Sunday, October 21, 2007

Anatomy of a State Renewable Energy Purchase

In a presentation prepared for the 12th Annual National Renewable Energy Marketing Conference, Oct. 21-24, in Philadelphia, RENEW's Executive Director Michael Vickerman reviews the requirements for the State of Wisconsin's purchase of renewable electricity:

+ 10% content by 2007; 20% content by 2011
+ Covers agencies, UW campuses, prisons
+ Can purchase from utilities or generate on-site
+ State’s electric load -- @ 900 million kWh/year