), covering almost 80% of retail electricity sales in the region. Although many of these state policies have only recently been … fossil fuel prices, environmental concerns, and policy support at the state and federal levels. In this article, we review … and discuss what are arguably the two most important types of state policies for supporting electricity generation from …

assess the levelized cost of electricity under four supply options: (1) public utility ownership of new geothermal capacity …The last two decades have seen a dramatic increase in the market share of independent, nonutility generators (NUGs …--i.e., whether a utility should sign a power purchase agreement (PPA) with a NUG, or develop and own the generation capacity itself …

The last two decades have seen a dramatic increase in the market share of independent, non-utility generators (NUGs …--i.e., whether a utility should sign a power purchase agreement (PPA) with a NUG, or develop and own the generation capacity itself … report looks at a publicly owned utility's decision to buy or build new renewable energy capacity--specifically wind or …