Local Clean Power

This fact sheet outlines the renewable energy potential for Alabama, detailing specific generation targets for biomass, solar PV, and low-impact hydro, while proposing policy priorities to integrate these resources into the state's electricity portfolio.

• Alabama has the potential to generate an additional 51,000 GWh of electricity from renewable resources, which would represent approximately 60 percent of its current electricity sales.
• The state's renewable power generation potential is divided into near-term (through 2015) and mid-term (through 2025) portfolios. The near-term potential is 32,882 GWh, consisting of 20,293 GWh from biomass, 2,673 GWh from solar PV, and 9,916 GWh from low-impact hydro. The mid-term potential increases to 51,387 GWh, with biomass contributing 22,548 GWh, solar PV 17,821 GWh, and low-impact hydro 11,018 GWh.
• 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.
• Proposed policy priorities for Alabama include establishing a renewable electricity standard (RES) with a target of 25 percent renewable electricity by 2025, implementing flexible tax credits and low-interest loans, developing net metering and interconnection rules, and creating sustainability criteria for biomass energy.

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} }