Ohio’s Renewable and Advanced Energy Portfolio Standard
Ohio law (Revised Code Section 4928.64) requires electric distribution utilities and electric services companies to secure a portion of their electricity supplies from alternative energy resources. By the year 2025, 25 percent of the electricity sold by each utility or electric services company within Ohio must be generated from alternative energy sources. At least 12.5 percent must be generated from renewable energy resources, including wind, hydro, biomass and at least 0.5 percent solar. The remainder can be generated from advanced energy resources, including nuclear, clean coal and certain types of fuel cells. In addition, at least one half of the renewable energy used must be generated at facilities located in Ohio. All companies must meet annual renewable and solar energy benchmarks that increase as a percentage of electric supply each year.
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Ongoing PUCO Rulemakings
- Energy Efficiency and Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard
- Case Number 13-651-EL-ORD: Energy Efficiency Programs
- Case Number 13-652-EL-ORD: Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard
- Case Number 12-2051-EL-ORD: Interconnection
- Case Number 12-2050-EL-ORD: Net metering issues, Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978
- Case Number 12-0925-GA-ORD: Competitive retail natural gas service
- Case Number 12-1924-EL-ORD: Competitive retail electric service
Ohio Revised Code Resources
- Ohio's Portfolio Standard: Revised Code Section 4928.64
- Definition of advanced energy resources: Section 4928.01(A)(34)
- Definition of renewable energy resources: Section 4928.01(A)(35)
- Using Renewable Energy Credits: Section 4928.65
Administrative Code and PUCO Resources
- Portfolio Standard Rules: Administrative Code Chapter 4901:1-40
- PUCO “Green Rules” case docket: 08-888-EL-ORD
- ACP: Non-Solar Alternative Compliance Payment under ORC 4928.64
Ohio Renewable Energy Resource Generating Facility Certification
- Submit an application
- List of filed cases for certification
- List of approved cases (updated May 3, 2013)
- List of approved cases ~ Excel format (editable for data sorting, filtering, etc.) (updated May 3, 2013)
- "How RECs Work" (from PJM Interconnection)
Alternative Energy Portfolio Reports
- NARUC Alternative Energy Resource Market Assessment Report by Ed Holt & Associates, Inc. (September 2011) filed April 16, 2012 in Case No. 12-1100-EL-ACP
- Alternative Energy Portfolio Status Reports - 2011
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