This work was partially supported by the Jan & David Blittersdorf Foundation in cooperation with the Institute for Local Self Reliance, and the Sierra Club's Smart Energy Solutions Fund. The views expressed are those of Paul Gipe and are not necessarily those of the sponsors.
Feed-in tariffs are a generic description of a policy that pays a price, a "tariff", for the electricity generated by renewable sources of energy that is "fed" into or sold to the grid. Policies...[more]
Advanced Renewable Tariffs (ARTs) is a system of Feed-in Tariffs (FITs) differentiated by technology, size, application, and sometimes resource intensity. . .
Electricity Feed-in Tariffs (FITs), Advanced Renewable Tariffs (ARTs)—or, more simply, Renewable Tariffs—are the world’s single most successful renewable energy policy. . .
Feed-in tariffs are PURPA on steroids. . .
Feed-in tariffs are simply payments per kilowatt-hour for electricity generated by a renewable resource. They are the world’s most successful policy for the rapid development of significant amounts...
A powerpoint presentation that describes feed-in tariffs and explains what they are and where they are being used. . .
