Northwestern States on Track to Meet Requirements of Their RSP Standards
A recent analysis by the Renewable Northwest Project (RNP) shows that the northwestern states of Oregon, Washington and Montana are well on the way to meeting the requirements of their respective renewable portfolio standards (RPS) for 2025. As shown in this chart from RNP, the RPS's for the three states collectively require the development of 2,969 MW of renewable power by 2025. To date, 586 MW of renewables are online in these three states, which is about 20% of the 2025 requirement. Note that since most of the northwest's renewables are wind energy, the 586 MW figure is determined by applying an average capacity factor of 33% to the region's 1,758 MW of installed wind power capacity.
Posted by David J. Petersen, partner practicing in the Sustainability and Real Estate & Land Use Practice Groups.
