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States Can Create Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariffs

By Jeremy Gross on February 22, 2010 5 Comments Avoided costs, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Federal Power Act, Federal Power Act of 1935, Feed In Tariffs, FPA, green energy, Jeremy Gross, National Regulatory Research Institute, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, net metering, NREL, NRRI, Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, PURPA, qualifying facility, renewable energy, Renewable Energy Credits, Renewable Energy Prices in State-Level Feed-in Tariffs, Scott Hempling, utility tax credits

States Can Create Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariffs

After feed-in tariff legal uncertainty, a January 2010 report by the National Regulatory Research Institute finds that states can successfully and legally implement feed-in tariff programs to accelerate renewable energy projects.

U.S. Department of Energy Announces Winners of the 2009 Solar Decathlon

By Chris de Morsella on October 17, 2009 Comments Off on U.S. Department of Energy Announces Winners of the 2009 Solar Decathlon 2009 Solar Decathlon, appliances, California, Canada, Cube House, Daniel Poneman, Darmstadt, energy-efficient solar powered house, Germany, home entertainment, hot water, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, net metering, Solar Decathlon, space heating and cooling, Spain, Team California, Team Germany, United States, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, University of Minnesota, US Department of Energy, Washington D.C., zero carbon home

The Solar Decathlon is a competition in which teams of college and university students compete to design, build, and operate the most attractive, effective, and energy-efficient solar powered house. The winners of the 2009 competition – the fourth to be held – were announced on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. by U.S. Department of Energy Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman. The contest is organized by DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory and supported by event and team sponsors from the private sector.