Case Studies of State
Support for Renewable Energy
About the Case Study Series
A number of U.S. states have recently established clean energy
funds to support renewable electricity. The 15 states that have
established these funds to date are expected to collect $3.5 billion
between 1998 and 2012 for renewable energy investments. This represents
a new trend towards aggressive state support for renewable energy,
but few efforts have been made to report and share the early experiences
of these funds.
Clean Energy Group, in collaboration with the Berkeley Lab, has
initiated a case study series that will report on the use of these
clean energy funds. The primary purpose of this series is to briefly
report on the innovative programs and administrative practices
of state (and some international) clean energy funds, to highlight
additional sources of information and to identify contacts. Our
hope is that these case studies will be useful for administrators
of clean energy funds and other stakeholders that are interested
in learning about the pioneering renewable energy efforts of newly
established clean energy funds. We expect to produce several new
case studies each year.
Download the Authors' Note
Download the Authors'
Note and a brief description about how clean energy
is emerging as a new investment area for many states.
Download the Complete Set of Case Studies
Download a compilation file of all the formatted case studies
(for printing ease): Renewable_Energy_Case_Studies.pdf,
4.2 MB
Download a full Berkeley Lab report of the initial 21 case studies,
including more information on our overall methods and findings:
Innovation, Renewable Energy,
and State Investment: Case Studies of Leading Clean Energy Funds.
(September 2002). 704 KB
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Large Scale Renewables Cases
Production Incentive Auctions
to Support Large-Scale Projects in California and Pennsylvania
(September 2002).
The U.K. NFFO and Ireland AER Competitive
Bidding Systems (September 2002).
An Open-Ended Renewables RFP in Minnesota
Funds Biomass and Innovative Wind Applications (September
2002).
Use of Low-Interest, Subordinated
Debt to Finance a Wind Project in Pennsylvania (September
2002).
Distributed Generation Cases
The Use of Capital- and Performance-Based
Buy-Down Programs for PV in California, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts
(September 2002).
Support for PV in Japan and
Germany (September 2002).
Using Bulk Purchase Commitments
to Foster Sustained Orderly Development and Commercialization
of PV (September 2002).
A Multi-Faceted Approach to Supporting
PV in New York (September 2002).
A Targeted Approach to Support PV and
Small Wind in Montana (September 2002).
PV (and Small Wind) Pricing Programs
that Link Supply with Demand (September 2002).
Quality Assurance for Photovoltaic
Systems (September 2002).
Two Different Approaches to Funding Farm-Based
Biogas Projects in Wisconsin and California (September 2002).
Other Program Cases
Using Customer Credits to Stimulate
Green Power Sales in California, Rhode Island, and New York
(September 2002).
Information, Training, Education,
Project Facilitation, and Technical Assistance in Wisconsin
(September 2002).
Renewable Energy Loan Programs
(September 2002).
Massachusetts' Green Buildings
Program (September 2002).
Administrative Cases
Massachusetts' Solar-To-Market Initiative:
Using a Collaborative Approach to Create PV Programs (September
2002).
Wisconsin's Use of
Program Evaluation (September 2002).
Public Education, Marketing,
and Consumer Action: The Multi-Party Programs of Connecticut
and Pennsylvania (September 2002).
Organizational Structure:
The Sustainable Development Fund of Southeastern Pennsylvania
(September 2002).
Competitive Solicitations
and Unsolicited Proposals: Examples from Several State Funds
on How to Balance and Refine the Process (September 2002).
Other Reports Specifically Related to State Renewable Energy
Policies
Analyzing the Interaction Between
State Tax Incentives and the Federal Production Tax Credit for
Wind Power (September 2002).
Customer-Sited PV: A Survey
of Clean Energy Fund Support (May 2002).
Utility-Scale Renewable
Energy Projects: A Survey of Clean Energy Fund Support (May
2002).
The Renewables Portfolio Standard
in Texas: An Early Assessment (November 2001).
Clean Energy Funds: An Overview
of State Support for Renewable Energy (April 2001).
Financing Investments
in Renewable Energy: The Role of Policy Design and Restructuring
(March 1997).
Other Renewable Energy Analysis Reports
