Feed-In Tariff Workshop
In the past, the question was, “Who needs renewable energy?” Now the question is, “How are we going to get there?” This change of sentiment was obvious at the Feed-In Tariff (FIT) workshop held on Sunday, March 2nd, in Washington DC.
The World Future Council, the Heinrich Boll Foundation, and the Worldwatch Institute co-hosted this workshop, which was centered on discussing strategy for the introduction and implementation of FIT legislation in the United States.
The workshop discussed the need and potential for FITs in the U.S., possible strategies for promoting FITs, and barriers to FITs on the state and federal level. Panelists included members of German, French, and Spanish ministries, U.S. legislators, and experts in the field of renewable energy legislation.
Download the Workshop Programm here.
Panel I: Learning from FIT Success Stories
Janet Sawin gave a basic overview of FITs, succinctly explaining how they differ from Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) and why they are the best renewable energy law. ...
Speakers:
Janet Sawin, Bernard Chabot, Daniel Argyropoulos, Hugo Lucas Porta
Chair: Bianca Barth
Panel II: Leading States in Canada and the US – Practical Experience
John Geesman gave a presentation that emphasized the importance of realizing that the federal nature of our electric regulation system puts key authority in the hands of the states, so what they do will have an enormous impact on the system. ...
Speakers:
John Geesman, Kathleen Law, David Bly, James White, Mike Nelson , Deb Doncaster,
Chair: Paul Gipe
Panel III: FITs in the US – Practical Solutions and Different Approaches
Paul Gipe gave a moving presentation on the effectiveness and success of FITs, giving a clear outline of the challenges and strategies for ensuring that good FITs are put into place in the U.S. James Bradbury described the FIT bill that Jay Inslee is presenting to the U.S. Congress on the federal level. ...
Speakers:
Paul Gipe, James Bradbury, Aaron Peterson, Chair: Oliver Schafer
Panel IV: Perspectives from the Environmental Community
Alan Nogee described renewable energy standard (RES), which has had the most success in the U.S. to date, and encouraged hybrid approaches to the issue.
Speakers:
Alan Nogee, Dave Hamilton, Chair: Roger Peters
