Local Clean Power

Alabama has the potential to generate an additional 51,000 GWh of electricity from renewable resources by 2025, which would represent approximately 60 percent of current electricity sales. The document identifies biomass, solar PV, and low-impact hydro as key resources and recommends the establishment of a renewable electricity standard (RES) with a target of 25 percent by 2025.

• Alabama possesses the capacity to generate an additional 51,000 GWh of electricity from available renewable energy resources, a volume that would make total renewable power production roughly 60 percent of current electricity sales.
• The potential for new renewable electricity generation is divided into near-term (through 2015) and mid-term (through 2025) portfolios. The near-term potential is 32,882 GWh, while the mid-term potential increases to 51,387 GWh, driven largely by biomass, solar PV, and low-impact hydro.
• While total costs for new generation are comparable between renewable and conventional power options, renewables provide benefits regarding climate impacts, air quality, and water use.
• To increase renewable adoption, the document recommends implementing a renewable electricity standard (RES) with a target of 25 percent renewable electricity by 2025, alongside tax credits, investment rebates, and improved net metering and interconnection rules.

APA

World Resources Institute (2009). Local Clean Power. https://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/pdf/southeast_local_clean_power_al.pdf

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Local Clean Power. 2009. https://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/pdf/southeast_local_clean_power_al.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitute2009local, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Local Clean Power}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2009}, month = apr, url = {https://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/pdf/southeast_local_clean_power_al.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }