RES Support Resources

The following resources can be used to support more detailed design and implementation of RESs and similar renewable energy quota policies.

Good Practice Resources and Publications

• Clean Energy States Alliance: The State of State Renewable Portfolio Standards) and Designing the Right RPS: A Guide to Selecting Goals and Program Options for a Renewable Portfolio Standard
• European Copper Institute: Discussion Paper: The Need and Necessity of an EU-wide Renewable Energy Target for 2030.
• International Energy Agency: Interactions of Policies for Renewable Energy and Climate
• The State/Federal RES Collaborative: Recommended Principles and Best Practices for State Renewable Portfolio Standards
• U.S. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Renewables Portfolio Standards in the United States: A Status Update
• U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory:
  • So you have questions about… Renewable Portfolio Standards: Resources & Technical Assistance
  • A Survey of State-Level Cost and Benefit Estimates of Renewable Portfolio Standards
  • Including Alternative Resources in State Renewable Portfolio Standards: Current Design and Implementation Experience
  • State Clean Energy Practices: Renewable Portfolio Standards
  • Feed-in Tariff Policy: Design, Implementation, and RPS Policy Interactions

Policy Examples and Databases

• Clean Energy Solutions Center: Renewable Portfolio Standards
• Database of State Incentives for Renewable and Efficiency (DSIRE)
• International Energy Agency: Policies and Measures Database
• U.S. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Renewables Portfolio Standards Resources
• NREL: Policy Basics: Renewable Portfolio Standards
• REEEP Policy Database
• REN21: Renewables Interactive Map and various publications

Webinars and Training Resources

• Clean Energy States Alliance: A Status Update on RES