State Policies Can Cut Energy Dependence

Bespalova, Olga (2011): State Policies Can Cut Energy Dependence. Published in: Economic Bulletin of the American Institute for Economic Research , Vol. LI, (December 2011): pp. 2-4.

Abstract

The United States’ dependence on energy imports of fossil fuels has resulted in political and economic insecurity, as well as the depletion of natural resources and increased pollution. Although renewable energy production also creates negative externalities, their scope is much smaller than those caused by the generation of non-renewable energy. Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) requires the electric power industry to include renewable sources of energy. RPS policies can have a significant impact on renewable energy deployment if they have adequate enforcement mechanisms.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Renewable Portfolio Standards; electric power industry; renewable energy policy; policy compliance.
• Subjects: L - Industrial Organization > L5 - Regulation and Industrial Policy; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O3 - Innovation ; Research and Development ; Technological Change ; Intellectual Property Rights > O38 - Government Policy; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q2 - Renewable Resources and Conservation > Q28 - Government Policy

References

Bespalova O. G. (2011). “Renewable Portfolio Standards: Experience and Compliance with Targets.” Master’s Thesis, Manhattan, KS: Kansas State University.