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Launches Massive Renewable Program with Hybrid FITs,”
RenewableEnergyWorld.com, 15 May 2012.
41 China from C. Zhu, “China pushes wind power, but no quick payoff
for producers,” Reuters, 10 September 2012; REN21, op. cit. note
24.
42 Poland from M. Strzelecki, “Poland to Boost Renewable Power
Use Targets as Output Beats Plan,” RenewableEnergyWorld.
com, 22 October 2012; Italy from Paul Gipe, “Italy Abandons RPS,
Adopts System of Feed-in Tariffs,” RenewableEnergyWorld.com, 6
December 2012.
43 REN21, Renewables 2011 Global Status Report (Paris: 2011); U.S.
Energy Information Administration (EIA), “Country Analysis Brief:
South Korea,” 17 January 2013, at www.eia.gov/countries/cab.
cfm?fips=KS.
44 Delaware and New Hampshire from “10 Significant State
Policies for Distributed Solar Energy,” SustainableBusiness.
com, 5 October 2012; Maryland from DSIRE USA Database,
“Maryland: Renewable Portfolio Standard,” 23 May 2012, at
www.dsireusa.org, and from D. Dougherty, “Geothermal Heat
Pumps Are Renewable and Our Most Efficient HVAC Technology,”
RenewableEnergyWorld.com, 1 October 2012; New Jersey
from DSIRE USA Database, “New Jersey: Renewable Portfolio
Standard,” 30 July 2012, at www.dsireusa.org.
45 DSIRE USA Database, “Ohio: Alternative Energy Portfolio
Standard,” 8 November 2012, at www.dsireusa.org.
46 REN21, op. cit. note 24.
47 Australia from Australian Government Department of Climate
Change and Energy Efficiency, “Solar Credits: Frequently asked
questions (FAQs),” at www.climatechange.gov.au/government/
initiatives/renewable-target/need-ret/solar-credits-faq.aspx;
Romania from F. Vasilica and A. Stanciu, “Renewable Energy
Review: Romania,” RenewableEnergyWorld.com, 31 December
2012.
48 Andhra Pradesh from Government of Andhra Pradesh, Andhra
Pradesh Solar Power Policy-2012, http://bridgetoindia.com/
archive/policy/Andhra-Pradesh-Solar-Policy-2012-Abstract.
pdf; Arizona from D. Metcalf, “Arizona Legislature Exempts
the Sale of Renewable Energy Credits from States Sales Tax,”
RenewableEnergyWorld.com, 8 May 2012. Belgium from the
following sources: Green Sun, “Certificats Verts à Bruxelles – de
5 a 4 CV/MWh,” 2012, at www.greensun.be/fr/news/2012/
certificats-verts-bruxelles.aspx; RES Legal – Legal Sources on
Renewable Energy, “Arrêté minsteriel du 12 juillet 2012,” at www.
res-legal.eu/search-by-country/belgium/sources/t/source/src/
arrete-ministeriel-du-12-juillet-2012/; RES Legal – Legal Sources
on Renewable Energy, “Wallonia: Quota System (certificats
vert),” 18 December 2012, available at www.res-legal.eu/
search-by-country/belgium/single/s/res-e/t/promotion/aid/wallonia-quota-system-certificats-verts/lastp/107/;
Nilima Choudhury,
“Flanders introduces further cuts to solar subsidies,” pv-tech.
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electricity and cogeneration in Flanders,”18 September 2012,
at www.febeliec.be/data/1352385539GSC%20Vlaanderen_
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49 IRENA, Assessment of Renewable Energy Tariff-Based
Mechanisms, Policy Brief (Abu Dhabi: 2013).
50 Based on numerous sources cited throughout this section; see
also Endnote 1 and Table 3.
51 IRENA, op. cit. note 49.
52 Roberto Román L., University of Chile, personal communication
with REN21, 21 April 2013.
53 Ernst and Young, op. cit. note 39; “France gives go ahead to 541
MW of solar power projects,” RenewableEnergyFocus.com, 31
July 2012.
54 Ernst and Young, Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness
Indices; Issue 34, August 2012.
55 BNEF, “Energy: Week in Review Vol. VI – Issue 134” (London: 16
May 2012).
56 Bridge to India, India Solar Compass, April 2013.
57 Brazil from R. Figueiredo et al., “Brazil’s Attempt at Distributed
Generation: Will Net Metering Work?” RenewableEnergyWorld.
com, 13 July 2012; Chile from P. McCully, “Can Renewable
Energy Save Patagonia’s Rivers?” 9 August 2012, at www.
internationalrivers.org; Egypt from RCREEE, “Egypt: Net Metering
Systems,” 18 February 2013, at www.rcreee.org/news-media/
news/2013/02/18/egypt-net-metering-systems/.
58 California from “10 Significant State Policies for Distributed Solar
Energy,” op. cit. note 44; Massachusetts from “Massachusetts
double net metering allowance clearing the way for more solar
power,” RenewableEnergyFocus.com, 7 August 2012.
59 RES Legal – Legal Sources on Renewable Energy, “Denmark:
Net Metering,” www.res-legal.eu/search-by-country/denmark/
single/s/res-e/t/promotion/aid/net-metering/lastp/96, updated 4
December 2012.
60 Cameroon from U.S. Department of State, “2012 Investment
Climate Statement, Cameroon,” www.state.gov/e/eb/rls/othr/
ics/2012/191122.htm, viewed June 2012; India from Ernst
and Young, op. cit. note 39; Ireland from RES Legal – Legal
Sources on Renewable Energy, “Tax regulation mechanisms
(Taxes Consolidation Act 1997),” www.res-legal.eu/searchby-country/ireland/single/s/res-e/t/promotion/aid/tax-regulation-mechanisms-taxes-consolidation-act-1997/lastp/147,
updated 12 December 2012; Libya from Lily Riahi, REN21,
personal communication, 24 February 2013; Madagascar
from REVE, “Madagascar aims for major investment in wind
energy,” 24 February 2012, at www.evwind.es/2012/02/24/
madagascar-aims-for-major-investment-in-wind-energy/16820.
61 “Wind Energy Tax Credit Extension Passes with Fiscal Cliff Deal,”
RenewableEnergyWorld.com, 2 January 2013.
62 Meg Cichon, “2013 Geothermal: Last-Minute PTC Revision Sparks
a New Hope,” RenewableEnergyWorld.com, 3 January 2013.
63 DSIRE USA Database, “Modified Accelerated Cost-Recovery
System (MACRS) + Bonus Depreciation (2008-2013),” 3 January
2013, at www.dsireusa.org; S. Sklar, “PTC Extension: Another
Squeaker for Clean Energy,” RenewableEnergyWorld.com, 3
January 2013.
64 RES Legal – Legal Sources on Renewable Energy, “Belgium:
National: Tax regulation mechanism (income tax reduction),”
www.res-legal.eu/search-by-country/belgium/single/s/res-hc/t/
promotion/aid/national-tax-regulation-mechanism-income-tax-reduction/lastp/107/,
updated 27 February 2013.
65 “Asia Report: India Slashes Wind Incentive,”
RenewableEnergyWorld.com, 2 April 2012; “Asia Report:
India Scales Back Subsidies, What It Means for Solar,”
RenewableEnergyWorld.com, 5 February 2013; E. Prideaux,
“India ‘must return’ to generation-based incentive,” windpowermonthly.com,
27 November 2012; T. Bayar, “Relief for India’s
Wind Industry as GBI Returns,” RenewableEnergyWorld.com, 20
March 2013; “India’s Budget Includes $145 Million Incentive for
Wind Energy, Low-cost Funding For Renewable Energy Projects,”
CleanTechnica.com, 1 March 2013.
66 “Asia Report: India Slashes Wind Incentive,” op. cit. note 65; “Asia
Report: India Scales Back Subsidies, What It Means for Solar,” op.
cit. note 65; Prideaux, op. cit. note 65.
67 Bulgaria from BNEF, “Energy: Week in Review, Vol. VI – Issue 152”
(London: 25 September 2012); Greece from P. Tugwell, “Greece
Backs Second Renewable-Power Tax Increase in Five Months,”
RenewableEnergyWorld.com, 14 January 2013; Spain from
BNEF, “Energy: Week in Review, Vol. VI – Issue 151” (London: 18
September 2012).
68 U.S. Department of Commerce, “Fact Sheet: Commerce Finds
Dumping and Subsidization of Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic
Cells, Whether or Not Assembled into Modules from the People’s
Republic of China,” 10 October 2012, at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/
download/factsheets/factsheet_prc-solar-cells-ad-cvd-finals-20121010.pdf;
B. Wingfield, “U.S. Boosts Duties on China
Wind Energy as Trade Talks Open,” RenewableEnergyWorld.com,
19 December 2012.
69 J. Gifford, “Australia: funding released for PV research,” pv-magazine.com,
23 November 2012.
70 Azerbaijan from MERCOM Capital Group, Market Intelligence
Report – Solar, 4 February 2013; Cyprus from Cyprus Institute of
Energy, Grant Scheme for the Promotion of Electricity Generation
Using Wind, Solar, Thermal, Photovoltaic Systems and the
Utilization of Biomass, 9 May 2012, at www.cie.org.cy/menuEn/
pdf/grand-schemes/ELECTRICITY_GENERATION_SCHEME-
FINAL.pdf; China from O. Wagg, “Asia Report: China Solar Shares
Soar as Government Bails Out Sector,” RenewableEnergyWorld.
com, 18 December 2012; Iran from T. Milad, “Iran annually
generates 300 million kWh of renewable energy,” power-eng.
com, 14 June 2012; Iraq from “Iraq plans to invest up to $1.6 bln
in solar and wind energy,” Reuters, 15 October 2012; Scotland
from A. Perks, “Proposed Investment May Help Wave and Tidal
Technologies Thrive,” RenewableEnergyWorld.com, 1 November
2012; South Korea from A. Barber, “Offshore Wind Prospects: Asia
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