P.R. Laws tit. 12, § 8124
(a) For each calendar year between 2015 and 2035, each retail electricity supplier shall submit to the Commission proof of compliance with the renewable portfolio standard applicable under subsection (b) of this section.
(b) For each calendar year between 2015 and 2035, the renewable portfolio standard applicable to each retail electricity supplier shall be the following percentage at minimum:
Mandatory Renewable Energy Percentage (%) 2015–2019 12.0 % 2020–2027 15.0 %
For the period comprised between 2028 and 2035, suppliers shall establish a progressive plan stating the annual percentages for such period and that reaches twenty percent (20%) by 2035.
(c) For each calendar year between 2015, and 2035, the sustainable renewable energy or alternative renewable energy percentage applicable to each retail electricity supplier shall be, at minimum, the percentage corresponding to such calendar year, as provided in subsection (b) of this section. The mandatory amount of sustainable renewable energy or alternative renewable energy applicable to a retail electricity supplier in a specific year shall be obtained by multiplying the percentage corresponding to said year, as provided in subsection (b) of this section, by the total amount of electric power, expressed in megawatt-hours (MWh), sold by the retail electricity supplier during the same calendar year.
(d) As necessary to comply with the renewable portfolio standard imposed by means of federal legislation and/or regulation, the Commission may limit, through regulations, the percentage of alternative renewable energy that may be used by a retail electricity supplier to prove compliance with the renewable portfolio standard applicable thereto during each calendar year.
(e) For purposes of showing compliance with this section, the amount of electric power sold during each calendar year by an electric power supplier derived from a hydroelectric facility shall not be accounted for as part of the total volume of electricity sold by the electric power service company during said year.
(f) All that pertains to the fixation of energy wheeling rates shall be made pursuant to the provisions of §§ 10641 et seq. of Title 13.
History —July 19, 2010, No. 82, § 2.3; Aug. 5, 2016, No. 133, § 4.