N. Mariana Islands - Renewables Portfolio Standard

This is a utility-wide requirement rather than a rebate, so you do not apply for anything. It requires the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation, the Islands' only electric utility, to supply a share of its electricity from renewable sources like solar, wind, and biomass. Contact CUC to ask about how renewable energy or connecting your own system may work for your home.

The law requires the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation to source 20% of net electricity sales from renewable energy by December 31, 2016, which may create demand for solar, wind, and other renewable projects. There is no customer rebate or contractor enrollment; the target was lowered in a 2014 amendment after earlier targets were missed. Utility compliance can be excused if no cost-effective way to meet the benchmark exists, so confirm project opportunities directly with CUC.

Enacted in September 2007 and amended in 2014 to a lower target, this Renewables Portfolio Standard obligates the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation, the sole semi-autonomous public utility, to supply 20% of net electricity sales from renewables by December 31, 2016. Eligible resources include solar, wind, biomass, hydroelectric, geothermal, hydrogen, landfill gas, wave, ocean thermal, and fuel cells using renewable fuels. The law allows non-compliance where no cost-effective path to the benchmark exists, and it is a mandate on the utility with no dedicated funding stream or customer-facing incentive.