| Publication Date |
2006 |
| Personal Author |
McVeigh, J.; Cohen, J.; Porter, K.; Mudd, C.; Lee, M. |
| Page Count |
134 |
| Abstract |
The Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard and Credit Trading Act, signed into law on May 26, 2004, is scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2006. The purpose of this analysis and report is to quantify the existing resources eligible to meet the Maryland renewable energy portfolio standard (RPS) and begin to assess how much, if any, additional renewable generating capacity will need to be constructed in order to meet those requirements. An inventory of eligible resources was developed to assess the availability of renewable resources to meet not only the renewable energy portfolio standard in Maryland, but also to assess the availability of resources for renewable policies established in Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia. Analysis of the inventory indicates that there may be insufficient resources located within PJM to satisfy the combined requirements of Maryland, the District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. However, there appear to be ample Tier 1 and Tier 2 resources in PJM plus PJM's adjacent states to satisfy Maryland's requirements without the development of new renewable energy facilities. This suggests that a significant portion of the renewable energy required to meet the Maryland RPS can be anticipated to generate from eligible sources located in states adjacent to PJM. |
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| Source Agency |
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| Corporate Authors |
Princeton Energy Resources, Rockville, MD.; Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources, Annapolis. Power Plant and |
| Supplemental Notes |
Sponsored by Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources, Annapolis. Power Plant and Environmental Review Div. |
| Document Type |
Technical Report |
| NTIS Issue Number |
200622 |
