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Renewable Energy Incentives and the Role of the State and Federal Governments www.bakersfieldvision2020.com www.kis.uni-freiburg.de April 24, 2006 Brett Mckeon, Dylan Minert, Rebecca Alternative Energy Rockwell, Morghan Transue Renewable

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April 24, 2006 Brett Mckeon, Dylan Minert, Rebecca Rockwell, Morghan Transue Alternative Energy

Renewable Energy Incentives and the Role of the State and Federal Governments

www.kis.uni-freiburg.de www.bakersfieldvision2020.com

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April 24, 2006 Alternative Energy Brett Mckeon, Dylan Minert, Rebecca Rockwell, Morghan Transue

Renewable Energy

  • Need for renewable energy policies
  • Role of the states
  • State based success
  • Need for federal policy
  • International lessons
  • Conclusions
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Need for Renewable Energy Policies

  • Energy shortages
  • Growing energy

demand

  • Fossil fuel pollution
  • Dependence on

foreign suppliers

  • Renewable energy

does not currently compete well

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Role of the States

  • Diverse regions

– Geographical – Geological – Ecological

  • Federal regulations

would be unproductive

  • States are more

knowledgeable

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Role of the States

  • Sunlight

abundance

– Texas – Arizona – New Mexico

http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumer/pdfs/130.pdf

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Role of the States

  • Wind abundance

– Wyoming – New York – Iowa – Massachusetts

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State Based Success

  • Combination of multiple programs
  • Strengths and Weakness
  • Market-push incentives

– Reduce costs – Increase revenue

  • Market-pull incentives

– Create market for alternatives

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Market-push Incentives

  • Reason for Market-push incentives

– Reduce risk, Increase benefits

  • Different types

– Production incentives – Capital reimbursement incentives- grants, loans, rebates, buy-downs

  • Example- New Jersey

– $26.6 million in solar rebates in 2005 – 65% increase in solar installations

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Market-push Incentives

  • More Market-push incentives

– Income increasing incentives-tax exemptions, credits for personal, corporate, sales, and property taxes – Net metering

  • Buy from grid
  • Sell surplus alternative energy to grid
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Market-pull Incentives

  • Reason for Market-pull incentives

– Creates market – Removes barriers for entry – Reduce risk

  • Types of Market-pull incentives

– Government purchases

  • Commitment to purchase set amount
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Market-pull Incentives

  • Types of Market-pull incentives

– Renewable Energy Standards (RES) or Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS)

  • Require certain percentage to come from

renewable energy forms

  • Establishes infrastructure
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Renewable Energy Standards

Current 2 % Iowa By 2009 3 % Texas By 2017 20 % California Time Period Renewable Energy % State

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Market-pull/Market-push Integration

  • Combination is most efficient

– One policy's strength is another policy’s weakness

  • Market-push creates initial incentive
  • Market-pull creates long-run security
  • Example- California

– Tax credits – Resource availability studies – 30 year power purchase contract

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Need for Federal Policy

  • Ensures all states are moving along together

– California has extensive incentive programs – Alabama lacks net metering (essential program) – Arkansas only market-push incentive

  • Small Business Revolving Loan Fund
  • Roles of Federal government

– External supporter – Consequences for apathetic or hostile populations

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Need for Federal Policy

  • Current Federal policies only use market-push

incentives

  • Lack of

– Market-pull – Interaction with state programs

  • Current Federal tax credit bill= two year lifetime

– Causes uncertainty

  • Need federal Renewable Energy Standards
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International Lessons

  • Australia emits 27% more CO2 than

the U.S.

– Low electricity prices – Growing population – Reliance on coal

  • Largest coal exporter
  • Fifth largest coal producers
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International Lessons

  • Measures addressing implementation of

renewable energy

– Mandatory Renewable Energy target (MRET)

– quota system requiring large-scale energy producers to

supply increasing amounts of renewably generated energy –certificates in conjunction with qualifying generation or purchases of energy displacing technologies. –sell surplus credits to underperforming counterparts, providing incentive for continued innovation and development – Safeguarding the Future – develop renewable energy

and assisted help for MRET.

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International Lessons

  • MRET achievements - a market-pull strategy

– 92% of liable entities met obligations during the first year

  • Questions still remaining and a lack of support

– Cost effectiveness? – Inability to produce adequate development increases on its own – Few policies and no funding from the federal level – Complex bureaucracy and inefficiency have been a stumbling block – Top down strategy

  • Create Market
  • Lack of buyers
  • Direction for Success in Australia’s Future
  • Build on MRET
  • Decentralization to provinces who are more willing to invest
  • Increase market-push policies
  • Avoidance of top down strategies
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International Lessons

  • Germany far greater renewable energy development

than Australia or the US

– similar resources to US

  • German Social norms lean toward renewables

– Sensitive to global warming Fear of nuclear energy since the Chernobyl disaster

  • Therefore, little opposition to renewables
  • German Measures for Renewable energy

– Feed-in Law- similar to American production incentives

  • Energy firms pay renewable energy generators a tariff amounting to

90% of average electricity rate

– Increases income for producers – Lowers market price and financial incentives

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International Lessons

  • Great success and positive feedback

– no provision for wind disadvantaged areas – limited solar industry due to high costs

  • By 2003, Wind Turbine industry second largest in the

world

  • What about solar?
  • Eco-tax to make renewables more competitive
  • Renewable Energy Sources Act

– polluters pay principle prices – added security for investors

  • Now valid investment option
  • Germany leads world in roof integrated solar energy

systems

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International Lessons

  • Perfect example of federal market-push

schemes impact on investment

  • Address region specific with tax incentives
  • State policies may have reduced number
  • f tax and tariff laws
  • U.S. lacks majority government support

and social norms

– policymakers Germany’s success to support strong federal policies and justify the need for state based policies.

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Conclusions

  • Integration of strategies and incentives

– Market-push incentives – Market-pull incentives

  • Combination of

– State policies – Federal policies that allow the states to utilize region-specific resources

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Any Questions?

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US DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Website http://www.eere.energy.gov/