U.S. Virgin Islands adopts long-term standard contracts for renewable energy

Source: Solar Server The governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands has signed into a law a bill to provide long-term, standard contracts for up to 15 MW of renewable energy generation. The policy is called a feed-in tariff, however unlike standard feed-in tariffs it will not pay generators a fixed rate. The rate will be based…

U.S. Virgin Islands adopts long-term standard contracts for renewable energy
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U.S. Virgin Islands adopts long-term standard contracts for renewable energy

Source: Solar Server The governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands has signed into a law a bill to provide long-term, standard contracts for up to 15 MW of renewable energy generation. The policy is called a feed-in tariff, however unlike standard feed-in tariffs it will not pay generators a fixed rate. The rate will be based...
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LBNL Report Compares PV Costs and Deployment Drivers in Japanese, U.S. Residential and Commercial Markets
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LBNL Report Compares PV Costs and Deployment Drivers in Japanese, U.S. Residential and Commercial Markets

Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab EETD’s Electricity Markets and Policy Group announces a new joint Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and National Renewable Energy Laboratory report, “Comparing Photovoltaic (PV) Costs and Deployment Drivers in the Japanese and U.S. Residential and Commercial Markets.” This work investigates the rapidly changing and expanding Japanese PV market, offering primary research...
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IREC & Vote Solar Webinar: Solar Feed-in Tariff Pricing in the U.S.
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IREC & Vote Solar Webinar: Solar Feed-in Tariff Pricing in the U.S.

IREC and the Vote Solar Initiative are sponsoring an upcoming webinar on March 8, 2010 (10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. PT; 1:00-2:00 pm ET) on solar feed in tariff (FIT) pricing, with practical approaches to establishing wholesale programs at the state level.  Vote Solar works at the state, federal and local level to implement programs and policies...
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