As everyone knows, German energy policy has long been a schizophrenic mix of filthy lignite coal and very expensive wind power, underpinned by feed in tariffs passed through to consumers.
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When the federal government tried to speed up cuts in the feed-in tariff for solar power, several states put up a fight, forcing a partial retreat.
Mediterranean countries subsidized power companies with overly generous feed-in tariffs to stimulate the renewable sector.
If European countries decide, however, to cut solar power subsidies and make changes to feed-in-tariff (FiT) structure, this can negatively impact the sales and profits of First Solar and competitors like Suntech Power and SunPower.
China has targeted procurement policies for clean energy, and a variable feed-in tariff for wind power.
The power stations frantically being built in China to feed the country's new electricity grid will be relatively efficient and thus less polluting than older coal plants around the world.
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Mr Huhne was confronted during energy questions on 26 January 2012 about his department's attempt to overturn a high court judgement that said ministers' decision to cut feed-in tariffs for solar power was unlawful.
He's sometimes referred to as the father of the feed-in tariff that has helped wind and solar power succeed in Germany.
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His policy of expanding "power money"--cash in circulation plus bank reserves--will feed inflation, which is currently at 5.2%.
Iginla provided a spark later in the power play when he streaked down the slot and took a feed from Evgeni Malkin to beat Miller for a power play goal that tied it at 1.
Mainstream media no longer tried to ignore the power of social media, instead, using the crowd-sourced information to feed (and in some cases mislead) their audiences.
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Carboy explained that in Europe, energy tariffs are "feed-in tariffs, " where customers who produce their own solar energy can sell back surplus power at premium rates.
The Green Book, produced by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), says that in evaluating plug-in hybrids, it considers both the emissions from the gas engine and from the power plants that feed the grid.
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