The fees, published in Italy’s official journal, Gazzetta Ufficiale, are to cover costs incurred by energy agency, GSE, for the running of Italy’s Conto Energia feed-in tariff (FiT) scheme and net-metering programme.
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The tariff for small wind between 20 and 200kW for all the connected turbines in 2014 and 2015 will remain 0.268 €/kWh
According to the initial estimates, in 2013 electricity demand was met 86.7% by national production (of which 56.8% thermoelectric, 16.5% hydroelectric, 1.7% geothermal, 4.7% wind power and 7.0% photovoltaic production) and the remainder (13.3%) by the balance of electricity exchanged with other countries.
For wind projects coming online in 2014, the base auction price stands at EUR124.46/MWh, meaning that Fit awardees able to complete projects next year will receive a tariff between EUR100.19/MWh and EUR112.64/MWh. . . Another 52.5MW in small-scale wind projects were assigned a Fit outside of the auction process, with the largest of these coming in at 1MW.
This past summer Italy not only adopted new feed-in tariffs for solar, but also radically revised its program for wind and other renewables. The complex new Italian policies go into effect at the beginning of the new year. . .
The installation of small wind turbines is growing rapidly in Italy since the introduction of feed-in tariffs, according to a report by the Department of Engineering at Milan’s Polytechnical University (Politecnico di Milano Dipartimento di Ingegneria Gestionale). . .
The Italian authority in overall charge, Gestore Servizi Energetici (GSE), has changed the requirements that operators of photovoltaic plants must fulfill if they wish to receive the government feed-in tariff in accordance with Conto Energia V in the future. “Italy is one of the most important markets for the solar industry. The new regulations came into force on August 27, 2012, and are relevant for module manufacturers, project planners and solar power plant operators that are active in Italy,” says Marco Piva, Business Field Manager Solar/Fuel Technology di TÜV Rheinland Italia. This is because the most important regulations that solar power plant operators must meet in order to apply for the feed-in tariff relate to the quality of the modules and their manufacturers. . .
According to a monthly report from Italian grid operator Terna SpA, solar power provided 8.4% of total Italian electricity demand in August. It also revealed that electricity generated from PV during that month grew by 49.2%, from 1,501 GWh in August 2011 to 2,240 GWh in August 2012. . .
Renewables Now Meet One-Quarter of Italy’s Electricity Supply–Solar Produces Nearly Twice Italy’s Famed Geothermal Power Plants–Italy’s Per Capita Solar Five Times that of California . . .
Italy has announced a new policy for solar. The new budget of 700 million euros prefers roof arrays, with ground-mounted systems only eligible for feed-in tariffs if installed on brownfields. . .
