Renewable Energy Payments in the US: Prospects and Perspectives
The Heinrich Böll Foundation and the Environmental and Energy Study Institute cordially invite you to a discussion featuring
Rep. Jay Inslee (D-WA)
and
- Wilson Rickerson, Rickerson Energy Strategies
- Janet Sawin, Worldwatch Institute
- Dr. Anthony White, Climate Change Capital
A light lunch will be served.
Please join us for a lunch briefing that explores the potential for renewable energy payment legislation within the US electricity sector. Renewable energy payments (also known as feed-in tariffs in Europe and elsewhere) guarantee smaller renewable energy technologies a connection to the electricity grid, and provide a premium rate to these investors designed to generate a reasonable profit over a long term. Representative Jay Inslee (D-WA) will begin the event by introducing his forthcoming bill (The Renewable Energy Jobs and Security Act), which incorporates the renewable energy payment for these industries that enter the US electricity market. The event will give an overview about first experiences with such legislation on the US state level. Also, the briefing will review the experiences of Europe, particularly in Germany, where renewable energy payment legislation has created rapid growth in the renewable energy industries since 1990, causing the nation to become the world’s largest market for photovoltaic systems and wind energy. By the end of 2007, 46 countries and federal states, including 18 of the 27 EU member-states, had introduced renewable energy payment legislation as a major incentive to deploy renewable energy.
Seating is limited. Please RSVP to Amy Sauer at amy@boell.org
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