EGEE 401
Energy in a Changing World

Summary and Final Tasks

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Summary

In this lesson, you learned about several market-based mechanisms that can be policy-enabled to promote development and use of renewable energy sources. Cap and Trade limits and controls emissions. Renewable Portfolio Standards give market value to electricity generated from green sources. The DSIRE database provides a single source of information for government incentives and policy, designed to encourage investment in renewable energy (and energy efficiency) projects.

Reminder—Complete all of the lesson tasks!

You have finished Lesson 11. Double-check the list of requirements on the Lesson 11 Overview page to make sure you have completed all of the activities listed there before beginning the next lesson.