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Feed-in Tariffs

Feed-in tariffs (FITs) provide a guaranteed payment for kilowatt hours produced by distributed renewable energy systems for a set number of years. FITs also enable priority interconnection and dispatch.

A POLICY BRIEF ON FEED-IN TARIFFS

Before you browse our library of published resources via the search link below, consider reading our policy brief about feed-in tariffs, which is part of a series of briefs intended to inform legislators, decision makers, analysts working for government agencies and utility executives on current good practices and lessons learned.

Resources CESC

Deployment Data

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A New Scheme for the Promotion of Renewable Energies in Developing Countries: The Renewable Energy Regulated Purchase Tariff

This report sets out the main findings of discussions carried out by the Developing Countries Group of the European Photovoltaic…

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European Commission

Alliance for Rural Electrification

PhotoVoltaic Technology Platform

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A Word on Low Cost Renewables: The Renewables Breakthrough: How to Secure Low Cost Renewables

Renewable energy has become the least-expensive energy choice in many parts of the world, leading to a powerful feedback cycle…

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Agora Energiewende

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Training Materials

Chinese Wind Energy Association Renewable Energy Pricing Training (Website)

This website provides three presentations from the Chinese Wind Energy Association’s training session on renewable electricity pricing held December 13,…

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The China Sustainable Energy Program

Tools and Websites

Clean Energy Emission Reduction (CLEER) Tool

The CLEER tool is a user-friendly calculator that enables users to calculate emissions reduced or avoided from clean energy activities.…

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USAID

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Tools and Websites

Clean Energy Info Portal: reegle (Website)

This database provides global information on renewable energy, energy efficiency, and climate change, including country energy profiles, a list of…

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Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP)

Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21)

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Policy Data

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Tools and Websites

Clean Energy Project Interactive Map

reegle provides a worldwide, filterable map of ongoing and completed clean energy projects with access to detailed project descriptions found…

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reegle

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Cleaner, Smarter, Cheaper: Network Tariff Design for a Smart Future

This paper provides recommendations for network tariff design that will support the realization of the European Union’s clean energy vision…

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Regualtory Assistance Project

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19 January 2018

Tools and Websites

Cost of Renewable Energy Spreadsheet Tool (CREST)

This tool is an economic cash flow model designed to help U.S. public utility commissions and the renewable energy community…

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United States National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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Policy Data

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Tools and Websites

Country Energy Profiles (Website)

This reegle website provides comprehensive energy profiles for all countries with information from reliable sources such as UN or the…

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reegle

Policy Data

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Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE)

This database provides comprehensive information on state, local, utility, and federal incentives and policies that promote renewable energy and energy…

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United States Department of Energy

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Policy Data

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Tools and Websites

Distributed Wind Policy Comparison Tool

This Web-based tool allows users to identify policies that have had the most (and least) impact on improving the bottom…

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United States Department of Energy

eFormative Options

North Carolina Solar Center

United States National Renewable Energy Laboratory

United States Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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Policy Data

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Distributed Wind Policy Comparison Tool (Website)

This tool is designed to assist state, local, and utility officials in understanding the financial impacts of policy options that…

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Eformative Options

LLC.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

North Carolina Solar Center

Tools and Websites

Energy Efficiency Benefits Calculator

This calculator can be used to help educate stakeholders on the broad benefits of energy efficiency. It provides a simplified…

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Energy and Environmental Economics

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United States Environmental Protection Agency

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Energy Sector Management Assistance Program Publications

This database provides access to all publications of the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), a global knowledge and technical…

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Energy Sector Management Assistance Program

Policy Data

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Tools and Websites

FuturePolicy.org

This site aims to help users around the world to introduce or improve feed-in tariff (FIT) laws in their country…

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World Future Council

Climate Parliament

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Global Power Best Practice Series 4: Time-varying and Dynamic Rate Design

This report, written largely for regulators and policymakers, discusses important issues in the design and deployment of time-varying rates. As…

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Regulatory Assistance Project

Brattle Group

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Policy Data

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Tools and Websites

Global Solar Thermal Energy Council (Website)

This website offers presentations, reports, and news articles related to solar thermal energy. Each resource is carefully selected by the…

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Global Solar Thermal Energy Council

Deployment Data

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Green Light For Renewable Energy in Developing Countries

This report provides information about the current use of electricity in rural areas and analyzes opportunities and challenges to rural…

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Alliance for Rural Electrification