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

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Example Sentences

The feed-in tariff program adheres to a "buy all, sell all" model whereby participants purchase all their electricity from the co-op but also sell all of their distributed generation to the utility at fixed rates.

From Scientific American • Nov. 26, 2014

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

Solar capacity in Bulgaria, the nearest market to Ukraine with a feed-in tariff, is adding capacity at a slower pace, while neighboring Romania has no megawatt-scale projects, data from New Energy Finance shows.

From BusinessWeek • Feb. 22, 2012