Tag Archives: renewables

Mixed rate impact from MN renewable standard

(Midwest Energy News, November 2, 2011)—In May, we surveyed a handful of electric utilities to ask how complying with Minnesota’s renewable portfolio standard was affecting their costs and rates. For the most part, what we heard was that these utilities would be adding wind power capacity regardless of Minnesota’s renewable mandate because it’s economical and [...]

Why Isn’t the U.S. Embracing Feed-in Tariffs?

The sun is rising on a new era for renewable energy in Gainesville, Fla. Starting this month, residents and business owners with solar panels connected to the power grid will get a monthly check from their city-owned electric utility, the result of a first-in-the-nation policy called a feed-in tariff. The new policy essentially turns privately [...]