Waste-To-Energy and
State Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS)
Contact: Katie Cullen
(202) 467-6240
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Arizona: Established a RPS that requires .2% in 2001 rising to 1.1% in 2007 through
2012. Solar, landfill gas, wind and biomass are eligible technologies. There are no
waste-to-energy facilities in the state.
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California: Established a RPS that requires 20% by 2017. Solar, wind, biomass,
landfill gas, digester gas, geothermal and one waste-to-energy facility are eligible
technologies.
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Connecticut: Established a RPS that requires 6% in 2005 and 7% in 2009.
Renewable energy sources were placed in Class I or Class II categories according to
the sources’ commercialized potential. Class I: solar, wind, small hydro, sustainable
biomass, landfill gas and fuel cells. Class II: hydro, waste-to-energy and other
biomass.
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Hawaii: Established a voluntary RPS of 7% in 2003 rising to 9% in 2010. Solar,
wind, geothermal, hydro, landfill gas, ocean thermal, wave, biomass including wasteto-energy, biofuels and savings from heat pumped water are eligible for the RPS.
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Illinois: Established a voluntary RPS of 5% in 2010 rising to 15% in 2020. Wind,
solar, dedicated energy crops, organic waste biomass and existing small hydro are
eligible technologies. There are no waste-to-energy facilities in the state.
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Iowa: Established a RPS that requires 2% from 1999. Solar, wind, methane
recovery, biomass are eligible technologies. The existing waste-to-energy plant is
also included.
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Maine: Established an RPS that requires 30% from 2000. Fuel cells, tidal, solar,
wind, geothermal, hydro, biomass, waste-to-energy and cogen systems are eligible
technologies.
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Maryland: The Governor issued an Executive Order requiring that 6% of the
energy used by state facilities come from renewable energy. Wind, solar, biomass,
landfill gas and waste-to-energy are eligible technologies.
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Massachusetts: Established a RPS that requires 1% from new renewables in 2003,
rising to 4% in 2009 and increasing 1% each year thereafter. Solar, wind, ocean
thermal, wave, tidal, landfill gas, low-emission biomass are eligible as new
renewables. Waste-to-energy and hydro qualify as existing.
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Minnesota: Established a RPS that required 425 MW of wind by 2002 with another
400 MW of wind by 2012. 125 MW of biomass that includes waste-to-energy are
also required.
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Nevada: Established a RPS that requires 5% by 2003 rising to 15% in 2013. Wind,
solar, geothermal and biomass (includes agricultural, wood, animal wastes, municipal
wastes and aquatic plants) are eligible. There are no waste-to-energy plants in the
state.
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New Jersey: Established a RPS of 2.5% for Class I and or Class II renewable energy
sources. An additional RPS for Class I renewables increases to 4% by 2012. Class I
includes solar, wind, fuel cells, geothermal, wave, tidal, landfill gas and sustainable
biomass. Class II includes waste-to-energy and hydro that meets environmental
standards.
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New Mexico: Established a RPS of 5% by 2006 rising to 10% in 2011. Wind, solar,
geothermal, biomass, small hydro, landfill gas, and fuel cells are eligible. There are
no waste-to-energy facilities in the state.
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New York: Governor Pataki in January 2003 mandated a RPS of 25% by 2013. The
Public Service Commission is currently drafting regulations to implement the
standard. He also signed an Executive Order mandating the use of renewable energy
in all state buildings. Waste-to-energy is excluded from eligibility.
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Pennsylvania: Established RPS requirements on a utility-by-utility basis. Waste-toenergy is defined as a renewable and is an eligible technology.
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Texas: Established a RPS of 2.3% by 2009 and requires 2000 MW of new
renewables be built in the state by 2009. Solar, wind, geothermal, hydro, wave, tidal,
biomass, and landfill gas are eligible. Waste-to-energy is excluded.
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Wisconsin: Established a RPS of 2.2% by 2011. Wind, solar, biomass, geothermal,
tidal and fuel cells are eligible. Waste-to-energy is excluded.