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Renewable Portfolio Standards and State Mandates by State
                                         


Figure 1.5 Renewable Portfolio Standards and State Mandates by State, 2007
A map of the United States showing that by the end or 2007 32 states, spread across the country, had enacted renewable portfolio standards or state mandates.  Similar information is presented in table 1.28.
Note: In Florida, Michigan and Missouri the RPS is not statewide. In some states, including Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, North Dakota, Virginia and Vermont, the renewable portfolio standard (RPS) is voluntary. Source: North Carolina Solar Center, Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE) website: http://www.dsireusa.org (January 8, 2008).