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Table 4. Renewable Energy Support Policies
COUNTRY
REGULATORY POLICIES
FISCAL INCENTIVES
AND PUBLIC FINANCING
Renewable energy
targets
Feed-in tariff /
premium payment
Electric utility quota
obligation / RPS
Net metering /
net billing
Transport
obligation /
mandate
Heat obligation/
mandate
Tradable REC
Tendering i
Capital subsidy,
grant, or rebate
Investment or
production tax
credits
Reductions in sales,
energy, VAT or
other taxes
Energy production
payment
Public investment,
loans, or grants
HIGH INCOME COUNTRIES
Andorra ◦ ◦
Argentina R ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦
Australia R • ◦ • • ◦ * ◦ R
Austria ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦
Bahrain ◦ ◦
Barbados¹ R ◦ ◦ ◦
Belgium ◦ • • ◦ ◦ ◦ • ◦ ◦
Canada R* R* R* • ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦
Chile R ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦
Croatia ◦ ◦ ◦
Cyprus ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦
Czech Republic ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ R
Denmark ◦ ◦ R ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ R
Estonia ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦
Finland ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦
France R R ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ R
Germany ◦ R R ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦
Greece ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦
Hungary ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦
Ireland ◦ ◦ ◦ • ◦ ◦
Israel R ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦
Italy ◦ R R R ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦
Japan R R ◦ ◦ ◦ R ◦
Korea, Republic of ◦ ◦ ◦ R ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦
Kuwait ◦ ◦
Latvia ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦
Liechtenstein
◦
Lithuania ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ R ◦
Luxembourg ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦
Malta ◦ R ◦ ◦ ◦
Netherlands ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦
New Zealand ◦ • ◦ ◦
Norway ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦
Poland ◦ R ◦ ◦ ◦ R ◦ ◦
Portugal R ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦
Russian Federation ◦ ◦ R ◦
San Marino
◦
Seychelles ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦
Singapore R ◦ ◦ ◦
Slovakia ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦
Slovenia ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ R
Spain² ◦ R ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦
Sweden ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦
Switzerland ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦
Trinidad and Tobago ◦ ◦ ◦
United Arab Emirates R • * • * • •
United Kingdom ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦
United States³ R* • R* R* R • • ◦ R ◦ R
Uruguay R ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦
◦ EXISTING NATIONAL (could also include subnational)
• EXISTING SUB-NATIONAL (but no national)
R
NEW (one or more policies of this type)
REVISED (one or more policies of this type)
* NEW SUB-NATIONAL
R* REVISED SUB-NATIONAL
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i Tendering column includes all countries that have held tenders. Tenders held in 2015 are denoted with a star.
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