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 tariff 
U.S. Virgin Islands adopts long-term standard contracts for renewable energy
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…
Hawai’i PUC Releases Renewable Procurement Policy Evaluation
Published in January, the Hawai’i Public Utilities Commission (PUC) report, Evaluation of Hawaii’s Renewable Energy Policy and Procurement, aims to provide a foundational analysis on the estimated economic costs and benefits of Hawaii’s various renewable energy procurement programs, which include the state’s net metering program, feed-in tariff, and competitive bidding framework for large-scale energy generation. This initial report is considered the first phase of a larger effort.
