State Policy Description
Idaho - Distributed Generation / Solar Carve-out
Policy Components Questions
- 1. Does the state's portfolio standard include a carve-out? No
- 2. Does the state's carve-out include interim targets? No
- 3. Does the carve-out include multiple renewable energy resources? No
- 4. Does policy apply to other types of utilities besides investor-owned utilities? No
- 5. Does the state's carve-out apply to more than one customer class, or are there kW (system size) tiers? No
Policy Component information last updated July 30 2018
Description
While Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPSs) require a specific percentage of utility sales or a specific megawatt hour (MWh) capacity to be provided by renewable resources by a specific date, many times these standards do not advance solar, distributed, or customer-sited renewable resources. As a result, many states have implemented legislation to carve-out a percentage of their generation for distributed generation (DG). DG carve-outs have also been used as a component of RPS to advance DG with or without specifying a technology (like solar, for example). For more information, see the full policy brief.
For more information on the components of the policy see the full policy brief.
