Table of Contents

Race to the Top: The Expanding Role of U.S. State Renewable Portfolio Standards

Foreword      iii

Executive Summary      v

I.    Introduction      1

II.   The Proliferation of State Renewable Portfolio Standards     3

A.    Driving Political Forces     6
B.    Design Trends     7

III. State Experience with Renewable Portfolio Standards: Case Studies      10

A.    Texas: Another Gust in the Wind Rush     10
B.    Massachusetts: One Component of a Broad Climate Strategy     13
C.    Nevada: The Next Texas?     16
D.    Pennsylvania: Green as Gold     18
E.    Colorado: Power to the People     20

IV.   Challenges and Opportunities: The Next Round of RPS Development     22

References      29

Appendix      33