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Global feed-in tariff overview

FITs: Japan has taken a bold leap into a renewable future. Ontario enacted cuts to its generous feed-in tariff scheme, but offset these with an easing of its infamous bureaucracy. In addition, three U.S. states have also introduced support schemes.

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pv magazine

05 Jun 2012

Ontario, Canada On March 19, the McGuinty government in Ontario completed its two-year feed-in tariff (FIT) review. It recommended FIT payments be reduced by 20 percent and application processes be simplified. As a result, the new FIT is reduced (see table 1), and an extended public consultation process was carried out to minimize the bureaucracy …

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