Re Assessing Renewable Portfolio Standards Critical To Address Energy Affordability Challenges The renewable energy revolution has had a significant impact on the environment, but its effects on electricity bills have been less than stellar.
A closer examination of state policies reveals that they are driving up costs and stifling competition in the electricity market. In Washington, D. C.
, Mayor Muriel Bowser has highlighted the district's high solar renewable energy credits, which cost $410. 72 per megawatt hour.