Facing Facts About Solar

Distributed solar might be a game changer, but at what cost?

My friend Reggie recently asked me for advice about installing photovoltaic (PV) panels on the roof of his boathouse on the river. It has no electricity now, but he wants just enough PV to power a few lights, an automatic garage door opener, and the occasional power tool. I told Reggie the same thing I tell everybody who asks me about rooftop solar: it's exciting but still expensive. Then Reggie explained why I was wrong.

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A single user license to Public Utilities Fortnightly includes the following:

2nd Annual Regulatory Compliance in Energy Trading

Energy market participants are facing one of the most sweeping regulatory developments in recent history with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. With significantly increased regulatory authority delegated to FERC and the CFTC, and the lack of detailed rules, the current regulatory climate creates an unprecedented amount of legal and financial uncertainty across energy markets.

AWEA WindPower 2012 Conference and Exhibition

All the major players in the wind energy industry attend and exhibit at WINDPOWER®. It is the focal point for wind professionals to network, learn, and discover what the industry offers. All of your industry peers — and competitors — will be there; it’s where serious wind professionals from around the world convene to grow their companies, find solutions to business challenges, and reconnect with colleagues and friends.

3rd Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Canada

By 2012 the Provincial elections will have taken place in Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Saskatchewan and the review of the Green Energy and Economy Act will have taken place in Ontario. How will these events impact the dynamic of and activity in the Canadian renewable energy market in 2012? The 3rd Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Canada will address these changes and analyse the reaction from the financial markets to date while exploring what the future prospects and uptake will be for investment in this field moving into 2012.

Renewable Spend & Tax (Credit)

For developers of renewable power projects, the regulatory landscape is always shifting. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, for example, added the option of a cash grant in lieu of an investment tax credit—a provision that was set to expire at the end of 2010, but that received an 11th hour extension during the lame duck Congressional session.