Designing incentives for renewable energy producers
Subtitle: fixed v. variable subsidies
By: Colbey Sullivan.
Contributors: Minnesota. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Dept.
Series: House research policy brief
Publisher: Research Dept., Minnesota House of Representatives
Published: 2007
Place of publication: [St. Paul, Minn.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 25
Subjects: Subsidies -- Minnesota.; Renewable energy sources -- Government policy -- Minnesota.; Energy development -- Subsidies -- Minnesota.; Energy development -- Government policy -- Minnesota.; Energy development -- Economic aspects -- Minnesota.; Alcohol fuel industry -- Subsidies -- Minnesota.; Alcohol fuel industry -- Subsidies -- United States -- States.
Notes: Caption title.

"January 2007."

Includes bibliographical references.

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Table of contents: title: Executive summary; title: Introduction; title: Fixed subsidies : examples and issues; title: Variable subsidies : examples and proposals; title: Case study : contrasting fixed and variable ethanol producer payments; title: Designing a flexible subsidy program : caveats and two important factors; title: A four-stop process for identifying the appropriate subsidy policy; title: Conclusion; title: Appendix A. Constructing the hypothetical ethanol plant; title: Appendix B. Equations; title: Appendix C. What happens when the plant outgrows the program?; title: Appendix D. Other states' producer incentives.