Renewable Electricity Standards: Good Practices and Design Considerations

Technical Report · Sat Jan 02 00:00:00 EST 2016

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1236676· OSTI ID:1236676

Cox, Sadie ^[1]; Esterly, Sean ^[1]

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1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

In widespread use globally, renewable electricity standards (RES) are one of the most widely adopted renewable energy policies and a critical regulatory vehicle to accelerate renewable energy deployment. This policy brief provides an introduction to key RES design elements, lessons from country experience, and support resources to enable more detailed and country-specific RES policy design.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; Clean Energy Solutions Center
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1236676
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP-6A20-65507
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
policy design
renewable electricity standards
renewable energy
country examples
case studies
best practices