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Publication

Feeding the Grid Renewably (Fact Sheet)How feed-in tariffs maximize the benefits of renewable energy

Published: Feb 29, 2008

By: Roger Peters, Tim Weis

Feed-in tariffs, often called Standard Offer Contracts or Renewable Energy Payments in North America, have been demonstrated to be the most effective policy mechanism that a country can use to foster the rapid development of renewable energy systems. Close to two-thirds of the world's wind energy and half of the solar PV systems have been installed as a result of these innovative polices.

This fact sheet, the first in the Making Renewable Energy a Priority series introduces the reader to the key elements of feed-in tariffs and the ways in which they function to achieve rapid renewable energy deployment.

A primer is also available.

See also Primer 2: Storing Renewable Power

 

 

Publication Type: Briefing Notes, Summaries & Fact Sheets

Topic Area: Sustainable Energy