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renewableenergyworld.com - 6/1/2009
Vermont FITs Become Law: The Mouse That Roared
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Vermont's feed-in tariff legislation became law at the end of business on May 27, 2009. H. 446 is the first legislation calling for a full system of advanced renewable tariffs in the US to pass the legislature and become law. The bill includes changes to Vermont's Sustainably Priced Energy ...
State Energy News Roundup
greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com - 5/26/2009
State Energy News Roundup
— greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com — With many states' legislative seasons winding to a close, state lawmakers have been getting busy on the energy front. (more) State Energy News Roundup

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Chelsea Green:  The Mouse That Roared: Vermont Feed-in Tariffs Become Law

Environmental Leader:  Vermont, Nevada Add Incentives for Renewables

Green Inc.:  Feed-in Tariffs for Solar Continue To Spread

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The Mouse That Roared: Vermont Feed-in Tariffs Become Law
Chelsea Green — ... signature). This means that energy users who create their own renewable energy be it through solar panels, wind turbines, or biogas will get paid competetive rates for energy they put into the grid. The tariff depends on the kind and size of the technology, and is based on the cost of generation plus a reasonable profit. Hopefully, this is just the first domino to fall in a far-reaching cascade that could stimulate small-scale renewable energy generation across the continent. From RenewableEnergyWorld.com : Vermont’s feed-in tariff legislation became law at the end of ...

Vermont, Nevada Add Incentives for Renewables
Environmental Leader — June 3, 2009 Vermont, Nevada Add Incentives for Renewables solarthermal2 Despite federal efforts to boost incentives for renewable energy, some states are taking an even more aggressive stance in promoting implementation of wind and solar. A new law in Vermont, for instance, establishes a method for paying providers of renewable energy a rate that guarantees a modest profit, reports RenewableEnergyWorld.com. Vermont’s Sustainably Priced Energy Enterprise Development Program (SPEED) implements a pilot feed-in tariff policy that is capped at 50 MW. In the program, Vermont ...

Feed-in Tariffs for Solar Continue To Spread
Green Inc. — ... ” program, Mr. Bertolino said, small generators can sell their power to S.M.U.D. The rates would depend on the time of day the power is generated, ranging from a low of 5 or 6 cents a kilowatt-hour to 30 cents on a hot summer afternoon; the size of eligible systems is capped at 5 megawatts (and the program overall has a 100-megawatt cap). The Vermont law caps the size of individual systems at 2.2 megawatts. Solar energy fetches a fixed price of 30 cents a kilowatt-hour, and other forms of renewables fetch lower rates.

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