CleanTechnica » Feed In Tariffs http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Solar Powered Cars, Top Solar Stocks (+ Other Solar Stories) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/solar-powered-cars-solar-news-3/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/solar-powered-cars-solar-news-3/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2014 16:50:01 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76426 In case you just can’t get enough solar news, analysis, and commentary, here’s a big link drop of good solar stories we haven’t already covered on CleanTechnica. Solar powered cars, solar trees, top solar stocks, and much, much more. Enjoy! Fun Solar EV Charging Rocks, But Which Option To Choose? Solar Trees For Solar-Powered EVs Solar

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/solar-powered-cars-solar-news-3/feed/ 0 A $48 Billion Opportunity For US Electric Customers http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/15/48-billion-opportunity-us-electric-customers/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/15/48-billion-opportunity-us-electric-customers/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2014 16:43:09 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76368 Originally published on ilsr.org. Electricity customers in the US got good news last week. A new report from Accenture highlighted a potential revenue loss for US utilities of $48 billion per year by 2025 due to distributed solar and energy efficiency. But where does that money go? If we pursue a democratic energy system as

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/15/48-billion-opportunity-us-electric-customers/feed/ 18 China Poised To Lose Solar Top Spot To Japan… Maybe http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/04/china-poised-lose-solar-top-spot-japan/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/04/china-poised-lose-solar-top-spot-japan/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2014 17:00:13 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75849 China has been losing steam on ways to achieve its annual solar targets. With Japan coming up strongly, there is a real chance that the former may not be the leading solar installer this year. China had set itself a target to install 14 GW solar PV this year. However, due to delays and postponements in

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/04/china-poised-lose-solar-top-spot-japan/feed/ 40 One-Hour Solar Panel Installation, Fastest-Growing Solar State, + Other Solar News http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/01/one-hour-solar-panel-installation-solar-news/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/01/one-hour-solar-panel-installation-solar-news/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2014 14:44:30 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75731 Alongside our EV news roundup, here’s one for solar energy. But make sure you read all of our solar energy stories first. US Stuff One-Hour Solar Panel Installation (Seriously, One Hour!) The Fastest Growing Solar State In US Is Georgia $250 Million Dollar Funding Round For Solar Power Company Sunnova SolarCity, Walmart, Tesla Team Up To

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/01/one-hour-solar-panel-installation-solar-news/feed/ 8 Win A Solar Panel Installation For Your Home! http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/01/home-solar-panel-installation-sweepstakes/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/01/home-solar-panel-installation-sweepstakes/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2014 10:30:42 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75689 Ah, how I hope one of our wonderful CleanTechnica readers wins this one! SunPower*, one of the world’s top solar companies (and one of my absolute favorites), is running a sweepstakes in which a lucky homeowner in California, New York, Hawaii, Arizona, or Colorado can win a home solar panel installation worth $16,000. There’s not much

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/01/home-solar-panel-installation-sweepstakes/feed/ 5 Solar PV Power Plant Fire Sale Approaching In Italy? http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/30/solar-pv-power-plant-fire-sale-approaching-italy/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/30/solar-pv-power-plant-fire-sale-approaching-italy/#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2014 09:16:12 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75649 Due to the impending retroactive changes to Italy’s feed-in tariff, the country’s markets will soon be swamped with cheap solar PV power plants up for sale, according to a noted firm. Owing to the approaching retroactive changes — due to be enacted at the beginning of 2015 — many projects in the country are expected to

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/30/solar-pv-power-plant-fire-sale-approaching-italy/feed/ 5 1.5 GW Rooftop Solar Power Capacity In India By 2018, Says Report http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/26/1-5-gw-rooftop-solar-power-capacity-india-2018-says-report/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/26/1-5-gw-rooftop-solar-power-capacity-india-2018-says-report/#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2014 08:31:09 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75433 The boom in the Indian solar power industry will extend to the rooftop solar power segment as industries and commercial consumers look to take advantage of the falling solar power prices. Through changing industrial and policy dynamics, India looks set to install 1.5 GW of rooftop solar power capacity by 2018, a recent report by consultancy Bridge

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/26/1-5-gw-rooftop-solar-power-capacity-india-2018-says-report/feed/ 2 India Eyes 100 GW Solar Power Capacity By 2022 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/23/india-eyes-100-gw-solar-power-capacity-2022/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/23/india-eyes-100-gw-solar-power-capacity-2022/#comments Sun, 23 Nov 2014 10:16:46 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75329 While we have reported recently that India has hiked its solar power capacity target by five times and seeks to install 100 GW capacity by 2022, we’ll now consider some of the aspects of this enormous target. India’s recently announced target to install 100 GW solar power capacity by 2022 could make it one of the largest

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/23/india-eyes-100-gw-solar-power-capacity-2022/feed/ 23 13% of Southeast Queensland’s Home Electricity Demand Comes From Solar http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/13/13-southeast-queensland-home-electricity-demand-comes-solar/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/13/13-southeast-queensland-home-electricity-demand-comes-solar/#comments Thu, 13 Nov 2014 06:00:04 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74910 Originally published on Planetsave. Australia may have a a crazy or completely corrupt prime minister running the show right now, but the solar energy market in Queensland is unstoppable. Approximately 25% of homes have rooftop solar panels there, and the number is still growing continuously. Recent data from southeast Queensland show that ~13% of the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/13/13-southeast-queensland-home-electricity-demand-comes-solar/feed/ 5 Changing Solar and Wind Feed-In Tariffs To Reflect Regional Differences http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/10/changing-feed-in-tariffs-wind-solar-reflect-regional-differences/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/10/changing-feed-in-tariffs-wind-solar-reflect-regional-differences/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2014 17:30:35 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74779 Originally published on Lenz Blog. Craig Morris at Renewables International discusses some interesting numbers on the regional differences in the cost of wind and solar energy in Germany. The big picture is that wind is cheaper in the north, and solar is cheaper in the south. For solar, that makes sense. Solar resources are better

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/10/changing-feed-in-tariffs-wind-solar-reflect-regional-differences/feed/ 17 Top Solar Policy States (+ Other Solar News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/10/top-solar-policy-states-solar-news/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/10/top-solar-policy-states-solar-news/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2014 16:07:54 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74774 Looking for some more good solar news? Aside from our wonderful solar energy stories, below are some top solar news stories I’d recommend. Top solar policy states, Patagonia’s solar power push in Hawaii, a Mercedes solar concept car, and more goodies. Enjoy! Solar Policy & Politics News Anti-Solar Campaign Exposed Top Solar Policy States In America The

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/10/top-solar-policy-states-solar-news/feed/ 0 India To Formulate A “Renewable Energy Act” To Attract More Capital http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/03/india-formulate-renewable-energy-act-attract-capital/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/03/india-formulate-renewable-energy-act-attract-capital/#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2014 22:50:09 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74411 India has been taking notes from Germany to achieve its mega renewable energy targets. This can be seen from the push rooftop solar has been receiving, and also discussions to introduce a fixed feed-in tariff for utility-scale solar power. But there’s more. Mr. Upendra Tripathy (Secretary, Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy) recently spilled the beans at

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/03/india-formulate-renewable-energy-act-attract-capital/feed/ 12 Supreme Court In Spain Open To FIT-Cut Lawsuit http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/01/supreme-court-spain-invites-unef-discuss-fit-cut-lawsuit/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/01/supreme-court-spain-invites-unef-discuss-fit-cut-lawsuit/#comments Sat, 01 Nov 2014 09:00:23 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74315 Solar Love. The Supreme Court in Spain — the Tribunal Supremo — has reportedly invited the Unión Española Fotovoltaica (UNEF) to a meeting to discuss the organization’s recent legal challenge to the country’s decision to retroactively cut solar subsidies. The move suggests that UNEF may soon be getting its day in court, and that the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/01/supreme-court-spain-invites-unef-discuss-fit-cut-lawsuit/feed/ 21 Why Is There So Much Confusion About “Small Wind”? http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/27/small-wind-turbine-myths/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/27/small-wind-turbine-myths/#comments Mon, 27 Oct 2014 07:00:46 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73855 Have you ever noticed energy blogs or articles about small wind turbines comparing them directly with big wind technology and solar? I am writing this article to provide a little background on where small wind turbines can be very successful and where they make absolutely no sense. It also explains why the market for “Small

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/27/small-wind-turbine-myths/feed/ 9 Austin Includes Energy Price Hedge Value In Solar Tariff http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/24/austin-includes-energy-price-hedge-value-solar-tariff/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/24/austin-includes-energy-price-hedge-value-solar-tariff/#comments Fri, 24 Oct 2014 18:30:28 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73919 Rocky Mountain Institute. Renewables scored a major victory recently in the natural gas heartland that is Texas. In a resolution adopted by the Austin City Council on August 28, the city declared solar energy its default generation resource, in part noting “that solar energy represents a cost-competitive means of securing clean peak power hedging against

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/24/austin-includes-energy-price-hedge-value-solar-tariff/feed/ 0 US Home Solar Nearing 1 GW (+ Other Solar News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/24/us-home-solar-nearing-1-gw-solar-news/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/24/us-home-solar-nearing-1-gw-solar-news/#comments Fri, 24 Oct 2014 17:12:47 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73923 Aside from our extensive solar energy coverage, here are some more solar energy stories from around the interwebs that I wouldn’t want you to miss. Just adding a note regarding the first one, I’d just add that it’s almost shocking to me how far we’ve come in recent years. I started covering the solar industry in

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/24/us-home-solar-nearing-1-gw-solar-news/feed/ 3 Minister Obuchi Quits, + Japan Feed-In Tariff & Energy Update (In Depth) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/22/minister-obuchi-quits-japan-feed-tariff-energy-update-depth/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/22/minister-obuchi-quits-japan-feed-tariff-energy-update-depth/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2014 07:55:22 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73508 March 2011—when the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami devastated four reactors and endangered two others at Fukushima 1—forced a radical rethinking of Japan’s energy picture that continues today with a Japan feed-in tariff program. In the latest round, the utilities are pushing back against the feed-in tariffs and the fruitful development of solar power. To review,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/22/minister-obuchi-quits-japan-feed-tariff-energy-update-depth/feed/ 9 The Future of Solar Economics and Policy http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/20/future-solar-economics-policy/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/20/future-solar-economics-policy/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2014 15:09:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73708 Solar power is at a unique place in history. It’s growing rapidly, its price is falling precipitously. Within the next 10 years, it will compete favorably with utilities for electricity sales, on price, and without subsidies. Given its rapid ascent, it might seem silly to talk about change.  But the continued expansion of distributed solar

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/20/future-solar-economics-policy/feed/ 17 China To Phase Out Financial Support For Solar Power Sector By 2020 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/17/china-phase-financial-support-solar-power-sector-2020/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/17/china-phase-financial-support-solar-power-sector-2020/#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2014 10:00:37 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73573 With the most aggressive and ambitious capacity addition targets in the solar power sector, China may soon see the technology mature enough to pull the high financial support currently on offer. Recent media reports quoting Chinese officials abreast with information about the solar power policy in the 13th Five Year Plan (2016-2020) state that financial

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/17/china-phase-financial-support-solar-power-sector-2020/feed/ 0 Banks Push For Fixed Feed-in Tariffs For Indian Solar Power Projects http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/17/banks-push-fixed-feed-tariffs-indian-solar-power-projects/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/17/banks-push-fixed-feed-tariffs-indian-solar-power-projects/#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2014 09:51:36 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73572 Lenders are calling for regulatory reforms in the Indian solar power sector, hoping that financial sense may soon prevail among the project developers who have been pushing tariffs to unsustainable levels in the competitive auctions. The Indian government must consider switching to a fixed feed-in tariff regime for the solar power sector as is in

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