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2010

Wiser, Ryan H, Galen L Barbose, and Edward Holt."Supporting Solar Power in Renewables Portfolio Standards: Experience from the United States." (2010) 49.

Bolinger, Mark, Ryan H Wiser, and Naïm R Darghouth."Preliminary Evaluation of the Impact of the Section 1603 Treasury Grant Program on Renewable Energy Deployment in 2009." (2010) 47.

Darghouth, Naïm R, Galen L Barbose, and Ryan H Wiser."The Impact of Rate Design and Net Metering on the Bill Savings from Distributed PV for Residential Customers in California." (2010) 62.

2009

Bolinger, Mark, Ryan H Wiser, Karlynn Cory, and Ted James."PTC, ITC, or Cash Grant? An Analysis of the Choice Facing Renewable Power Projects in the United States." (2009) 21.

2008

Bolinger, Mark, Galen L Barbose, and Ryan H Wiser."Shaking Up the Residential PV Market: Implications of Recent Changes to the ITC."Case Studies of State Support for Renewable Energy (2008) 12.

Bolinger, Mark."Property Tax Assessments as a Finance Vehicle for Residential PV Installations: Opportunities and Potential Limitations."Case Studies of State Support for Renewable Energy (2008) 10.

Bolinger, Mark."Property Tax Assessments as a Finance Vehicle for Residential PV Installations: Opportunitites and Potential Limitations." (2008) 10.

2007

Wiser, Ryan H, Andrew D Mills, Galen L Barbose, and William H Golove."The Impact of Retail Rate Structures on the Economics of Commercial Photovoltaic Systems in California." (2007) 97.

Wiser, Ryan H."The Treatment of Solar Electricity in Renewables Portfolio Standards." (2007).

Bolinger, Mark, Ryan H Wiser, and Edwin Ing."Exploring the Economic Value of EPAct 2005’s PV Tax Credits."Case Studies of State Support for Renewable Energy (2007) 10.

2006

Barbose, Galen L, Ryan H Wiser, and Mark Bolinger."Designing PV Incentive Programs to Promote Performance: A Review of Current Practice." (2006) 39.

Barbose, Galen L, Ryan H Wiser, and Mark Bolinger."Designing PV Incentive Programs to Promote Performance: A Review of Current Practice."Case Studies of State Support for Renewable Energy (2006) 39.

Barbose, Galen L, Ryan H Wiser, and Mark Bolinger."U.S. Aims for Zero-Energy: Support for PV on New Homes." (2006) 12.

Barbose, Galen L, Ryan H Wiser, and Mark Bolinger."Encouraging PV Adoption in New Market-Rate Residential Construction: A Critical Review of Program Experiences to Date." (2006) 7.

Holt, Edward, Ryan H Wiser, and Mark Bolinger."Who Owns Renewable Energy Certificates? An Exploration of Policy Options and Practice." (2006) 71.

Wiser, Ryan H, and Mark Bolinger."Federal Tax Incentives for PV Potential Implications for Program Design."California Public Utilities Commission San Francisco, California March 16, 2006 (2006).

Barbose, Galen L, Ryan H Wiser, and Mark Bolinger."Supporting Photovoltaics in Market-Rate Residential New Construction: A Summary of Programmatic Experience to Date and Lessons Learned." (2006) 30.

2005

Goldman, Charles A, Nicole C Hopper, Ranjit Bharvirkar, Bernard Neenan, Richard Boisvert, Peter Cappers, Donna Pratt, and Kim Butkins."Customer Strategies for Responding to Day-Ahead Market Hourly Electricity Pricing." (2005) 107.

Group, Electricity Markets and Policy."A Comparative Summary of State and Utility PV Buy Down Programs."Case Studies of State Support for Renewable Energy (2005).

2004

Edwards, Jennifer L, Ryan H Wiser, and Mark Bolinger."Evaluating State Markets for Residential Wind Systems: Results from an Economic and Policy Analysis Tool." (2004) 102.

Fitzgerald, Garrett, Ryan H Wiser, and Mark Bolinger."A Survey of State Clean Energy Fund Support for Research and Development Projects."Case Studies of State Support for Renewable Energy (2004) 14.

Fitzgerald, Garrett, Mark Bolinger, and Ryan H Wiser."Low-Income Renewable Energy Programs: A Survey of State Clean Energy Funds."Case Studies of State Support for Renewable Energy (2004) 8.

Fitzgerald, Garrett, Ryan H Wiser, Mark Bolinger, and Allison Schumacher."Northern Exposure: An Overview of Canadian Clean Energy Funds."Case Studies of State Support for Renewable Energy (2004) 13.

2003

Fitzgerald, Garrett, Ryan H Wiser, and Mark Bolinger."The Experience of State Clean Energy Funds with Tradable Renewable Certificates."Case Studies of State Support for Renewable Energy (2003) 13.

Fitzgerald, Garrett, Mark Bolinger, and Ryan H Wiser."Green Buildings: The Expanding Role of State Clean Energy Funds."Case Studies of State Support for Renewable Energy (2003) 11.