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

wind-works.org 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...

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@plainsjustice » 11 Sep '12, 4pm
German agency finds that feed-in tariffs do more to promote wind at lower cost than a renewable portfolio standard. [link]
@BGWEA » 10 Sep '12, 10am
Feed-in Tariffs Do More for Wind at Less Cost to Ratepayers than RPS Says German Agency [link]
@EnergiewendeGER » 10 Sep '12, 8am
German grid agency: Germany promotes wind energy much cheaper than most other EU countries. Reason: feed-in tariffs [link]
@weis_renewables » 09 Sep '12, 8pm
European countries with FITs pay less for wind - and build more compared to quota systems [link]