renewable energy - Returns on Renewable Energy Investments

"Returns on Renewable Energy Investments" gives participants the tools they need to better evaluate whether alternative-energy systems are good investments for their operations. It demonstrates how to evaluate the actual performance of on-farm alternative-energy applications as well as how to apply tools that measure the return on investment when considering purchasing alternative-energy technology for operations. NCAT Energy Engineer Dave Ryan is the presenter.

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Report: Not All Renewable Energy Investments Are Created Equal North American Windpower The report found that California's 10 largest publicly owned utilities (POUs) collectively increased their renewable energy investments to nearly 19% of retail electricity sales in 2010 from 4% in 2003. However, the degree to which these investments ...

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Study shows not all renewable energy investments created equal Fierce Energy Research by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) contends that California's 10 largest publicly owned utilities (POU) collectively increased their renewable energy investments to nearly 19 percent of retail electricity sales in 2010 from 4 percent ... Science group grades Sacramento-area utilities on clean energySacramento Bee Report: Public-Owned Utilities Need Improvement on RenewablesKCET (blog) all 11 news articles »

Clean Energy Investments by California Public Utilities Not Created Equal Union of Concerned Scientists The report, “The Clean Energy Race: How Do California's Public Utilities Measure Up?,” found that California's 10 largest publicly owned utilities (POUs) collectively increased their renewable energy investments to nearly 19 percent of retail ...