We assess whether U.S. state renewable policies are effective at generating investments in renewable capacity; find that Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) is ineffective; find that Mandatory Green Power Option (MGPO) is effective; Investor-owned utilities respond more positively to RPS than publicly owned utilities; The results differ from previous studies because we control for sample bias.

Citation: Delmas, M. A., & Montes-Sancho, M. J. (2011). US state policies for renewable energy: Context and effectiveness. Energy Policy, 39(5), 2273-2288.

Article available for download here and on sciencedirect.com (Login Required)

Keywords: Energy policy, Policy effectiveness, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Electric utilities

Please contact Professor Delmas with any questions.