Other Resources
Below are links and downloadable items that feature important information on clean energy programs and the Wholesale Distributed Generation market segment, and other related items.
Presentations and Background Documentation
- Feed-In Tariffs in the U.S. [PPT] [PDF]: Presentation by Wilson Rickerson of Meister Consulting Group on July 28, 2010 at FIT Coalition (now known as the "Clean Coalition") Capitol Hill Briefing.
- World Future Council's Feed-In Tariff Pages: Site aiming to help users around the world introduce or improve CLEAN Programs in their country or region.
- World Future Council's Feed-In Tariff Design Guide: Toolkit for decision-makers around the world to design CLEAN Programs according to local conditions.
- No Strings Attached: The Case for a Distributed Grid and a Low-Oil Future: In this article, Jim Woolsey, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, asserts that our transmission grid vulnerability is a national security issue that can be addressed with CLEAN Programs.
- German Experience with its Renewable Energy Sources Act: Background information, facts and figures on Germany's Renewable Energy Sources Act.
- California Public Utilities Commission's (CPUC's) Distributed Generation Programs [Download PDF Chart].
Websites and Blogs
- Energy Self-Reliant States: Blog by John Farrell about CLEAN Programs and solar energy.
- Green Thoughts: Sustainability, Renewable Energy and Marketing: Blog covering sustainability, renewable energy, energy efficiency, policy and marketing by Michael Hoexter.
- Green Energy War: Former California Energy Commisioner John Geesman blogs on global climate and energy politics.
- Wind-works.org: One of the world’s most extensive collections of articles and reports on Feed-in Tariffs (also known as "CLEAN Programs"), authored by Paul Gipe.
- The Alliance for Renewable Energy: An alliance of policymakers, renewable energy experts, citizens, research institutions, and large and small businesses promoting the use of Feed-in Tariffs (also known as "CLEAN Programs") in North America.
- Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy: A coalition of concerned individuals, businesses, manufacturers, communities, agricultural stakeholders, associations, policy makers, non-profits, and renewable energy producers who support CLEAN Programs.
- European Feed-In Cooperation: Joint project between Germany, Spain and Slovenia, countries convinced that CLEAN Programs are most suitable to effectively and efficiently promote renewable energies for the generation of electricity.