Fiscal Policies Supporting Renewable Energy in the United States: A Brief Survey
Fiscal Policies Supporting Renewable Energy in the United States: A Brief Survey
Publish Date:
Dec 30, 2010
Prepared by Ryan Wiser,a leading renewable energy expert at the Center for Resource Solutions, this summary focuses on the subset of state and federal policies that have played the largest role in the recent growth of renewable energy use and manufacturing in the United States. The emphasis of this summary is on fiscal policies, though state-level renewable portfolio standards (RPS) are also mentioned due to their importance.Policies that have played prominent roles in the past, but that are no longer primary drivers for growth, are not discussed here.
