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 usually find them here first.
February 2012
02/22/12
OREP in the News
Oregon's solar feed-in tariff program gets an update; Lee van der Voo, Sustainable Business Oregon, February 22, 2012
02/22/12
US FIT News
Community Choice Aggregation Lets Cities Buy (Cleaner and Local) Electricity in Bulk; John Farrell, Renewable Energy World, February 22, 2012
Energy & Climate Change
Pacific NW Energy Infrastructure
Why Oregon imports power from fossil fuels and exports renewable energy; Cassandra Profita, Oregon Public Broadcasting: Ecotrope, June 1, 2011
02/21/12
US FIT News
Ground-truth: Do We Need To Destroy the Desert To Fight Climate Change?; Ceal Smith, Renwewable Energy World, February 16, 2012 (also to be posted under Energy & Climate Change)
Feed-In Tariff for PV in Palo Alto, Calif. Imminent; Eric Wesoff, greentechSolar, February 13, 2012
Energy & Climate Change
Hourly Electricity Pricing Boosts Value of Distributed Solar by 33 Percent; John Farrell, Renewable Energy World, January 31, 2012
Community Power
Tribal Renewable Energy Projects: Balance Opportunity with Caution; Nancy J. Appleby Esq., Appleby Law PLLC, Renewable Energy World,
February 20, 2012
Obama's Renewable-Energy Plan: Let's Raise the Roof; Jesse Morris, Rocky Mountain Institute, January 27, 2012
02/17/12
World FIT News
Comments On Spain's Recent Renewable Energy Policy Decision; Diane Moss & Angelina Galiteva, Renewables 100 Policy Institute, Renewable Energy World, February 17, 2012
Clearing Up the Facts About Solar In Germany; Diane Moss & Angelina Galiteva, Renewables 100 Policy Institute, Renewable Energy World, February 16, 2012
02/15/12
US FIT News
Iowa Considering Feed-in Tariffs; Paul Gipe, Contributor, Renewable Energy World, February 8, 2012
Reports
Harvesting Renewable Energy: German-American lessons learned on rural development; Neil Veilleux, Meister Consultants for Heinrich Böll Stiftung North America, July 2011
Community Power: Decentralized Renewable Energy in California; Al Weinrub, February 2011
Solar Sustained Vehicles (SSV): A Consumer's Solution to Protection in an Age of Oil Dependence, Economic Uncertainty, and Global Warming; Thomas E. Hoff, Clean Power Research, November 14, 2008 (Draft)
Economic Benefits of Performance-Based Incentives; Thomas E. Hoff, Clean Power Research and Robert M. Margolis, NREL, July 9, 2004
Energy & Climate Change (US FIT News)
Clearing Up the Record on Solar Energy on Public Lands; Johanna Wald, Renewable Energy World, February 14, 2012
02/14/12
US FIT News
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: Rhode Island used the CREST tool from NREL to determine FIT rates; see Reports below)
Energy & Climate Change
PACE Financing on the Rebound; Jeff St. John, greentech:enterprise, February 10, 2012
Death to PV Subsidies; Tim Keating, Renewable Energy World Contributor, February 3, 2012
Full cost accounting for the life cycle of coal; Epstein, P. R., et. al., Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Volume 1219, February 2011
Bonneville Power Authority Map: Public, Tribal, and IOU Customers; January 2007 (3.8mb)
World FIT News
Nova Scotia Positioning itself as a Global Leader in Tidal Energy; Nova Scotia Department of Energy, February 14, 2012
Ontario Post Election: Is the Financing Market Ready?; Andrew Kinross and Jonathan Weisz, Renewable Energy World, February 9, 2012
02/09/12
Reports
Renewable energy cost modeling: A Toolkit for establishing cost-based incentives in the United States (NREL/TP-49143); Gifford, J.S., Grace, R.C., & Rickerson, W.H., National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 2011
CREST Cost of Energy Models; NREL (Model software referenced in above report)
The German Feed-in Tariff for PV: Managing Volume Success with Price Response; Fulton, M. et al., DB Climate Change Advisors, May 2011
FITness Testing: Exploring the Myths and Misconceptions About Feed-in Tariff Policies; Laurent, C., Rickerson, W. & Flynn, H., World Future Council, 2010
OREP in the News; Reports
Resilience & Transformation: A Regional Approach; Ecotrust, Portland, OR, February 2012 (14.6mb)
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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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