Sentences with phrase «renewable electricity tariff»

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Inspired by Germany's example, Ontario introduced what's called a «feed - in tariff,» which guaranteed prices at which it would purchase electricity from designated renewable sources.

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The surest way to achieve these goals would be for the United States to set a rising price on climate emissions, or create a «feed - in» electricity tariff that subsidizes an expansion of renewable power, as Germany and Canada's Ontario province have done, said Rooney.

It also shows which tariffs are made of 100 % renewable electricity.

And now municipally - owned energy company Bristol Energy is offering customers its My Green Plus tariff, which consists of 100 % renewable electricity and 15 % green gas — produced primarily from the poop of the residents of the city of Bristol.

Taking account of these findings, residents» parking permits for electric vehicles are charged at 25 % of tariff 2 (the second lowest level) and if you can show that you receive electricity from a renewable source then your permit is free.»

The government then passed a regulation in early 2017, which essentially capped the tariff for any renewable project at either 85 % or 100 % of the relevant region's average electricity supply cost.

A feed - in tariff typically guarantees generators of renewable electricity a long - term purchase price for each kilowatt - hour they produce and «feed into» the grid, providing a powerful incentive for installing such systems.

In terms of support for renewable - electricity projects, feed - in - tariffs have been more effective than green certificate trading systems based on quotas.

Companies that want to help customers install on - site solar facilities by using PPAs have argued that this section clearly permits customers to buy solar electricity from third party suppliers when their utility doesn't offer a renewable energy tariff.

«As costs for renewable technologies and the feed - in tariffs have dropped drastically over the last years,» by 80 percent, Baron noted, «new installations of renewable electricity capacity [are] no longer a burden for the consumer bills.»

Feed - in tariffs (FITs), along with renewable electricity standards, are one of the most widely adopted renewable energy support policies around the world.

The microFIT Program is a streamlined program for small renewable energy projects under the umbrella of the Feed - in Tariff (FIT) Program, which was designed for projects generating over 10 kW of electricity.

The expansion of renewable energy is financed by feed - in - tariffs paid by consumers of electricity, but the rising efficiency of renewable energy means, that the cost to consumers of 33 % renewable energy in 2020 will be lower than the 11 % provided in 2002.

Very generous subsidies are given to wind developers through feed - in tariffs and «Renewables Obligations Certificates» that force suppliers to get an ever - increasing proportion of their electricity from renewables, regardlesRenewables Obligations Certificates» that force suppliers to get an ever - increasing proportion of their electricity from renewables, regardlesrenewables, regardless of cost.

Governments last year gave $ 43 billion to $ 46 billion of support to renewable energy through tax credits, guaranteed electricity prices known as feed - in tariffs and alternative energy credits, the London - based research group said today in a statement.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's decision, following Fukushima, to abandon nuclear development was possible because early offshore wind projects developed under a stable, long - term federal feed - in tariff program proved the engineering practicality, and because Germany's comprehensive RAVE research program proved both the North Sea's resource potential and the wind industry's technology are ready to join other renewables in meeting German electricity demand.

A requirement that utilities pay homeowners a premium for electricity fed back into the grid by renewable energy systems — known as a feed - in tariff or FIT — makes residential PV even more attractive.

Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator announced the results Thursday of its Large Renewable Procurement (LRP), which, for good reason, replaces the previous feed - in - tariff (FIT) program.

Interestingly, the higher market price for electricity will reduce the cost of Germany's renewable energy program by decreasing the differential between the market price of electricity and the average cost of feed - in tariffs for renewable energy.

The most important solar incentive to date is the feed - in tariff, which guarantees generators of renewable electricity — including homeowners, private firms, and utilities — a long - term purchase price for each kilowatt - hour they produce.

Feed - in tariff - The price per unit of electricity that a utility or power supplier has to pay for distributed or renewable electricity fed into the grid by non-utility generators.

One thing I did discover in trying and failing to find my energy tariffs on my suppliers website was «We generate more renewable electricity than anyone else in the UK and Ireland.»

For example, procurement of renewable energy electricity from Japan's Feed - in Tariff system (FIT electricity) is going to become more expensive due to revisions in the ways costs are calculated, and starting in April 2017, it will be mandatory to buy FIT eletricity from transmission and distribution companies.

Ontario's new feed - in tariff, a policy tool used for years in Europe under which utilities pay a premium to purchase electricity generated from renewables, should encourage more projects to enter Canada's wind development pipeline, which already has some 4,600 megawatts due for completion by 2015.

Janda, Karel and Tyuleubekov, Sabyrzhan (2016): Empirical evidence on renewable electricity, greenhouse gas emissions and feed - in tariffs in Czech Republic and Germany.

Unlike the feed - in tariffs for renewable forms of electricity, which are paid for through higher energy bills, the renewable heat incentive will be paid for from taxes - in all, # 860m government funding has been allocated.

In this context is worth noting that the governments new Feed In Tariff for micro renewables (below 5 MW) is expected only to yield a contribution of about 2 % of UK electricity by 2020.

(Feed - in tariffs are renewable energy payments that electric grid utilities obligate themselves to pay to purchase electricity generated from renewable sources.)

In addition to the new tariff, Starbucks is announcing its first solar power investment, a 47 megawatt solar farm in North Carolina, which will generate enough renewable electricity to power 600 company stores.

The Feed in Tariff is a policy mechanism designed to accelerate investment in Renewable Energy, the California FiT allows eligible customers generators to enter into 10 - 15 - 20 - year contracts with their utility company to sell the electricity produced by renewable energy, and guarantees that anyone who generates electricity from R E source, whether Homeowner, small business, or large utility, is able to sell that eleRenewable Energy, the California FiT allows eligible customers generators to enter into 10 - 15 - 20 - year contracts with their utility company to sell the electricity produced by renewable energy, and guarantees that anyone who generates electricity from R E source, whether Homeowner, small business, or large utility, is able to sell that elerenewable energy, and guarantees that anyone who generates electricity from R E source, whether Homeowner, small business, or large utility, is able to sell that electricity.

Feed - in - tariffs in continental Europe, mandatory renewable energy targets in countries with liberalised electricity markets like the UK, US and Australia, and direct government investment in renewables in places like China have encouraged investment.

Officially known as the «Law on Special Measures Concerning Procurement of Renewable Energy Sourced Electricity by Electric Utilities,» Japan's feed - in tariff (FiT) includes solar PV, wind, small and medium - scale hydropower, geothermal, and biomass.

Inslee: «The feed - in tariff enacted in Germany in 2003 has helped the European nation achieve 55 percent of the world's installed solar capacity, provide 14 percent of its electricity supply from renewable sources and create at least 140,000 jobs. Similar policies also have been adopted by France, Spain and over 40 other countries, provinces and states.»

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Under a feed - in tariff system renewable electricty producers are paid a fixed, above market - rate, tariff for the electricity that is fed into the grid.

Policies now in place in Latin America, such as feed - in tariffs, renewables standards, fiscal incentives and financing and loan plans, Miesen said, are expected to reduce the cost of solar generated electricity from its present 12 to 15 cents per kilowatt - hour to 8 to 9 cents in 2020.

Instead of a single or other simple (e.g. night and day) tariff, dynamic pricing and more complex tariff structures are expected to be introduced to allow «demand response», in other words, to allow customers to buy electricity at constantly changing prices, thereby cutting demand at peak times, and thus, resulting in a lower need for peak capacity as well as better integration of renewable energy sources.

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The main issue in Europe, however, seems to be that in addition to the ETS there is a separate goal of subsidizing, encouraging via feed tariffs, or simply requiring renewable electricity.

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Just days after the official launch of the feed - in electricity tariff program, Canadian Hydro Developers, Inc., the largest operator of renewable generation facilities in Canada, announced it had acquired the rights to a huge wind turbine project to be built in one of the Great Lakes.

Advised on the impact of the Department for Energy and Climate Change's consultation on financial incentives for renewable energy which include a Feed in Tariff («FIT») for small scale, low carbon electricity generation of capacity up to 5MW.