Monday, April 19, 2010

What now renewable energy?

The “Renewable Portfolio Standard in California has failed.” The way to grow the PV market in the U.S. is with a Feed-in Tariff, according to the FIT Coalition, according to GreenTech Media. The U.S. still doesn't really have an energy policy. Aside from the desire to keep petroleum costs low. And the U.S. solar market remains thwarted by tight financing, fragmented policies, and spotty permitting, as well as restrictive access to public lands. Arguably, policy trumps technology in matters of energy, and the U.S. has a long way to go in developing a favorable energy and solar policy. Here's the entire article: http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/can-the-u.s.-or-california-institute-a-feed-in-tariff

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