Right, at present the feed-in tariff is not so important. The attractive subsidy for photovoltaics in Japan is for the purchased device, not for the generated electricity.
For Tokyo residents, it is JPY100.000 per installed kWp from the Tokyo Metropolitan (local) budget PLUS JPY70.000 per kWp from the Japanese (national) budget. Conditions are: - buyng a new solar electric system - buying a government condoned system - buying a grid-intertie contract from the utility National level: http://www.j-pec.or.jp Tokyo level: http://www.tokyo-co2down.jp/taiyo/ Kind regards Oskar Bartenstein http://www.ecolifelab.com On 9/15/2010, "Keith Addison" wrote: >Hi Joe > >Sorry, I don't know the subsidy rate in Japan offhand. I'll browse >around on my hard disk a bit, but not today. But I think you're >right, not very heavily subsidised. > >All best > >Keith > > >>I understood that Japan didn't subsidize that heavily at least not >>compared to north american electricity rates. >>In Canada the rate is about 6 cents per kwh but then they add surcharges >>and debt recovery for our defunct candu reactors that never run right >>and the total charge is about 13 cents per kwh in Ontario that is.. >> >>Keith, what it the rate in Japan today? >> >>Joe >> >> >>Oskar Bartenstein wrote: >> >>Snip >> >>>Japan heavily subsidizes grid-connected solar electricity (not off-grid >>>solar electricity!) to 1) meet daytime power demand peaks which >>>cannot be met with nuclear power because of their constant output >>>and to 2) provide stable domestic income to the PV industry >>>so that they stay competitive in the export markets. >>>PV in Japan is a feel-good product that helps nuclear power >>>and the export business of four PV manufacturers. >> >The tax payer is told "this is eco", some would call it dumping. > > >_______________________________________________ >Biofuel mailing list >Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): >http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
