Table 1: Lessons on RSPV development from international experience Parameter USA Germany India China Japan Lessons for Turkey On-line permitting Streamlined Single-window Online application Licensing and Permitting and No data available practice permitting process clearance system permitting Licensing Single-window procedure should Requirements clearance be simple, online No permit fee for Technical standards Requires both a pre- and time bound small residential PV are pre-defined and final inspection systems Net-metering Market-based Net-metering is Net-metering A FiT policy has Move towards FiT vs. metering mostly used been implemented net-metering and FiT co-exist Net-metering and Self-consumption is 25 of the 29 states Self-consumption FiT is the main Self-consumption Self-Consumption self-consumption are legally permitted have prepared is allowed option must be popular in the under the policies on encouraged United States Renewable Energy and Act (amended in consumption 2014) Green building Guaranteed grid Accelerated National Residential incentive Initial push to Other Key incentive, soft loans, inter-connection for depreciation, Renewable of $0.20/W for consumers for Incentives guaranteed loan, all RSPV plants and capital subsidy, Energy Fund with systems priced whom RSPV is property tax low-interest loans training and tax benefits, below $4.10/W. A less financially exemption, capital capacity renewable lower subsidy of attractive subsidy, tax credits, development purchase $0.15/W for systems up-front rebates on programs obligation (RPO) priced between Variable RSPV system cost for utilities, $4.10/W and incentive scheme capital subsidies $5.00/W. RPO, tax on solar as high as 30 incentives of 30% – resource 50% for against standard availability distributed purchase prices or generation 7% tax deduction (for small & medium Develop capacity enterprises) building and outreach programs. AB 2514: Directing KfW 275 incentive: projects to Innovation in the Storage Battery Evaluate battery Energy Storage utilities to set an 30% investment demonstrate energy Energy Storage Strategy: integrated storage option for Rooftop Solar energy storage target on equipment storage in supporting Technology with RSPV. In
Table 1: Lessons on RSPV development from international experience Parameter USA Germany India China Japan Lessons for Turkey Permitting and Licensing Requirements On-line permitting practice Single-window clearance Streamlined permitting process No permit fee for small residential PV systems Single-window clearance Technical standards are pre-defined No data available Online application system Requires both a pre- and final inspection Licensing and permitting procedure should be simple, online and time bound FiT vs. Net-metering Market-based Net-metering is mostly used Net-metering and FiT co-exist A FiT policy has been implemented Move towards net-metering Self-Consumption Net-metering and self-consumption are popular in the United States Self-consumption is legally permitted under the Renewable Energy Act (amended in 2014) 25 of the 29 states have prepared policies on and Self-consumption is allowed FiT is the main option Self-consumption must be encouraged Other Key Incentives Green building incentive, soft loans, guaranteed loan, property tax exemption, capital subsidy, tax credits, up-front rebates on RSPV system cost Guaranteed grid inter-connection for all RSPV plants and low-interest loans Accelerated depreciation, capital subsidy, training and capacity development programs National Renewable Energy Fund with tax benefits, renewable purchase obligation (RPO) for utilities, capital subsidies as high as 30 – 50% for distributed generation Residential incentive of $0.20/W for systems priced below $4.10/W. A lower subsidy of $0.15/W for systems priced between $4.10/W and $5.00/W. RPO, tax incentives of 30% against standard purchase prices or 7% tax deduction (for small & medium enterprises) Initial push to consumers for whom RSPV is less financially attractive Variable incentive scheme on solar resource availability Develop capacity building and outreach programs. Energy Storage for Rooftop Solar AB 2514: Directing utilities to set an energy storage target KfW 275 incentive: 30% investment on equipment projects to demonstrate energy storage in supporting Innovation in the Energy Storage Technology Storage Battery Strategy: integrated Evaluate battery storage option with RSPV. In consumption metering
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