2014 National Summit on RPS – September 22-23 – Washington, DC

Presentations are now available from the 2014 National Summit on RPS, which took place in Washington, DC on Monday, September 22 and Tuesday, September 23. September 22 was open to all State-Federal RPS Collaborative Members; September 23 was restricted to state and federal agency representatives.

The Summit provided an opportunity to learn about developments and trends related to state RPSs and to network with many of the people from across the country who are most engaged in implementing and analyzing state RPSs. The Summit was made possible through funding from the US Department of Energy and the Energy Foundation.

Review the Summit Agenda (PDF)

Review the Guest Speaker Bios (PDF)

Presentations:

• RPS Cost Estimation Methodologies and Issues: Introductory Remarks (Galen Barbose, Lori Bird)
• Update on State Solar Net Metering Policies (Lori Bird)
• Driving Distributed Energy Transactions (Julia Hamm)
• Solar Development Volatility in the New Jersey RPS (B. Scott Hunter)
• California RPS Innovations and Best Practices (Suzanne Korosec)
• New Hampshire’s Thermal Renewable Portfolio Standard Provisions (Elizabeth Nixon)
• Natural Gas Cost and Supply Trends (Katie Teller)
• Developing an Incremental Cost Methodology: Washington’s Experience (Jeremy Twitchell)
• Renewables Portfolio Standards in the United States: A Status Update (Galen Barbose)
• REC Trading: An Evolving Commodity Market (Christian Hofer)
• Implications of EPA’s Section 111(d) Proposed Rules on Renewable Energy Markets (Ed Holt)