Solar electricity Features for November 2009

Solar electricity Features Archive

Comment: Australia’s largest solar feed-in tariff Comment: Australia’s largest solar feed-in tariff

The Premier of Australia’s largest state, New South Wales, recently announced a gross feed-in tariff of AU$0.60/kWh for 7 years for solar power.

Is transmission in the USA back at the top of the agenda? Is transmission in the USA back at the top of the agenda?

In 2008, the United States Department of Energy (DOE) reported that the US could generate 20% of its electricity from wind energy by 2030, though noting that transmission issues represented a key challenge in meeting this target. One year on, some political steps have been taken – but what happens next? Don C. Smith examines the current status of the transmission issue and forecasts the possible road ahead.