborative, January 26, 2009.

Review of State Renewable Portfolio Standard Programs in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Regions, prepared for the CESA Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States Collaborative on RPS Implementation by Exeter Associates, December, 2008. This report serves to review the progress to date of the states in the region in meeting their RPS objectives, to identify early successes and challenges, and to offer recommendations for future success.

CESA State RPS Policy Report: Increasing Coordination and Uniformity Among State Renewable Portfolio Standards, prepared by Edward A. Holt, Ed Holt and Associates for CESA and the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic RPS Implementation Collaborative, December 2008. This analysis seeks to examine and evaluate mechanism and approaches to increase harmonization and/or coordination among state RPS programs as well as the merits and challenges they present.

Collaborative Invitation and Announcement Memo, April 2008, by Mark Sinclair, CESA

Renewables Portfolio Standards in the United States: A Status Report with Data Through 2007, by Ryan Wiser and Galen Barbose, LBNL, April 2008. A PowerPoint presentation that summarizes key findings can be found at: http://eetd.lbl.gov/ea/ems/reports/lbnl-154e-ppt.pdf.

Renewable Portfolio Standards in the States: Balancing Goals and Implementation Strategies, by K.S. Cory, NREL, and B.G. Swezey, Applied Materials, NREL/TP-670-41409, December 2007.

The Treatment of Renewable Energy Certificates, Emissions Allowances, and Green Power Programs in State Renewables Portfolio Standards, by Ed Holt, Ed Holt & Associates, and Ryan Wiser, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, April 2007.

A PowerPoint presentation that summarizes the key findings can be found at:
http://eetd.lbl.gov/ea/ems/reports/62574-ppt.pdf

Weighing the Costs and Benefits of State Renewable Portfolio Standards: A Comparative Analysis of State-Level Policy Impact Projections, by Cliff Chen, Ryan Wiser and Mark Bolinger. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Environmental Energy Technologies Division. March 2007.

Race to the Top: The Expanding Role of U.S. State Renewable Portfolio Standards, by Barry G. Rabe, University of Michigan. Prepared for The Pew Center on Global Climate Change, June 2006.


 



 

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