New Study Proposes Powerful Strategy to Expand Renewable Energy and Boost Local Economies
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/new-study-proposes-powerful-strategy-expand-renewable-energy-and-boost-local-economies/Several European countries and the Canadian province of Ontario have recently adopted feed-in tariffs, a mandated, long-term premium price for renewable energy paid by the local utility company to renewable energy producers. A new study by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) shows how feed-in tariffs could turbocharge Minnesota’s renewable electricity standard, reduce costs, and spread the economic benefits across the state.