09 Sep '12, 8pm

Feed-in Tariffs Do More for Wind at Less Cost to Ratepayers than RPS Says German Agency

Feed-in Tariffs Do More for Wind at Less Cost to Ratepayers than RPS Says German Agency September 9, 2012 By Paul Gipe In a recent report, the German Renewable Energy Agency says that across Europe countries using feed-in tariffs develop more wind energy and pay less for it than countries using quota systems. In North America, the quota model is known variously as Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) or Renewable Energy Standards. http://www.unendlich-viel-energie.de/uploads/media/RenewsKompakt_Support-schemes_jun12.pdf The agency, the Agentur für Erneuerbare Energien, says that RPS-related tendering programs raise the payments for wind energy in Europe to as much as €0.15/kWh ($0.19/kWh) in Italy. In contrast, Germany, which uses a feed-in tariff, pays only €0.089/kWh ($0.11/kWh). Spain, which also uses a feed-in tariff, pays even less. Germany operates the most wind energ...

Full article: http://www.wind-works.org/FeedLaws/Germany/Feed-inTariffs...

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