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Energy Efficient Retrofits
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 allocates funding for various construction activities, which include energy efficient retrofits, for the DOIs Bureau of Land Management, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and National Park
Coaches for Climate and Energy
For several years there have existed municipal energy and climate advisors in Sweden whose services have been free. Evaluations have shown that they tend to focus on the household sector, but lacking qualifications or knowledge to serve local SMEs. This program is aimed at…
VRT derogation
2015: EVs (PHEV, BEV, FCEV) are exempted from VRT tax. 2016: VRT on EVs is gradually introduced. Initially, the plan was 20% of VRT in 2016, 40% in 2017, 65% in 2018, 90% in 2019 and 100% in 2020 for PHEV and BEV. For FCEV 20% until 2018 and then same gradual increase until 100%…
Energy Efficiency in SMEs
Starting in 2008, the Swedish Energy Agency launched several initiatives to improve energy efficiency in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). A web-tool prototype for energy audits in SME was presented, and the Energy Agency participated in an EU-project to develop a…
Tax Incentive for Energy-saving Equipment
This tax incentive scheme is provided under the Income Tax Act. Capital expenditure on qualifying energy efficient or energy-saving equipment can be written off in 1 year instead of 3. Qualifying equipment include: solar heating or cooling system and solar energy collection…
National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP)
Under the EU Directive 2009/28/EC, member countries of the European Union were obliged to draft, and submit to the European Commission, National Renewable Action Plans (NREAPs) outlining pathways that will allow them to meet their 2020 renewable energy targets. UK targets by…
Self-Generation Incentive Program - California
The Self Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) - with 544 completed projects for a total capacity of 252 megawatts - is one of the longest-running and most successful distributed generation incentive programs in the country. In 2011 alone, these facilities provided over 760,000…
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission Mini-Grid Regulation 2016
In the end of 2016 Nigeria adopted the Mini-Grid Policy in order to regulate a sector of mini-grids and to create enabling environment for further investments in order to speed up electrification process. The mini-grids are defined as electricity supply systems with its own…
Argentina Renewable Energy Auctions - RenovAr Program (Round 1)
The renewable energy auction programme of Argentina (RenovAr) was set in motion with Resolution No. 136/2016, which: Launches an auction process so that bidders can apply to the first round of RenovAr program Approves the bidding terms and conditions of the auction, and…
Argentina Renewable Energy Auctions - RenovAr Program (Round 1.5)
Given a strong participation in the RenovAR auction round 1, the government decided to schedule an additional auction round (1.5) to award additional renewable capacity contracts to the developers. Only solar and wind projects that qualified in the first round of auction, but…
El Salvador renewable energy auction 2014
On 4 th of November Superintendencia General de Electricidad y Telecomunicaciones (SIGET) and Consejo Nacional de Energía (CNE) issued a call of tender for 15 MW of renewable energy projects. The winners of the tender were announced on 11 February 2014. Summary of the auction…
El Salvador renewable energy auction 2017
In October 2016 DELSUR opened a renewable energy auction for procurement of 170 MW capacity. Auction was oversubscribed receiving 29 bids from 19 companies for a total capacity of 1.04 GW renewable projects. Results of the auction were announced on 25 th of January 2017.…
Israel solar PV auction
The Israeli Electricity Authority is responsible for holding solar PV auctions through 2017 and 2018 for around 1.2 GW capacity. Auctions are to bring country closer to achieving its 2020 renewable energy target (10% of RES in power generation), diverse the energy mix, increase…
Renewable energy targets and promotion policy
The Israeli socio-economic cabinet through a 12 January decision approved a policy to accelerate renewable energy production. Target: The cabinet endorsed a target of generating 10% of Israels electricity from renewable sources in 2020 , with an intermediate target of 5% in…
Israel Net-Metering regulation Framework
In December 2012, the Israeli Public Utility Authority (PUA) Board of Directors approved a new Net-Metering regulation for RES systems with implementation starting in 2013. The net-metering system is capped to support max. 400 MW capacity and replaces established in 2009 feed-in…
Grant support for hybrid taxis purchase
The Ministry of Environmental Protection (MoEP) allocated NIS 30 million to to subsidize the purchase of hybrid taxis. There are some 22,000 taxis in Israel, almost all with diesel engines; These are characterized by particularly high air pollution, as they tend to run in urban…
Policy on the integration of renewable energy sources into the Israeli electricity sector
The Policy seeks for an intensive development of renewable energy sources and their integration to Israeli’s energy sector. Development of renewable energy is aligned with country’s aim to increase its energy independence, security and to reinforce a culture of environmental…
Nigeria Feed-in Tariff for Renewable Energy Sourced Electricity
The government of Nigeria approved the feed-in tariff regulation in November 2015. The regulation enters into force in February 2016 and supersedes Multi-Year Tariff Order (MYTO) II (2012-2017) . Aiming to make use of Nigeria`s vast and mostly untapped potential for renewable…
Electricity Supply Act
The Electricity Supply Act serves to guarantee supply of electricity, security of supply, specifies the legal basis for the electric grid and access to the grid. Further it lays the legal basis for the Swiss national grid, specifies the nature of the national grid company, and…
Decree of 24 of April 2016 on renewable energy developments objectives (Arrêté du 24 avril 2016 relatif aux objectifs de développement des énergies renouvelables)
Decree of 24 April 2016 formulates and adopts renewable energy goals following adoption of the Energy Transition Act in 2015. The Decree modifies the Decree of 15 December of 2009 which transposed goals from National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP) submitted to the European…
Regulation no. 189/2011 of the Regulatory Office for Network Industries
Price regulation in the power sector gas industry, heat
The Concept of using hydropower potential in Slovakia till 2030
Document includes an inventory of hydropower potential (HPP) of natural watercourses of Slovak Republic, outlines its present use and possible future utilization and lists sites where placement of Small Hydropower Plants (SHP) is possible. The latter was assessed on basis of…
Manitoba Solar Energy Program
Solar Energy Program of Manitoba was introduced in order to increase share of solar PV for own-consumption in the province. Program is directed to residential, commercial and industrial customers. Solar Energy Program provides two support systems: 1) one time grant support…
Manitoba Geothermal Program
Manitoba Hydro's Geothermal Program provides financial incentives to customers who install a geothermal heat pump system to replace a conventional electric heating system. Commercial buildings are eligible for the incentive with the following characteristics: Building…
Act 136/2011 on the promotion of renewable energy and highly efficient cogeneration
Act No. 136 / 2011 amending and supplementing the Act no. 309/2009 Coll. valid from 1 May 2011 includes in to RES aerothermal and hydrothermal energy and redefines some of the terms (geothermal energy, hydrothermal energy, aerothermal energy, the National Action Plan for…
Decree No. 221/2013 establishing a price regulation in electricity and Decree No. 189/2014 (which amends and supplements decree 221/2013)
Regulation No.221/2013 on determination of price regulation in electroenergy sector stipulates several basic principles which will be applied from the 1 st of January 2014, especially prices as indicated in the below table. Plants of maximum capacity of 125 MW are eligible to…
Community Feed-in-Tariff (COMFIT) of Nova Scotia
The COMFIT programme paid for small-scale community-owned renewable energy projects a pre-determined per-kWh FIT rate paid to producers using renewable energy technology (wind projects smaller or greater than 50 kW, biomass, small-scale in-stream tidal below 500 kW, and…
Amendment to the Act on the promotion of renewable energy sources and high-efficiency cogeneration (Act 492/2010)
The Act 492/2010 first modifies the excise tax framework on mineral oil to give priority to a mixture of mineral oil (motor gasoline and diesel) and biogenic substance. Second, the Act promotes renewable transport fuel by extending the scope of rights and obligations of…
Act on Regulatory Office for Network Industries (Act No. 250/2012)
The Act revokes the old Act 276/2001 on Regulatory Office for Network Industries and transposes third energy package from EU legislation. This new Act governing the issue of regulation of network industries covers: Regulation in network industries (including fixed prices for…
Minimum biofuel requirement
In 2006, a Government Decree on the minimum proportion of fuels produced from renewable sources in petrol and diesel marketed within the Slovak Republic was established. The level of obligation was fixed at 2% from the end of 2006 till 2008, 3.75% for the year 2009, and then at…
National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP)
Under the EU Directive 2009/28/EC member countries of the European Union are obliged to draft and submit to the European Commission National Renewable Action Plans (NREAPs) outlining pathway which will allow them to meet their 2020 renewable energy, energy efficiency and GHG…
Quebec Energy Policy 2030
In 2016 Government of Quebec adopted Energy Policy until 2030. The goal of the Policy is to build a sustainable low-carbon economy of the region based on energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions. Three pillars are guiding the Government of Quebec new policy: 1) energy…
Law of obligation for the incorporation of biofuels in fossil fuels
All registered fossil fuel companies in Belgium must incorporate at least 8.5% bioethanol on average / 6% biodiesel. Penalties are applied where the quantity of biofuels incorporated does not meet the
Regulation no. 295/2011 Coll. on the promotion of renewable energy sources and high efficient cogeneration.
Regulation gives authorization to a group of institutions for managing and updating the Database of Areas, a set of land plots where cultivated biomass meets the sustainability criteria. Also, it is expected in these areas that greenhouse gas emissions from cultivation of…
Act No. 98/2004 Coll. as amended on Excise Tax for Mineral Oil
Since May 2004 pure biofuels used for transport purposes have been fully exempt from normal excise tax rates, as per the Act on excise tax from mineral oils, adopted by the National Council of the Slovak Republic on 28 February 2004 (last amendment in early 2010). In July 2007 a…
Royal Decree 900/2015 on self-consumption
Royal Decree 900/2015 adopted on 9 th of October 2015 regulates administrative, technical and economic modalities for electricity supply and generation with self-consumption. The Decree was published in State Journal on 10 th of October 2015. The regulations of the Decree apply…
Nova Scotia Renewable Portfolio Standard
A Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) requires electricity providers to obtain a minimum percentage of their electricity supply from eligible renewable energy sources by a certain date with the required percentage usually increasing over time. An RPS can be voluntary or…
South Australian Feed-in Tariff Scheme
South Australia's Solar Feed-in Scheme pays a net feed-in tariff to eligible small customers consuming less than 160 MWh of electricity per annum and who feed solar electricity into the electricity grid. Households, small businesses, community buildings and churches with solar…
Standing offer program for renewable projects in British Columbia
British Columbia wants to facilitate the development of distributed clean electricity generating projects in British Columbia to support its goal of self-sufficiency and help promote B.C. innovation. This electricity policy directs BC Hydro to develop a program, in consultation…
Transposition of Directive 2014/94/UE
The decree deals with the construction and management of an infrastructure for alternative fuels. The decree also identifies fuels for which introducing measures is a priority. In particular, it sets the mandatory objectives for electricity and natural gas (compressed and…
Development plan of electrical energy transport network 2015-2020
On the 16th of October 2015, the Council of Ministers approved the Energy Plan: Development plan for the electrical energy transport network 2015-2020. The primary objective of the plan is to guarantee the security of the electricity supply, introducing environmental and…
Northwest Territories Solar Strategy
The Strategy guides the Government of the Northwest Territories’ (GNWT) actions to promote the use of solar energy technologies in the Northwest Territories (NWT). The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) is responsible for coordinating actions described in the…
Sustainability Victoria
Sustainability Victoria's statutory objective is to facilitate and promote environmental sustainability in the use of resources. Established under the Sustainability Victoria Act 2005, SV is a statutory authority with a board appointed by the Minister for Environment and Climate…
GreenPower Scheme
GreenPower is a national accreditation program for renewable energy. It provides households, businesses, governments and event organisers with the choice of purchasing government accredited renewable energy from their retailer or through a decoupled GreenPower provider. The…
Prince Edward Island Renewable Energy Act
The Renewable Energy Act requires utilities to acquire at least 15% of electrical energy from renewable sources by 2010 (Renewable Portfolio Standard). The province has achieved this target. Currently about 25% of PEI’s electricity consumption is sourced from on-island wind…
Ikummatiit Energy Strategy
Ikummatiit Energy Strategy was adopted in 2007 by the Government of Nunavut and provides energy vision for the energy sector until 2020. The goal is to reach a sustainable energy system that is secure, environmentally responsible, and optimizes economic benefits by 2020. The…
Clean Energy Vehicule Program in British Columbia
The Clean Energy Vehicle (CEV) Program is intended to encourage and accelerate the adoption of CEVs in B.C. for their environmental and economic benefits. The program does this by: Helping make clean transportation solutions more affordable Increasing awareness of CEVs…
Renewable Energy Target
The Renewable Energy Target (RET) is designed to deliver a 23.5% share for renewables in Australia’s electricity mix by 2020. The RET legislation includes a legislated annual Large-Scale Renewable Generation Targets (LRET), rising to 33,000 gigawatt-hours of renwable energy by…
Order IET/1491/2013 revising access tolls to power networks and certain tariffs and feed-in tariffs for installations under special regime
Revision and update of tariffs for installations including CHP plants using NG, LPG, diesel oil and fuel oil, (varying from 13,5406 to 21,1279 cEUR/kWh depending on the fuel and power of the plant), or plant using wastes different from SUW (8,8612 cEUR/kWh). For the mentioned…
Biofuels Law (Ley 42 que establece lineamientos para la politica nacional sobre biocombustibles y energia electrica a partir de biomasa en el territorio nacional)
The 2011 Biofuels Law (Law 42 of 2011) regulated by Decree 345 of 2013, defined national policy guidelines for biofuels. It established a blending mandate for 10% bioethanol by 2016, that gradually would increase from 2% in 2013, to 5% in 2014, and 7% in 2015. It also allows the…