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Renewable Portfolio Standard Workshop

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Section E Comments:

Regulation and Enforcement of Renewable Portfolio Standard

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General Concerns of Potential Enforcement Strategies

Goals – reasonable and aggressive but attainable

Definition – renewable resources (tiers)

Stability – long term RPS

Eligibility – inclusion and/or exempt

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Mitigating Adverse Impacts

• REC credits

• Legislative sunsets

• Flexibility

• Preventing double counting

• Minimize design complexity

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Compliance Incentives

• Tradable credits

• Tracking of contracts – no trading

• Penalties

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Local Concerns

• Participation in decision making

• Share in financial incentives

• Financing coverage

• State incentives