British Columbia Advisory Council Calls for Feed-in Tariffs

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An advisory council to British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell has recommended that the Canadian province adopt feed-in tariffs for new sources of renewable energy. The recommendation by the Premier's Technology Council is contained in a report on Greening BC Energy Purchasing Policies released earlier this month.

Policy recommendation 10.21 specifically proposes "that (the) government support the development of appropriate feed-in tariffs that decline over time to assist the commercialization of emerging, renewable energy sources and their associated technologies."

The Premier's Technology Council, an independent advisory body, reports directly to Premier Campbell. The Council is not affiliated with BC Hydro, the province's electric utility.

Previously this year, BC Hydro issued a widely panned proposal for a standard offer contract.

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