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2024

Barbose, Galen L."U.S. State Renewables Portfolio & Clean Electricity Standards: 2024 Status Update." (2024).

2023

Barbose, Galen L."U.S. State Renewables Portfolio & Clean Electricity Standards: 2023 Status Update." (2023).

2021

Barbose, Galen L."U.S. Renewables Portfolio Standards 2021 Status Update: Early Release." (2021).

2019

Barbose, Galen L."U.S. Renewables Portfolio Standards: 2019 Annual Status Update." (2019).

2018

Barbose, Galen L."U.S. Renewables Portfolio Standards: 2018 Annual Status Report." (2018).

2017

Barbose, Galen L."U.S. Renewables Portfolio Standards: 2017 Annual Status Report." (2017).

Wiser, Ryan H, Galen L Barbose, and Mark Bolinger."Retail Rate Impacts of Renewable Electricity: Some First Thoughts." (2017).

2016

Mai, Trieu, Ryan H Wiser, Galen L Barbose, Lori Bird, Jenny Heeter, David Keyser, Venkat Krishnan, Jordan Macknick, and Dev Millstein."A Prospective Analysis of the Costs, Benefits, and Impacts of U.S. Renewable Portfolio Standards." (2016). DOI

Barbose, Galen L."U.S. Renewables Portfolio Standards 2016 Annual Status Report." (2016).

Wiser, Ryan H, Galen L Barbose, Jenny Heeter, Trieu Mai, Lori Bird, Mark Bolinger, Alberta Carpenter, Garvin A Heath, David Keyser, Jordan Macknick, Andrew D Mills, and Dev Millstein."A Retrospective Analysis of the Benefits and Impacts of U.S. Renewable Portfolio Standards." (2016).

2015

Barbose, Galen L, Lori Bird, Jenny Heeter, Francisco Flores, and Ryan H Wiser."Costs and Benefits of Renewables Portfolio Standards in the United States."Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 52 (2015) 523-533. DOI

2014

Barbose, Galen L, Jenny Heeter, Lori Bird, Samantha Weaver, Francisco Flores-Espino, and Ryan H Wiser."Costs and Benefits of U.S. Renewables Portfolio Standards."International Associaton for Energy Economics Energy Forum Third Quarter 2014 (2014).

Heeter, Jenny, Galen L Barbose, Lori Bird, Samantha Weaver, Francisco Flores, Ksenia Kuskova-Burns, and Ryan H Wiser."A Survey of State-Level Cost and Benefit Estimates of Renewable Portfolio Standards." (2014).

2011

Wiser, Ryan H, Galen L Barbose, and Edward Holt."Supporting solar power in renewables portfolio standards: Experience from the United States."Energy Policy 39.7 (2011) 3894 - 3905. DOI

2010

Wiser, Ryan H, Galen L Barbose, and Edward Holt."Supporting Solar Power in Renewables Portfolio Standards: Experience from the United States." (2010) 49.

2008

Wiser, Ryan H, and Galen L Barbose."Renewable Portfolio Standards in the United States: A Status Report with Data Through 2007." (2008) 40.

Chen, Cliff, Ryan H Wiser, and Mark Bolinger."Weighing the Costs and Benefits of State Renewables Portfolio Standards: A Comparative Analysis of State- Level Policy Impact Projections." (2008) 87.

2007

Wiser, Ryan H, Christopher Namovicz, Mark Gielecki, and Robert Smith."Renewables Portfolio Standards: A Factual Introduction to Experience from the United States." (2007) 19.

Holt, Edward, and Ryan H Wiser."The Treatment of Renewable Energy Certificates, Emissions Allowances, and Green Power Programs in State Renewables Portfolio Standards." (2007) 38.

Wiser, Ryan H."The Treatment of Solar Electricity in Renewables Portfolio Standards." (2007).

Wiser, Ryan H."Renewables Portfolio Standards: A Focus on Western States."AWEA Wind Power Finance & Investment Workshop, March 2007, San Francisco, CA (2007).

2006

Wiser, Ryan H."Meeting Expectations: A Review of State Experience with RPS Policies." (2006).

2004

Wiser, Ryan H, Kevin Porter, and Robert Grace."Evaluating Experience with Renewables Portfolio Standards in the United States." (2004) 45.

Wiser, Ryan H."Renewables Portfolio Standards: What Are We Learning?."NARUC Winter Conference Washington, D.C. March 9, 2004 (2004).

2001

Wiser, Ryan H, and Ole Langniss."The Renewables Portfolio Standard in Texas: An Early Assessment." (2001) 19.