Designing Feed-in Tariff Policies to Scale Clean Distributed Generation in the U.S.
The diversity of institutions that govern, invest in, operate, and maintain the U.S. electric-delivery system pose many unique challenges to the implementation of feed-in tariffs and limit the applicability of direct policy comparisons from other countries pursuing FITs. This article recognizes these distinctive domestic attributes, discusses how FITs can fit into a policy framework to maximize a diverse portfolio of clean energy, and provides some principles for FIT policies in the U.S., with case studies outlining new FIT-style mechanisms in California and New York.
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2011
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Authors: | Bull, Pierre ; Long, Noah ; Steger, Cai |
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The Electricity Journal. - Elsevier, ISSN 1040-6190. - Vol. 24.2011, 3, p. 52-58
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Elsevier |
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