renewable energy legislative efforts
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Carbon TradeEx America 2010Session: Complimentary legislation? Cap and trade, renewable tariffs, and renewable energy targets.TRANSCRIPT
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Renewable Energy Legislative Efforts
Les Lo BaughSeptember 2010
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CCS Storage Options
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CCS Reservoirs
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15.7
9.98.6
8.09.0
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8.9
7.8
9.87.6
10.0
9.6
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10.4
7.5 9.4
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8.6
8.7
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10.5
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14.6
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17.3
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15.4
7.7
7.5
10.2
10.5
6.7
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25.3
14.4
6.5
6.1
June 2010
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Net Metering
Distributed wind and solar RE generation Customer meters run backwards when generating excess energyMonthly bills based on net energy consumption/generation
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Feed-In Tariffs
Fixed-price contracts for renewable energy have 3 main features:Guaranteed access to the grid Stable, long-term purchase agreementsGuaranteed price floor based on either
(a) costs of RE generation, or (b) “avoided costs” of RE generation
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