claim: Electricity rates are 40 percent higher in states that have required utility companies to use a certain amount of renewable energy such as solar power.
evidences.evidence_id: Carbon tax:32
evidences.article: Carbon tax
evidences.evidence: In addition to creating incentives for energy conservation, a carbon tax would put renewable energy sources such as wind, solar and geothermal on a more competitive footing, stimulating their growth.
evidences.votes: NOT_ENOUGH_INFO SUPPORTS NOT_ENOUGH_INFO
evidences.evidence_id: Energy policy of the United States:255
evidences.article: Energy policy of the United States
evidences.evidence: A Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) is a mandate that requires electricity providers to supply to their customers a minimum amount of power from renewable sources, usually as a percentage of total energy use.
evidences.votes: NOT_ENOUGH_INFO SUPPORTS NOT_ENOUGH_INFO
evidences.evidence_id: Smart grid:108
evidences.article: Smart grid
evidences.evidence: Smart grid technology is a necessary condition for very large amounts of renewable electricity on the grid for this reason.
evidences.votes: NOT_ENOUGH_INFO SUPPORTS NOT_ENOUGH_INFO
evidences.evidence_id: Solar power:103
evidences.article: Solar power
evidences.evidence: Also, Renewable portfolio standards impose a government mandate that utilities generate or acquire a certain percentage of renewable power regardless of increased energy procurement costs.
evidences.votes: NOT_ENOUGH_INFO SUPPORTS NOT_ENOUGH_INFO
evidences.evidence_id: Wind power in the United States:25
evidences.article: Wind power in the United States
evidences.evidence: Renewable portfolio standards require renewable energy to exist (most of them intermittent such as wind and solar), but at the expense of utilities and consumers.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS NOT_ENOUGH_INFO