EVALUATION OF A PROPOSAL FOR GREEN POWER PRICE INSURANCE
by Rober C. Means, LL.B., S.J.D.
2
PART I: INTRODUCTION
T
HE
P
ROBLEM:
R
APIDLY
D
ECLINING
C
OSTS AND
S
TAGNANT
M
ARKETING
S
HARE
T
HE
E
XPLANATION:
P
RICE AND
R
ISK
T
HE
P
ROPOSAL
PART II: THE GREEN POWER MARKET
PART III: GREEN POWER PRICE INSURANCE
T
HE
I
NSURANCE
P
OLICY
C
OMMITMENTS OF THE
P
ARTIES
Insurance Companies
Federal and State Governments
Participating States' Preference
PART IV: EVALUATION OF THE PROPOSAL
Q
UESTION
1: I
S THE
P
ROPOSAL
W
ORKABLE
?
Technical Requirements
Basic Assumptions
Q
UESTION
2: W
HAT IS THE
P
ROPOSAL'S
R
ELATIONSHIP TO
R
ENEWABLE
P
ORTFOLIO
S
TANDARDS
?
Q
UESTION
3: I
S THE
P
ROPOSAL
C
OST
E
FFECTIVE
?
In General
For Participating States
Q
UESTION
4: W
HAT
W
OULD BE THE
C
ONSEQUENCIES OF
F
AILURE
?
A
PPENDIX
A. M
ARKETERS
C
URRENTLY
O
FFERING
G
REEN
P
OWER
P
RODUCTS IN
C
ALIFORNIA
A
PPENDIX
B. I
NDUSTRY
R
EPRESENTATIVES
P
ROVIDED
I
NFORMATION FOR THIS
P
APER
A
PPENDIX
C. C
OST
E
FFECTIVENESS OF THE
G
REEN
P
OWER
P
RICE
I
NSURANCE
P
ROPOSAL
A
PPENDIX
D. C
OMPANIES
P
ARTICIPATING IN
D
ISCUSSIONS
L
EADING TO
P
ROPOSAL AND
C
OMPANIES
I
NTERESTED IN
O
FFERING OR
B
UYING THE
P
ROPOSED
I
NSURANCE
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