What's New
The state of feed-in tariff policy is rapidly evolving in Oregon, nationally and internationally. This resource will keep you up-to-date with what's new both in OREP and on our website. We encourage you to check back regularly as new postings become available, you'll find them here first.
January 2013
01/31/13
US FIT News
Gainesville, FL: Solar Feed-in-tariff Program Guidelines; Gainesville Regional Utility, January 1, 2013
World FIT News
Greece Sees Impressive Solar PV Growth Despite Banking Crisis; Paul Gipe, wind-works.org, January 31, 2013
Germany's green revolution; Need to Know, PBS Video, January 18, 2013 (9:15 min)
BERC moves to set Feed-in-Tariff for renewable energy firms (Bangladesh); The Financial Express, January 20, 2013
[NOTE: The article incorectly states that the US has a FIT; while several states and municipalities either have or are working to establish FIT programs, there is no national policy at this time. See Beyond carbon policy: A national feed-in tariff by Chris Nelder, Nov., 2012 for a look at how President Obama could accelerate that change though.]
01/29/13
Oregon FIT News
Native Americans Endorse Feed-in Tariffs for Oregon; Paul Gipe, wind-works.org, June 12, 2012 (via RenewableEnergyWorld.com) [Find the resolution here...]
FIT Resources: Reports
Renewable Electricity Futures Study; National Renewable Energy Laboratory, July 29, 2012
Energy | Climate Change
Nicholas Stern: 'I got it wrong on climate change – it's far, far worse'; Heather Stewart and Larry Elliott, The Observer, Saturday 26 January 2013
Q&A with Nicholas Stern [The World Bank's former top economist took heat when he called for huge investments to head off climate change. Now he says he underestimated how much is needed.]; David Rotman, MIT Technology Review, June 21, 2011
First Utility-Scale Wave Energy Testing Center to be Built in Oregon; Anthony Casson, Oregon State University, January 23, 2013 (via RenewableEnergyWorld.com)
Brightsource Mothballs Rio Mesa Solar Thermal Project, Refocuses on Pipeline; James Montgomery, RenewableEnergyWorld.com, January 23, 2013
Mexico Wind Farms Pit Indigenous Against Corporations; Mark Stevenson, Associated Press, October 31, 2012 (via Huffington Post)
US FIT News
LA's new feed-in tariffs in context; Craig Morris, Renewables International, January 22, 2013
LADWP Board Approves 100MW FiT; Jim Jenal, Run on Sun Founder's Blog, January 11, 2013
World FIT News
Japan's Solar Tariff May Drop 12% as Costs Sink, BNEF Estimates; Chisaki Watanabe, Bloomberg,
January 22, 2013 (RenewableEnergyWorld.com)
The WTO vs. Ontario: Addressing the Bigger Picture of Trade and Renewable Energy; Vince Font, RenewableEnergyWorld.com, October 29, 2012
German solar juggernaut rolls on despite tariff cuts; James Holloway, ars technica, April 5, 2012
01/24/13
World FIT News
Ontario Phases Out Coal-Fired Power; Christa Marshall, Scientific American, January 11, 2013
U.S. Plans Meeting to Discuss How Nations Can Meet Climate Aid Commitments; Lisa Friedman, Scientific American, January 10, 2013
Energy | Climate Change
Point of No Return in pictures; Greenpeace, January 22, 2013
01/10/13
Oregon Feed-in Tariff News
Pay-for-production solar incentive proving viable in Oregon; Christina Williams, Sustainable Business Oregon, January 7, 2013
US Feed-in Tariff News
Is Your Utility Ready? New Report Says Local Solar Could Power 10% of Country in 10 Years; John Farrell, RenewableEnergyWorld.com, January 4, 2013
Energy|Climate Change
Debating 4 Dirty Myths on Clean Energy; Michael Molnar, RenewableEnergyWorld.com, January 7, 2013
California Carbon Auction: Will Geothermal Value Finally Be Recognized?; Leslie Blodgett, RenewableEnergyWorld.com, January 9, 2013
01/07/13
Energy|Climate Change
Ending the Silence on Climate, Moyers & company; Bill Moyers with Anthony Leiserowitz, Director of the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication
01/06/13
Resources: Podcasts
Ep2: Incentivizing renewable energy; Feed-in Tariff overview; Jon Roschke, OREP, January 07, 2013
Ep1: What's stopping renewable energy?; Jon Roschke, OREP, January 07, 2013
01/02/13
US FIT News
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
World FIT News
Japanese Corporations Seek To Profit from Renewable Energy Generation; Masumi Suga, Bloomberg, December 31, 2012
Is It Crunch Time for Canada's Wind Sector?; Richard Baillie, Contributor, December 27, 2012
Energy & Climate Change Resources: Community Power
Schleswig-Holstein Will Double Wind Capacity on Land; Paul Gipe, RenewableEnergyWorld.com, December 28, 2012
Minnesota's First Community Solar Project Doubles Down on Local; John Farrell, RenewableEnergyWorld.com, December 18, 2012
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OREP's Vision for a sustainable, decentralized energy future:
- A sustainable economy with family-wage, energy jobs throughout the state
- Farmers, ranchers, tribes, and rural communities harnessing Oregon's abundant and varied renewable resources
- Private and community ownership of solar panels across the built environment
- Local financing of renewable energy projects keeping energy dollars recirculating in Oregon
- Flourishing renewable energy industries across the state
- Energy-informed voter support for renewable energy
- A healthy environment, minimally impacted by energy production
Note: OREP is no longer an active organization. We chose to leave our website up for the time being for the archival value it provides. 
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