Florida to develop Renewable Portfolio Standard

On June 25, 2008, Governor Charlie Crist signed into law House Bill 7135, which requires the Public Service Commission to develop a Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) by February 1, 2009.  Each electricity provider, except municipal utilities and rural cooperatives, must supply an as-yet unspecified amount of renewable energy to its customers.  Although HB 7135 does not specify the RPS target, Governor Crist’s Executive Order 07-127 from July 13, 2007 requires utilities to produce at least 20 percent of their electricity from renewable resources.

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