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.
Berkeley Lab, in collaboration with the Clean Energy Group, 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.
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Large-Scale Renewables Cases
The Impact of State Clean Energy Fund Support for Utility-Scale Renewable Energy Projects
May 2006 |
Report, 357 KB PDF
Excel database, 640 KB XLS |
A Survey of State Support for Community Wind Power Development
March 2004 |
148 KB PDF |
Production Incentive Auctions to Support Large-Scale Projects in California and Pennsylvania
September 2002 |
324 KB PDF |
The U.K. NFFO and Ireland AER Competitive Bidding Systems
September 2002 |
300 KB PDF |
An Open-Ended Renewables RFP in Minnesota Funds Biomass and Innovative Wind Applications
September 2002 |
288 KB PDF |
Use of Low-Interest, Subordinated Debt to Finance a Wind Project in Pennsylvania
September 2002 |
284 KB PDF |
Distributed Generation Cases
Property Tax Assessments as a Finance Vehicle for Residential PV Installations: Opportunities and Potential Limitations
February 2008 |
110 KB PDF |
Exploring the Economic Value of EPAct 2005's PV Tax Credits
February 2007 |
98 KB PDF |
Designing PV Incentive Programs to Promote Performance: A Review of Current Practice
Barbose, G., R. Wiser, and M. Bolinger. LBNL-61643. October 2006 |
616 KB PDF |
Supporting Photovoltaics in Market-Rate Residential New Construction: A Summary of Programmatic Experience to Date and Lessons Learned
February 2006 |
776 KB PDF |
A Comparative Summary of State and Utility PV Buy Down Programs
February 2005 |
528 KB XLS |
The Use of Capital- and Performance-Based Buy-Down Programs for PV in California, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts
September 2002 |
360 KB PDF |
Support for PV in Japan and Germany
September 2002 |
304 KB PDF |
Using Bulk Purchase Commitments to Foster Sustained Orderly Development and Commercialization of PV
September 2002 |
328 KB PDF |
A Multi-Faceted Approach to Supporting PV in New York
September 2002 |
312 KB PDF |
A Targeted Approach to Support PV and Small Wind in Montana
September 2002 |
272 KB PDF |
PV (and Small Wind) Pricing Programs that Link Supply with Demand
September 2002 |
300 KB PDF |
Quality Assurance for Photovoltaic Systems
September 2002 |
300 KB PDF |
Two Different Approaches to Funding Farm-Based Biogas Projects in Wisconsin and California
September 2002 |
304 KB PDF |
Other Program Cases
A Survey of State Clean Energy Fund Support for Research and Development Projects
October 2004 |
436 KB PDF |
A Survey of State Clean Energy Fund Support for Biomass
August 2004 |
486 KB PDF |
Low-Income Renewable Energy Programs: A Survey of State Clean Energy Funds
June 2004 |
100 KB PDF |
Northern Exposure: An Overview of Canadian Clean Energy Funds
June 2004 |
128 KB PDF |
The Experience of State Clean Energy Funds with Tradable Renewable Certificates
November 2003 |
120 KB PDF |
Green Buildings: The Expanding Role of State Clean Energy Funds
September 2003 |
152 KB PDF |
Using Customer Credits to Stimulate Green Power Sales in California, Rhode Island, and New York
September 2002 |
308 KB PDF |
Information, Training, Education, Project Facilitation, and Technical Assistance in Wisconsin
September 2002 |
264 KB PDF |
Renewable Energy Loan Programs
September 2002 |
336 KB PDF |
Massachusetts' Green Buildings Program
September 2002 |
320 KB PDF |
Administrative Cases
Massachusetts' Solar-To-Market Initiative: Using a Collaborative Approach to Create PV Programs
September 2002 |
288 KB PDF |
Wisconsin's Use of Program Evaluation
September 2002 |
280 KB PDF |
Public Education, Marketing, and Consumer Action: The Multi-Party Programs of Connecticut and Pennsylvania
September 2002 |
304 KB PDF |
Organizational Structure: The Sustainable Development Fund of Southeastern Pennsylvania
September 2002 |
284 KB PDF |
Competitive Solicitations and Unsolicited Proposals: Examples from Several State Funds on How to Balance and
Refine the Process
September 2002 |
300 KB PDF |
Other Reports Specifically Related to State Renewable Energy Policies
Learning by Doing: The Evolution of State Support for Photovoltaics
June 2003 |
210 KB PDF |
Innovation, Renewable Energy, and State Investment: Case Studies of Leading Clean Energy Funds
September 2002 |
704 KB PDF |
Analyzing the Interaction Between State Tax Incentives and the Federal Production Tax Credit for Wind Power
September 2002 |
64 KB PDF |
Customer-Sited PV: A Survey of Clean Energy Fund Support
May 2002 |
160 KB PDF |
Utility-Scale Renewable Energy Projects: A Survey of Clean Energy Fund Support
May 2002 |
108 KB PDF |
The Renewables Portfolio Standard in Texas: An Early Assessment
November 2001 |
80 KB PDF |
Clean Energy Funds: An Overview of State Support for Renewable Energy
April 2001 |
464 KB PDF |
Financing Investments in Renewable Energy: The Role of Policy Design and Restructuring
March 1997 |
344 KB PDF |
Other Renewable Energy Analysis Reports
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