Colorado 30% RPS by 2010

The original Colorado Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) of 10% RPS was passed by citizen referendum in 2004. In 2007 the Colorado Legislature increased that percentage to 20% by 2020. This year, 2010, the Colorado Legislature increased the RPS percentages to achieve 30% renewable generation by 2020 and requires a portion of the RPS to be met by "distributed generation" (DG) which does not require additional transmission facilities to connect to the grid. Other requirements of the bill requires consideration of employment and economic factors, a larger carve-out for DG, encourages in-state utility scale generation, installation of large systems by licensed electricians, and other requirements. See the link in the right panel for a detailed description courtesy of Colorado Capital Watch.