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Powerful Solutions: Contents

The report is available in PDF format for downloading by sections or as a whole.

Front matter, including contents (29 KB)

Executive Summary (48 KB)

Introduction (153 KB)

Public Benefits of Renewable Energy Use--Why Switch? (139 KB)

  • Environmental Benefits
  • Economic Benefits of Reducing Environmental Impacts
  • Nuclear Risks
  • Diversity and Energy Security Benefits
  • Economic Development Benefits
  • Other Nontraditional Benefits

Costs and Benefits of Increasing Renewable Energy Use in the United States (36 KB)

  • UCS Renewable Portfolio Standard Analysis
  • Energy Information Administration RPS Analysis
  • Energy Innovations Study
  • Department of Energy Five-Laboratory Study

Barriers to the Use of Renewable Energy Technologies (60 KB)

  • Commercialization Barriers
  • Unequal Government Subsidies and Taxes
  • Market Failure to Value Public Benefits of Renewables
  • Market Barriers

Renewable Energy Policies -- 7 Ways to Switch (193 KB)

  • Existing Policies
  • Renewables Portfolio Standard
  • Public Benefits Funding
  • Net Metering
  • Fair Transmission and Distribution Rules
  • Fair Pollution Rules
  • Consumer Information
  • Putting Green Customer Demand to Work
Conclusion (24 KB)

Appendices

  1. Renewable Energy Technology: Potential, Costs, and Market
  2. The Renewables Portfolio Standard
  3. Renewables Portfolio Standard: Implementation Status as of November 1998
    Tables
  4. Public Benefits Trust Fund: Implementation Status as of November 1998
    Tables
  5. Summary of State Net Metering Programs as of November 1998


Full report (1.5 MB)


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