FIT Coalition Community E-Communication - April 19, 2010

Greetings FIT Coalition Community:

As you know, a major part of working for smart energy in California and beyond is helping inform our fellow renewable energy enthusiasts about the benefits of Feed-In Tariffs (FITs) at events and forums.

This past week the FIT Coalition presented, “Comprehensive Feed-In Tariffs: Delivering Environmental Sustainability and Economic Leadership” at a Silicon Valley Photovoltaic Society (SVPVS) event.  The presentation was very well received by the audience, and we look forward to working with the SVPVS community to move the FIT Coalition policy agenda forward.  Greentech Media had excellent coverage of the event, including the increasingly obvious argument that FITs are the most effective way to reach California’s goal of a 33% Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) by 2020.  We encourage you to read and share the article with your colleagues.  You can find it here.

The FIT Coalition has also been busy in the regulatory arena, fighting to unleash the Wholesale Distributed Generation (WDG) market segment.  We recently submitted comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on the integration of renewable energy onto the grid.  In our comments, the FIT Coalition lays out the steps that FERC can take to create a more level playing field for all renewable energy market participants. 

The FIT Coalition also recently submitted comments to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) on their 33% Renewable Energy Standard (RES) Preliminary Draft Regulation.  In our comments, the FIT Coalition strongly argues for limiting the use of unbundled Renewable Energy Credits (RECs), including out-of-state RECs, and adjusting the compliance rules to correctly reflect the enhanced value of Wholesale Distributed Generation (WDG).  We hope you take a moment to review our comments here.

As we work together to get the right renewable energy policies for a cleaner, greener future, we welcome your ideas and support.  One area of particular importance is funding, and the FIT Coalition welcomes introductions to entities that could help fund our ambitious agenda, which includes comprehensive efforts at the national, state, and municipal levels.    Potential funding parties should contact us at development@fitcoalition.com

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  Additionally, we welcome invitations to relevant forums for presenting the benefits of Feed-In Tariffs and Wholesale Distributed Generation.

Sincerely,

Craig Lewis
Executive Director