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feed-in tariff

British  

noun

  1. a payment above the market rate paid to a small-scale producer of renewable energy by a large energy provider

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Solar power displaces daytime peak that’s costly to generate, but the way the solar feed-in tariff works, it’s profitable for utilities.

From Forbes ● Jun. 28, 2014

But because the feed-in tariff gives small renewable producers priority access to the grid, the big boys can only make money when the Sun doesn't show and the wind doesn't blow.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2013

Siemens is one of the few turbine manufacturers to have taken an offshore order in Britain over the past year while solar companies are furious about coalition cutbacks in the feed-in tariff.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 7, 2012

Ontario, Canada's most populous province, launched a much bigger and broader feed-in tariff program two years ago that pays lucrative rates.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 4, 2011

Osaka Gas Co., which operates a 10-megawatt unit wind power plant in Wakayama, said a feed-in tariff like the one Kan has proposed would stimulate investment.

From BusinessWeek ● Jul. 14, 2011

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