Comments on: Qualifying for Best Renewable Energy Incentives a Matter of Timing http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/04/qualifying-for-best-renewable-energy-incentives-a-matter-of-timing/ Environmental Leader Fri, 25 May 2012 22:05:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steven Tofel http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/04/qualifying-for-best-renewable-energy-incentives-a-matter-of-timing/comment-page-1/#comment-140060 Steven Tofel Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:53:05 +0000 http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=19137#comment-140060 Your story is loaded with factual errors. Suggest your check your facts. Your story is loaded with factual errors. Suggest your check your facts.

]]> By: andrew http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/04/qualifying-for-best-renewable-energy-incentives-a-matter-of-timing/comment-page-1/#comment-140023 andrew Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:56:24 +0000 http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=19137#comment-140023 A couple of responses: 1. Feed-in tariffs are not designed to pay a "premium". They are designed to pay the production cost plus a reasonable profit for the renewable energy. This may or may not be above market - depending on the technology and the time. 2. The eligibility question - for GMCR and all other systems - has not been decided. The regulators have not made a decision on that question yet. GMCR still may be able to participate in the Feed-in Tariff. 3. I question if this is really a "setback" for GMCR (who already received plenty of financial incentives for this project) and also the implication that costly "special engineering" is required for PV roof-mounted systems. A couple of responses:
1. Feed-in tariffs are not designed to pay a “premium”. They are designed to pay the production cost plus a reasonable profit for the renewable energy. This may or may not be above market – depending on the technology and the time.
2. The eligibility question – for GMCR and all other systems – has not been decided. The regulators have not made a decision on that question yet. GMCR still may be able to participate in the Feed-in Tariff.

3. I question if this is really a “setback” for GMCR (who already received plenty of financial incentives for this project) and also the implication that costly “special engineering” is required for PV roof-mounted systems.

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