[§196-27] Purchasing electricity from renewable energy sources. Each agency shall evaluate its current use of electricity from renewable energy sources and report this level in its annual report to the coordinator. Based on this review, each agency shall adopt policies and pursue projects that increase the use of such electricity. Agencies shall include provisions for the purchase of electricity from renewable energy sources as a component of their requests for bids whenever procuring electricity. Agencies may use savings from energy efficiency projects to pay additional incremental costs of electricity from renewable energy sources.

In evaluating opportunities to comply with this section, agencies shall consider any renewable portfolio standard specified in the restructuring guidelines for the State and the United States Environmental Protection Agency guidelines on crediting renewable energy power. [L 2002, c 77, pt of §9]