feed-in tariff
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
Promoters of renewable energy received a boost under Kan, who pushed through a bill to introduce a feed-in tariff to subsidize renewable energy producers.
From BusinessWeek • Oct. 20, 2011
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
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