POLICY INCENTIVES FOR SOLAR ENERGY

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POLICY INCENTIVES FOR SOLAR ENERGY

• Solar Energy Applications
• EnvS 116
• Asim Zia
• Department of Environmental Studies
• San Jose State University

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Overview

• State Solar Energy Incentives
• System Buy-Down
• Green Pricing
• Net-Metering
• Rebates
• Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS)
• Access Protection
• Property Tax Exemption
• Federal incentives
• Corporate depreciation/exemption
• Corporate Tax Credit
• Personal exemption/tax credit
• Federal Grants

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Wenger and Herig (1997)
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System Buy-Down
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Green Pricing
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Net-Metering
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Rebates
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Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS)
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Access Protection
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Property Tax Exemption
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Corporate depreciation
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Corporate exemption
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Corporate Tax Credit
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Personal tax credit
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Federal Grants
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Are state and federal incentives for solar energy
working?

• Yes, if we take into account 30 to 40 annual
  growth rate of solar energy technological
  diffusion in the last 10 years
• No, as solar energy is still contributing less
  than 1 of the total energy requirements
• May be, it is too early to comment!