(Updated 1/25/01)
Costs of tapping the resource base
Costs reflected in market
price
Land lease, wind turbines, transmission interconnection costs, avian losses
Costs arguably not reflected
in market price (and size of such costs)
Barriers to expanded use
High cost of production
Inadequate transmission from areas with best wind resources
Impediments to
use of distributed generation
Current policies to overcome barriers
1.7 cents/Kwh production tax credit
Some state incentives (e.g., California auction of renewable energy production subsidies, Texas renewable energy portfolio standard)
R&D
Potential actions to overcome existing cost barriers and
future cost barriers
Extension of the production tax credit
Adoption of national and/or state renewable portfolio standards
Various state tax incentives
Regional
Transmission Organization transmission expansion policies
Potential actions to include costs allegedly not
reflected in market price
None
Costs of tapping the resource base
Costs reflected in market
price
Land, PVs and solar thermal power plants, transmission or distribution system interconnection
Costs arguably not reflected
in market price (and size of such costs)
Hazardous materials from PV production (small)
Barriers to expanded use
High cost of power production equipment
Impediments to use of distributed generation
Current policies to overcome barriers
R&D
Solar portfolio standard
California-style renewable energy auction
Potential actions to overcome existing cost barriers and
future cost barriers
Tax incentives (S ___)
Potential actions to include costs allegedly not
reflected in market price
None
Costs of tapping the resource base
Costs reflected in market
price
Crops and crop waste
Wood waste
Urban waste
Costs arguably not reflected
in market price (and size of such costs)
Barriers to expanded use
Current policies to overcome barriers
Ethanol tax credit
Closed loop
biomass tax credit
Potential actions to overcome existing cost barriers and
future cost barriers