PV buydown policy request [RE-wrenches]
Graham Owen
graham at solarexpert.com
Tue Apr 27 11:43:15 PDT 2004
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Allan,
I agree with Bob Maynard.
Performance based PV incentives will prove more beneficial, in the
long-term, than capacity based incentives. PV incentives paid in
proportion to the energy produced will ensure that designers and
installers are more attentive to performance and will also mitigate
political concerns regarding funding of poorly designed and/or poorly
functioning systems. Capacity based incentives served the purpose of
incentivizing PV in California as an emerging technology with undefined
performance and reliability. Seems to me we have passed this emergent
stage and PV is now a reliable and relatively mature technology. The
problem remains that PV power is still more expensive than central
station burning of carbon based fuels, and as such, incentives are still
needed to attract investors and customers. Performance based incentives
will place the burden of risk with the end consumer, honest
knowledgeable installers will be required and utility-grade performance
meters will be necessary for accurate accounting and fraud prevention.
Consumers will need uncomplicated forthright facts regarding siting
issues, shading and overall system and component inefficiencies.
I also believe incentives need to be structured to provide benefits for
traditional utilities as well. Perhaps RECs can be aggregated to
contribute towards State RPS requirements in an effort to keep utilities
un-hostile towards greater use of DG within their grids.
Graham Owen
GO Solar
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