Combined Heat and Power Partnership
Biomass Electricity Production Incentive
| Date Last Updated | 11/16/2012 |
| Incentive Type | Production Incentive |
| State/Federal | VT |
| Incentive Administrator/Contact Office | Green Mountain Power (including CVPS) |
| Incentive Initiation Date | 10/1/2004 |
| Incentive Size and Funding Source | Green Mountain Energy purchases renewable energy credits (RECs) for up to $0.04 per kWh with full subscription of the Green Mountain Energy voluntary Cow Power tariff. Attributes associated with production in excess of voluntary customer demand will be sold on the regional market where possible. Farmers sell the electricity as a separate commodity under the Vermont Standard Offer Program. |
| Eligible Recipient | Farmers who own systems using anaerobic digestion of agricultural products, byproducts or wastes to generate electricity. |
| Eligible Fuel | Woody Biomass; Biogas |
| Eligible Project Size (MW) | Does Not Specify |
| Minimum Efficiency Required (%) | Does Not Specify |
| Other Selected Eligibility Criteria | Eligible systems must be connected to the grid. Although net metering is another option for farmers, it is not available under this arrangement. |
| Utility | Green Mountain Power |
| Other Incentive Details | Green Mountain Power sells the RECs and other environmental attributes (i.e. Carbon Credit) generated under this arrangement as part of its Cow Power program, the utility's green power program. This program offers customers the opportunity to purchase renewable energy for $0.04 per kWh above the retail cost of electricity under any rate class as a tariff rider. |
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