Subsidy Archive
16 Dec 2012
Wind Industry Calls for 6-Year Phaseout of PTC Subsidy
By editor On 16 December 2012 In Greentech Media
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) sent a letter to Congressional leaders accepting a six-year phase-down of its vital production tax credit (PTC) in return for getting it extended at 100 percent of its present value for
13 Aug 2012
Huge, Overlooked (by Most) Fossil Fuel Subsidy
By editor On 13 August 2012 In CleanTechnica
Here’s a great recent post from Dana Nuccitelli, via Skeptical Science: The International Energy Agency (IEA) made headlines recently by concluding that fossil fuels received far more global subsidies than renewable energy in 2010. However, it appears that the IEA survey only
29 Jun 2012
Big Changes in German Solar Subsidy Policy Approved Today
By editor On 29 June 2012 In Greentech Media
The German government has all but ratified revisions to the EEG (the renewable energy law), according to German news sources. Earlier this year, the German Bundestag proposed drastic revisions to the EEG, which governs Germany’s feed-in-tariff, requiring
24 May 2012
Is Net Energy Metering for Solar Power a Subsidy?
By editor On 24 May 2012 In Greentech Media
Southern California Edison (SCE) Manager of Customer Self Generation Gary Barsley said that at an important recent conference for the solar industry and the utilities interested in it, the number-one topic of conversation was net energy metering