Emerging Renewables Program Guidebook - Tenth Edition - FINAL ADOPTED GUIDEBOOK

Publication Number:    CEC-300-2010-003-F

Abstract:

The Emerging Renewables Program provides rebates and production incentives to end-use consumers who purchase and install renewable energy technologies, specifically small wind systems and fuel cells, for on-site generation. Payments from the Emerging Renewables Program are intended to reduce the net cost of generating equipment using emerging renewable technologies and thereby stimulate substantial sales of such systems. Increased sales of generating equipment are expected to encourage manufacturers, sellers, and installers to expand their operations and reduce their costs per unit.

Along with expanding the sales of emerging renewable technology systems, another goal of the Emerging Renewables Program is to encourage the siting of small, reliable distributed generating systems throughout California in locations where the produced electricity is both needed and consumed.

This Guidebook describes the rules and process for applying and claiming a rebate under the Emerging Renewables Program. This Guidebook also contains copies of all the forms necessary for the rebate process.

This guidebook was adopted by the California Energy Commission at its April 7, 2010, Business Meeting.

Keywords: emerging, renewable, program, ERP, California Energy Commission, small wind, fuel cell, rebate, incentive, electricity production, distributed generation, guidelines, eligibility

Author(s):  James Lee, Payam Narvand

Commission Division:    Renewables Program (300)

Office/Program:    Emerging Renewables Program

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Date Report Completed:    April 2010

Date On Line:    04/22/2010

Acrobat PDF File Size: 69 pages, 1,700 kilobytes**