Time for a green tariff?
Friday 13 Jul 12 10:30am
A “green” tariff for electricity (also known as a “feed-in” tariff in other countries) is an economic incentive provided by a government for those identified sectors or project developments to “get over the line” in terms of financial viability and to help them to compete with more traditional forms of fossil fuel electricity generation.
Planning a project requires extensive analysis and risk assessment, and in New Zealand, a number of barriers and constraints have been identified by previous studies in these areas.
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