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Incenting Long-Term Bundled Power, REC, and Capacity Contracts to Enhance Near-Term Renewable Energy Project Financing

Published By Pace Global

  • By Christopher B. Berendt
  • Published April 2009
  • 6 Page(s)

The following Working Paper explores a mechanism for the design of Fe deral Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) / Federal Renewable Electricit y Standard (RES) legislation.  The second in a series on federal environ mental market policy, these Working Papers are intended to offer a projec t development / finance perspective to the policy debate with the intent to  maximize near- term development of, and investment in, renewable energy generation pr ojects.  Of joint purpose is to explore ways to moderate the financial impa ct of the RES on complying utilities and their ratepayers, as well as provid e an integrated system that is administrable.  Each Working Paper in this  series will suggest an RES design option and describe how that element  or mechanism works, how it is being practiced now in State RPSs, a just ification for its use in the federal system, and propose changes to leading  federal RPS/RES bills.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Exploring Renewable Electricity Standard Design Elements
 

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