Renewable Portfolio Standards
Renewable Portfolio Standards
FCHEA encourages states to adopt Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) that include the full range of clean energy technologies, including fuel cell systems as eligible technologies. A RPS is a regulation enacted by a state that sets requirements for electricity supply companies to generate a certain amount of electricity within the state from clean sources.
Fuel cells can be an integral aspect of a state or regional emissions reduction plan. As fuel cells produce electricity through an electrochemical reaction, not combustion, they offer significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions compared to traditional combustion technologies. Fuel cells also are able to operate on renewably generated fuels, such as biogas produced at a wastewater treatment facility or landfill, or hydrogen produced via solar or wind powered electrolysis. As such, states should recognize the contribution that fuel cells can provide by incorporating them into their RPS.
States that have adopted fuel cells into their RPS include:
Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Maine, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Utah which currently allow all fuel cell systems to qualify under their RPS.
Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Massachusetts, Maryland, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Vermont which only allow fuel cells to qualify under their RPS if they are fueled from renewable sources
To view all state RPS policies in detail click here