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Clean Energy Standards: State and Federal Policy Options and Considerations
While market dynamics and current state and federal policies have led to recent growth in clean energy generation—such as the growth in renewable generation driven in part by state renewable electricity portfolio standards and federal tax incentives—projections for the power …
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Center For Climate and Energy Solutions Examines Illustrative Framework For Federal Clean Energy Standard
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An Illustrative Framework for a Clean Energy Standard for the Power Sector
This paper describes an illustrative framework for a federal clean energy standard (CES) for the electricity sector. A CES is a type of electricity portfolio standard. Electricity portfolio standards are flexible, market-based policies that typically set requirements for the percentage …
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New Paper Details Options for Clean Energy Standards
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Clean Energy Standards: State and Federal Policy Options and Implications
Executive Summary A transition from conventional fossil fueled electricity generation to clean energy offers several benefits—particularly the growth of new clean energy industries and associated jobs, diversification of energy supply, and reductions in the public health and environmental damages (especially …