RE Incentives Repost [RE-wrenches]

Wed Nov 3 09:12:37 PST 2004

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  Allan,

  I agree with Dean. The only problem for the US market is that we have only 
quasi-public utilities, not what Germany has, making it virtually impossible 
to implement such an advantageous program. Not only that, but many of our 
utilities are publicly traded - and you know how this society treasures the 
Bottom Line, regardless of environmental implications. Oops, I might be 
letting this mornings news influence what I say!

  Matt T
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  Hi Allan,
  Get a translation of the German incentive program. It sucked up all
  loose modules in May. I think the gist of it is a $.70 / kwh generated
  for 25 years paid monthly, and a subsidized loan at 2% APR.
  Good Luck deant

  Allan Sindelar wrote:

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  >Fellow Wrenches,
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  >I have got to try once more here...On 10/25 I posted the request for
  >assistance below. I received many requests for copies of my
  >performance-based incentives piece (all of which were sent; let me know 
if
  >you were lost somewhere), but no responses to my info request. Please: 
Bob
  >Maynard, Bob-O,the Matts, and anyone else in an incentivized state... 
help
  >me guide New Mexico into doing the best job for its citizens and its 
solar
  >industry. Following is a repost of my original request.
  >
  >Thank you,
  >Allan at Positive Energy
  >
  >In January of 2003 I posted a request here for ideas on what an ideal 
state
  >incentive plan would look like to promote solar in general and PV in
  >particular. [The key questions in that request were: "What would make up 
an
  >ideal incentive package: one that is effective, that discourages the 
abuses
  >of the seventies, that keeps us independents in business, that is sized 
and
  >capped properly, that is easy to publicize, and that provides 
quantifiable
  >results? I would like to hear your  suggestions, and if a discussion 
might
  >arise out of this request, great! I will prepare a distillation of the
  >comments received to take to this meeting, and will make it available to
  >this list as I have once or twice on other topics."]
  >
  >I got some great responses. I focused on the value and importance of
  >production-based incentives rather than up-front rebates. I have recently
  >edited these comments down to about three pages, and will send them to
  >anyone who requests a copy off-line at allan at positiveenergysolar.com
  >(Request a read receipt, as my spam filter is set way up).
  >
  >I took the material to that meeting in January 2003 and nothing happened.
  >But this year, the Guv's office has set up a collaborative Distributed 
Solar
  >Task Force to develop the basis for legislation for incentive programs. 
I'm
  >on that Task Force, and on a smaller sub-group focusing on local/in-state
  >incentives. It's the latter that I am requesting help with.
  >
  >My specific request, presented as several closely related questions:
  >1. How can we structure state PV incentives to benefit local ownership, 
and
  >keep out-of-state companies from horning in?
  >2. How can the New Mexico renewable energy industry in general structure
  >itself for greatest local economic benefit?
  >3. What are the obstacles to this structuring?
  >
  >Thank you for any good answers. Know that your responses may actually 
make a
  >difference in the structure of NM incentives. Already, it looks like at
  >least a partial production-based structure is in the works.
  >
  >I will have other questions to ask in upcoming weeks, like how to easily
  >measure production with battery-based systems and even off-grid systems
  >(which will be included, I think). But that's another subject for another
  >day.
  >
  >Allan Sindelar
  >Positive Energy
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