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Politics : The Environmentalist Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: neolib who wrote (19095)	12/28/2007 2:11:26 AM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 36921

That's a small part of he country

To: neolib who wrote (19095)	12/28/2007 7:24:43 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 36921

Looks like I might be getting paid pretty soon. If I read this right, I'll have to plug my creek in...24/7, 6-8 months. Still have space for 3 more panels on the stand, I think, but I need a bigger inverter. CALIFORNIA COMMISSION TO RECOMMEND RENEWABLE ENERGY FEED-IN TARIFFS Visit energy.ca.gov for further information. First Formal Endorsement of the Policy in the USA (Sacramento, Calif.) In a dramatic about face from previous policy, the California Energy Commission is expected Wednesday to recommend that the state adopt feed-in tariffs to spur renewable energy development. The recommendation is contained within the Energy Commission’s 2007 Integrated Energy Policy Report. The Energy Commission is expected to approve the report December 5 at its regularly-scheduled meeting. The 300-page report concludes in part that the state’s current programs have failed to deliver significant amounts of new renewable generation and California will not meet its renewable energy objectives unless corrective action is taken soon. Feed-in tariffs are widely used in Europe, notably in Germany, France, and Spain. Renewable sources of energy now supply nearly 12% of Germany’s electricity, much of which was installed as a result of the country’s groundbreaking Renewable Energy Sources Act or feed-in law. Under the German program, renewable energy producers are paid a fixed-price for feeding their electricity into the grid. This has led to a boom in the construction of wind turbines, rooftop solar systems, and on-farm biogas plants. Feed-in tariffs “turn homes, farms, and businesses into entrepreneurs who will accelerate our path to clean energy,” says Terry Tamminen about the Energy Commission’s recommendation. Tamminen is a former Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency and was the Chief Policy Advisor to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Message 24159342 Won't be worth it, but fun to play with the idea of getting a ram pump, pumping from the creek up to the pond (maybe 200 vertical feet), and then back down to a turbine. Just like the big guys :>) LOL