CLEAN GOVERNMENT:
Options for Governments to Buy Renewable Energy

Virinder Singh, Renewable Energy Policy Project²

• INTRODUCTION
• PART I: WHY THE GOVERNMENT CAN HELP RENEWABLES
  • SIZE OF DEMAND
  • DIVERSITY OF DEMAND
• PART II: WHY SHOULD THE GOVERNMENT PURCHASE RENEWABLE ENERGY?
  • ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
  • ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
  • TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
  • FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
• PART III: CHALLENGES FOR RENEWABLES
  • CAPITAL COSTS
  • LIMITED EXPERIENCE WITH RENEWABLES
  • FEW "BOTTOM-UP" INCENTIVES: THE PROCUREMENT CULTURE
  • FEW "TOP-DOWN" CATALYSTS: LIMITED POLITICAL LEADERSHIP
  • NO ACCOUNTING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
• PART IV: WHAT CAN BE DONE TO ENCOURAGE GOVERNMENT PURCHASES OF RENEWABLES?
  • CHANGE PROCUREMENT LAWS AND REGULATIONS
  • SUPPORT NEW FINANCING SOURSES
    • Energy Savings Performance Contracts
    • Tax-Exempt Authorities
  • OPEN THE GOVERNMENT TO AGGREGATION
    • The Benefits of Aggregation
    • One Trick - Different Facilities, Different Terms
    • Existing Opportunities for Aggregated Purchasing
    • Aggregation's Impact on Contractors
  • EDUCATE GOVERNMENT AND THE PUBLIC
    • Government
    • The Public
  • TAP INTO INCENTIVES AVAILABLE TO THE PRIVATE MARKET
• PART V: POTENTIAL PROBLEMS
  • TECHNOLOGY CHOICE
  • IDIOSYNCRATIC REQUIREMENTS
  • POLITICAL RISK
• PART VI: HOW GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT CAN HELP COMMERCIALIZE RENEWABLE ENERGY
  • PURCHASE PRODUCTS THAT MEET STANDARDS AND WARRANTIES
    • The Importance of Private Standards
    • Standards for Renewable Energy
    • Warranties
  • SET MULTIYEAR PURCHASING GOALS

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