NY: On September 22, 2004, The New York Public Service Commission adopted a renewable portfolio standard. The standard requires that 25 percent of the state’s electricity come from renewable sources by 2013. The standard identifies two tiers of eligible resources, a “Main Tier” and a “Customer-Sited Tier”. The “Main tier” is mandatory and is to account for 24 percent of the standard. Eligible sources include biogas, biomass, liquid biofuel, fuel cells, hydroelectric, solar, ocean or tidal power, and wind. The “customer-sited” tier will make up the remaining 1 percent of renewable energy sales and is to come from voluntary green market programs. Sources of energy that count toward the Customer-Sited Tier include fuel cells, solar, and wind resources.
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