Ohio Renewable Electricity Mandate Status
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Renewable Mandate Status: On Track
- 2009 Estimated Qualified Renewable Generation: 0.36%[i]
- 2009 Renewable Mandate: 0.25%
- 2024 Renewable Mandate: 12.5%
Eligible Resources: solar photovoltaics, solar thermal, wind, geothermal, biomass, biologically derived methane gas, landfill gas, non-treated waste biomass, solid waste, fuel cells generating electricity, and certain hydropower facilities[ii]
Compliance schedule:[iii]
| Year | Total | Solar | Year | Total | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 25% | 0.40% | 2017 | 5.5 | 22% |
| 2010 | 50% | 1.00% | 2018 | 6.5 | 26.00% |
| 2011 | 100% | 3.00% | 2019 | 7.5 | 30% |
| 2012 | 150% | 6.00% | 2020 | 8.5 | 34.00% |
| 2013 | 200% | 9.00% | 2021 | 9.5 | 38% |
| 2014 | 250% | 12.00% | 2022 | 10.5 | 42.00% |
| 2015 | 350% | 15.00% | 2023 | 11.5 | 46% |
| 2016 | 450% | 18.00% | 2024+ | 12.5 | 0.5 |
Renewable Portfolio History: S.B. 221 established alternative and renewable mandates for Ohio in May 2008[iv].
Credit Trading: Yes
Noncompliance penalty: There is an alternative compliance payment of $45 per MWh that will be annual adjusted by the Public Utility Commission of Ohio.[v] The Solar Alternative Compliance payment is $400 per MWh in 2010, declining by $50 every 2 years.
Electricity Price Ranking: 23rd Highest[vi]
- 8.88 cents/KWh in Ohio
- 7.67 cents/KWh in non-mandated states
[i] Energy Information Administration, Electricity Generation 2009, http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/epa/generation_state_mon.xls.
[ii] Ohio AC 4901:1-40-1 (Jan. 1, 2009).
[iii] Ohio Rev. C. 4928:64-B-2 (Dec. 10, 2009), http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/4928.64.
[iv] Datebase of state Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency, Ohio, http://www.dsireusa.org/incentives/incentive.cfm?Incentive_Code=OH14R&re=1&ee=1.
[v] Public Utility Commission of Ohio, Annual Adjustment of the Non-Solar Alternative Compliance Payment Pursuant to Section 4928.64(C)(2)(b), Revised Code, http://www.puco.ohio.gov/PUCO/IndustryTopics/Topic.cfm?id=10009.
[vi] EIA, Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.B., Average Retail Price of Electricity, June 2010, Released Sept. 15, 2010, http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/epm/table5_6_b.html.
