Marin Clean Energy - Feed-In Tariff Plus

May 24, 2024

Summary

Marin Clean Energy (MCE), a Community Choice Aggregator, provides an incentive for its customers to install renewable energy systems through the Feed-In Tariff (FIT) Plus Program. MCE will pay for all energy, environmental attributes, capacity, and if applicable, storage-related services and attributes delivered by the system at a fixed rate based on metered energy quantities multiplied by the applicable contract price for the delivery term.

The contract price is scheduled to step down over time as the installed capacity of all participating systems increases.  As of May 2024 there are 10.8 MW remaining on the 5th of 6 steps, with an energy price of $60 per MWh. All systems must be paired with energy storage with a capacity equal to at least 180% of the AC inverter nameplate of the system. Storage must be of 4 hour duration. See program website for complete details. 

Program Overview

Implementing Sector: Local
Category: Financial Incentive
State: California
Incentive Type: Feed-in Tariff
Web Site: https://www.mcecleanenergy.org/feed-in-tariff/
Administrator: Marin Clean Energy
Start Date:
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies:
  • Geothermal Electric
  • Solar Thermal Electric
  • Solar Photovoltaics
  • Wind (All)
  • Biomass
  • Municipal Solid Waste
  • Landfill Gas
  • Tidal
  • Wave
  • Hydroelectric (Small)
  • Anaerobic Digestion
  • Fuel Cells using Renewable Fuels
  • Lithium-ion
Incentive Amount: Renewable Energy Systems: $60 per MWh, 20-year term
Energy Storage: $9 per kW-mo
Eligible System Size: Renewable Energy Systems: 1 MW-AC - 5 MW-AC
Energy Storage: 180% of the installed capacity of the renewable energy system with 4-hours of storage
Duration: 20 years
Equipment Requirements: All renewable energy systems must utilize a fuel source meeting the eligibility criteria expressed in the CEC’s most current edition of the RPS Eligibility guidebook, and must be paired with energy storage.
Ownership of Renewable Energy Credits: Marin Clean Energy

Incentives

This program has 1 incentives
Technologies: Geothermal Electric, Solar Thermal Electric, Solar Photovoltaics, Wind (All), Biomass, Municipal Solid Waste, Landfill Gas, Tidal, Wave, Hydroelectric (Small), Anaerobic Digestion, Fuel Cells using Renewable Fuels
Sectors: Commercial, Industrial, Nonprofit, Federal Government, Agricultural
Parameters: The system has a maximum of 1000.00 kW-AC, The system has a minimum of 5000.00 kW-AC, The incentive is 0.06 $/kWh (20 years)

This information is sourced from DSIRE; the most comprehensive source of information on incentives and policies that support renewables and energy efficiency in the United States. Established in 1995, DSIRE is operated by the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center at N.C. State University.