Renewable Energy Payments in the US:
Prospects and Perspectives
Wednesday June 18, 2008
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
U.S. Capitol
Building, HC-6
The Heinrich Böll Foundation and the Environmental
and Energy Study Institute cordially invite you to a discussion featuring
Rep. Jay Inslee (D-WA)
Wilson Rickerson, Rickerson Energy Strategies
Janet Sawin, Worldwatch Institute
Please join us for a lunch
briefing that explores the potential for renewable energy payment legislation
within the US
electricity sector. Renewable energy
payments (also known as feed-in tariffs in Europe
and elsewhere) guarantee smaller renewable energy technologies a connection to
the electricity grid, and provide a premium rate to these investors designed to
generate a reasonable profit over a long term.
Representative Jay Inslee (D-WA) will begin the event by introducing his
forthcoming bill (The Renewable Energy Jobs and Security Act), which
incorporates the renewable energy payment for these industries that enter the US electricity
market. The event will give an overview about first experiences with such
legislation on the US
state level. Also, the briefing will
review the experiences of Europe, particularly in Germany, where renewable energy
payment legislation has created rapid growth in the renewable energy industries
since 1990, causing the nation to become the world's largest market for
photovoltaic systems and wind energy. By the end of 2007, 46 countries and
federal states, including 18 of the 27 EU member-states, had introduced
renewable energy payment legislation as a major incentive to deploy renewable
energy.
Seating is limited. Please RSVP to Amy Sauer at amy@boell.org.
A light lunch will be served.
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