Welcome to the RPS Portal
The RPS Portal is a convenient and secure way to become a certified renewable energy generator serving the District. Through the RPS Portal, users can submit and track their RPS application and stay informed about the District’s progress towards a sustainable future. For more information on the District’s Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard Program, please find the Frequently Asked Questions below.
Pursuant to the Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard Amendment Act of 2024 (D.C. Law 25-217), effective January 1, 2025, the Commission is decertifying any SREC-Certified solar energy system not located within the District or in a location served by a distribution feeder serving the District that was certified prior to February 1, 2011.
Please be advised that As Built Construction Drawings must accompany each RPS application for solar energy systems.
Notice (Updated October 28, 2024)
Please be advised that any facility decertified by pursuant to the Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard Amendment Act of 2024 will remain eligible to be re-certified to produce Tier One Renewable Energy Credits applicable to the non-solar portion of the RPS. Please refer to FC1181, Order No. 21134, rel. October 24, 2024, and RM29-2024-01, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 71 DCR XXXXXX-XXXXXX (November 1, 2024) for more information including a list of facilities to be decertified. Links to both documents are provided below.
Commission Order No. 21134
Notice of Final Rulemaking
Pursuant to Commission Rule 2903.4(a), any renewable energy system which is certified by January 29, 2021 (as January 30 and 31 fall on Saturday and Sunday this year) can produce District compliance-eligible Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) and Solar RECs (SRECS) starting January 1, 2020. Each year, the Commission receives an increased number of RPS certification applications in December and January as companies seek to get solar energy systems certified prior by the end of January.