Potential Impacts of a Renewable and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard in Kentucky

Tags: Energy, Research, Wealth Creation

Client Name: Ford Foundation, Mountain Association for Community Economic Development, Kentucky Sustainable Energy Alliance

Location: Kentucky

Resource Type: Report

Author Org: Synapse Energy Economics

Author: Rick Hornby, David White, Tommy Vitolo, Tyler Comings, Kenji Takahashi

Year: 2012

The study estimates the impacts of a Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard on Kentucky’s portfolio of electricity resources, on average electric bills, and on the state’s economy. The report was produced by Synapse Energy Economics, Inc. for the Mountain Association for Community Economic Development (MACED) and the Kentucky Sustainable Energy Alliance (KySEA).

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