Italy Abandons RPS, Adopts System of Feed-in Tariffs

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renewableenergyworld.com 06 Dec '12, 3pm

Italy Abandons RPS, Adopts System of Feed-in Tariffs

While the trade press has focused on revisions to the solar tariffs, the abandonment of Italy's Renewable Portfolio Standard in favor of feed-in tariffs may be far more significant for what it says about the future of such policies in Europe. Italy had previously relied on feed-in tariffs for solar photovoltaics (solar PV) and the European version of Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) and their Tradable Green Certificates (Certificati Verdi ) for other renewable technologies. While most European countries use feed-in tariffs in one form or another, Italy, had relied on a quota model, the RPS, to develop their large-scale renewable energy resources, mostly wind. By the end of 2011, Italy had installed a total of 6,700 MW of wind capacity. In theory, RPS programs are expected to deliver renewables at lower cost than other policies. However, in practice this hasn't been the ...

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