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U.S. Feed-In Tariff News
2012
FITs on national US television; Craig Morris, Renewables International, December 13, 2012
Why FITs are Fairer than Tax-Credits and Net-Metering; Paul Gipe, wind-works.org, November 30, 2012
Beyond carbon policy: A national feed-in tariff; Chris Nelder, November 14, 2012
How New England Can Eliminate Oil Use For Single Family Homes for Less Than We're Spending on Solar PV; Chris Williams, HeatSpring/RenewableEnergyWorld.com, November 8, 2012
A better (more cost effective) mousetrap? How much do U.S. tax benefits cost per kWh of solar production?; Michael Mendelsohn, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, October 19, 2012
Feed-In-Tariff Slowly Catches on in the U.S.; Critical Systems, Inc,
October 4, 2012
View: Renewable Energy Too Important to be Dismissed; Al Rosen, RenewableEnergyWorld.com, September 27, 2012
View: California Newspaper Gets the Facts Wrong on Renewable Energy; Tam Hunt, RenewableEnergyWorld.com,
September 26, 2012
California Community Solar Bill Dies; Tom Jackson, RenewableEnergyWorld.com, September 10, 2012
California Environmental Justice Alliance; Sponsors of CA AB1990, Solar for All
Palo Alto, Calif. Had a Solar Feed-In Tariff and Nobody Came; Eric Wesoff, greentechSolar,
August 2, 2012
LIPA Board of Trustees Approve First Feed-In Tariff Program in New York State; Long Island Power Authority Press Release, June 28, 2012
Native Americans Endorse Feed-in Tariffs for Oregon: Move Seen as Significant in US' Pacific Northwest; Paul Gipe,
June 11, 2012
Vermont Ups Feed-in Tariff Program Cap Slightly: May Introduce "Auctions" or "Other Procurement Mechanisms"; Paul Gipe,
May 22, 2012
California Feed-in Tariff for Poor Communities Passes Assembly; Paul Gipe,
May 31, 2012
Who Has the Most Cost-Effective Solar Feed-in Tariff?; John Farrell, Institute for Local Self-Reliance, May 4, 2012
Los Angeles Set To Launch a Feed-in Tariff Program; Ucilia Wang, RenewableEnergyWorld.com Contributor, April 4, 2012
L.A. Council shines light on solar power; Rick Orlov, Daily News Los Angeles, April 3, 2012
Rooftop Revolution: Changing Everything with Cost-Effective Local Solar; John Farrell, Energy Self-Reliant States, March 6, 2012
Community Choice Aggregation Lets Cities Buy (Cleaner and Local) Electricity in Bulk; John Farrell, Renewable Energy World, February 22, 2012
Ground-truth: Do We Need To Destroy the Desert To Fight Climate Change?; Ceal Smith, Renwewable Energy World, February 16, 2012
Clearing Up the Record on Solar Energy on Public Lands; Johanna Wald, Renewable Energy World, February 14, 2012
Feed-In Tariff for PV in Palo Alto, Calif. Imminent; Eric Wesoff, greentechSolar, February 13, 2012
Iowa Considering Feed-in Tariffs; Paul Gipe, Contributor, Renewable Energy World,
February 8, 2012
California's Solar Gold Rush: Feed-In Tariffs and Complicated Politics; Herman K. Trabish, greentech:media, February 8, 2012
What do Rhode Island, Feed-in Tariffs, CREST, and Soccer All Have in Common?; Travis Louder, submitted to NREL January 19, 2012
(Note: See NREL report and a link to the CREST tool used to determine Rhode Island FIT rates)
2011
Google's Solar Flair: $94 Million Investment in PV Projects; Stephen Lacey, Renewable Energy World, Dec 21, 2011
Bigger Subsidies Make Bigger Solar a Bad Bet; John Farrell, Renewable Energy World, Dec 19, 2011
Snapshot of Feed-in Tariffs around the World in 2011; Paul Gipe, Renewable Energy World Contributor, October 6, 2011
Comprehensive, up-to-date summary of the basics of FIT policy and how it's being applied worldwide including current tariff rates
Rhode Island Posts Proposed Tariffs, Meets Deadline; Paul Gipe, Renewable Energy World Contributor, October 3, 2011
Rhode Island Rapidly Implementing Feed-in Tariffs for Distributed Generation; Paul Gipe, Renewable Energy World Contributor, September 15, 2011
Monopoly Energy or Energy Democracy?; Ceal Smith, Renewable Communities Alliance,
September 7, 2011
As Journalists Cover Record Spikes in Electricity Demand, Why Are They Ignoring Solar PV; Stephen Lacy, August 12, 2011 (Climate Progress)
Challenges Ahead: Brown's 12,000 MW Local Renewables Target; Commentary by Al Weinrub, August 10, 2011
How to Design Feed-in Tariffs in the USA without Fear of Federal Preemption; Paul Gipe, August 10, 2011
Design FITS without Fear of Preemption; Jen Gleason (Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide/ELAW), July 25, 2011
Germany Passes New Renewable Energy Law for 2012; by Paul Gipe, July 22, 2011 (Increased RE targets; Increased payments for select technologie;, Standard degression for land-based wind and solar PV)
Should California Simply Adopt German Solar Tariffs?; Paul Gipe, Renewable Energy World Contributor, July 8, 2011
Gainesville, Florida Becomes a World Leader in Solar; John Farrell, Renewable Energy World, Jan 6, 2011
Federal Tax Credits May Handcuff Energy Development; John Farrell, Renewable Energy World,
Jan 4, 2012
2010
Implementing the Gainesville Feed-in Tariff by John Crider, Gainesville Regional Utility
FERC Decision Boosts Renewables: Federal Regulator’s Ruling Makes the Price Paid to Renewable Energy Producers More Competitive; by Herman K. Trabish, GreenTechMedia-10/28/2010
FERC Clarifies California Feed-in Tariff Procedures; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission News Release, 10/21/2010
Sierra Club California Urges Increasing Solar PV 30 Times with FITs; Paul Gipe, 04/14/2010
Solar PV in Los Angeles: The Emperor has No Clothes, Says UCLA; Paul Gipe, 04/08/2010
Michigan Institute Calls for Feed-In Tariffs at Municipal Utilit; Paul Gipe, 04/02/2010
Indiana Legislator Introduces Feed-in Tariff Bill; Paul Gipe, 01/08/2010
Wisconsin First in Midwest to Introduce Feed-in Tariff Bill in 2010;Paul Gipe, 01/07/2010
2009
Committee Chairs Propose Wisconsin Feed-in Tariff Legislation; Paul Gipe, 12/16/2009
New York Solar Energy Society Calls for Feed-in Tariffs; Paul Gipe, 11/11/2009
Solar Alliance Takes Positive Position on Feed-in Tariffs; Paul Gipe, 10/20/2009
Hawaii "Feed-in tariff" decision to open clean energy market; Paul Gipe, 04/28/2009
2008
Home-Grown Juice: Why thesunny, windy United States is so far behind calm, cloudy German in renewable electricity production; Craig Morris and Nathan Hopkins, World Watch, May/June 2008
Feed-in Tariffs: A Regulatory Tool; Lois Barber, EnergyBiz, May/June 2008
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