Several US states have passed renewable portfolio standard (RPS) policies in order to
encourage investment in renewable energy technologies. Existing research on their …

Renewable portfolio standards (RPSs) for electricity generation are politically popular in
many US states although economic analysis suggests they are not first-best policies. We …

State and local governments in the US are actively promoting renewable energy and energy
efficiency to seek economic development opportunities and create green jobs. This study …

The passing of the Renewable Energy Law (REL) in 2005 demonstrated China's
commitment to renewable energy development. In the 3 years after the REL, China's …

This paper analyzes the drivers of wind power development in the United States, focusing
on government renewable energy incentives and access to the electricity grid. The effects of …

This paper investigates the competing forces driving the development of renewable energy
in the A merican states. We formulate a framework of state renewable energy politics and …

The aim of this paper is to provide a comparative assessment of the innovation effects of
instruments which support the diffusion of renewable electricity technologies with a functions …

Solar photovoltaic (PV) installations have been growing rapidly in the United States over the
last few years, incentivized by policies from federal, state and local governments. The …

The objective of this research is to evaluate the effectiveness of energy policy instruments on
increasing the adoption of renewable energy by developing a comprehensive evaluation …

A wide range of renewable electricity policies has been adopted at the state level in the
United States, but to date there has been no large-scale, empirical assessment of the effect …