Utilizing GIS to Examine the Relationship Between State Renewable Portfolio Standards and the Adoption of Renewable Energy Technologies

In the United States, there is no comprehensive energy policy at the federal level. To address issues as diverse as climate change, energy security, and economic development, individual states have increasingly implemented Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPSs), which mandate that utility providers in...

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Published inISPRS international journal of geo-information Vol. 3; no. 1; pp. 1 - 17
Main Authors Schelly, Chelsea, Price, Jessica
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.03.2014
Subjects
Climate change
Economic development
Electricity
Energy policy
Energy security
GIS
Photovoltaic cells
Photovoltaics
Renewable energy
Renewable energy sources
Renewable energy technologies
Renewable Portfolio Standards
Solar cells
solar electric technology
technology adoption
Utilities
USA
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Summary:In the United States, there is no comprehensive energy policy at the federal level. To address issues as diverse as climate change, energy security, and economic development, individual states have increasingly implemented Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPSs), which mandate that utility providers include a specified amount of electricity from renewable energy sources in their total energy portfolios. Some states have included incentives for individual energy technologies in their RPS, such as solar electric (also called photovoltaic or PV technology). Here, we use GIS to visualize adoption of RPSs and electricity generation from renewable energy sources in the US and examine changes in renewable electricity and solar electric generation over time with the goal of informing future policies aimed at promoting the adoption of renewable energy technologies.
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ISSN:2220-9964
2220-9964
DOI:10.3390/ijgi3010001