By: Roger Peters, Tim Weis

Feed-in tariffs have been demonstrated to be the most effective policy mechanism that a country can use to foster the rapid development of renewable energy systems. Close to two-thirds of the world's wind energy and half of the solar PV systems have been installed as a result of feed-in tariffs.

This fact sheet, the first in the Making Renewable Energy a Priority series introduces the reader to the key elements of feed-in tariffs and the ways in which they function to achieve rapid renewable energy deployment.

A primer is also available.

Publication Type: Briefing Notes, Summaries & Fact Sheets

Topic Area: Sustainable Energy