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2007

Wiser, Ryan H, Mark Bolinger, and Galen L Barbose."Using the Federal Production Tax Credit to Build a Durable Market for Wind Power in the United States."The Electricity Journal 20.9 (2007) 77-88. DOI

Harper, John, Matthew D Karcher, and Mark Bolinger."Wind Project Financing Structures: A Review & Comparative Analysis." (2007) 82.

Wiser, Ryan H, and Mark Bolinger."Annual Report on U.S. Wind Power Installation, Cost, and Performance Trends: 2006." (2007) 24.

Holt, Edward, and Ryan H Wiser."The Treatment of Renewable Energy Certificates, Emissions Allowances, and Green Power Programs in State Renewables Portfolio Standards." (2007) 38.

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

Wiser, Ryan H."Renewables Portfolio Standards: A Focus on Western States."AWEA Wind Power Finance & Investment Workshop, March 2007, San Francisco, CA (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, Ranjit Bharvirkar, Charles A Goldman, Nicole C Hopper, and Bernard Neenan."Killing Two Birds with One Stone: Can Real-Time Pricing Support Retail Competition and Demand Response?." (2006) 14.

Hopper, Nicole C, Charles A Goldman, and Bernard Neenan."Not All Large Customers Are Made Alike: Disaggregating Response to Default-Service Day-Ahead Market Pricing."2006 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2006).

Bolinger, Mark."Avoiding the Haircut: Potential Ways to Enhance the Value of the USDA’s Section 9006 Program." (2006) 29.

Fripp, Matthias, and Ryan H Wiser."Analyzing the Effects of Temporal Wind Patterns on the Value of Wind-Generated Electricity at Different Sites in California and the Northwest." (2006) 122.

Bolinger, Mark, and Ryan H Wiser."State Clean Energy Funds Support Utility-Scale Projects."North American Wind Power (2006) 5.

Bolinger, Mark, and Ryan H Wiser."The Impact of State Clean Energy Fund Support for Utility-Scale Renewable Energy Projects."Case Studies of State Support for Renewable Energy (2006) 9.

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.

Bolinger, Mark."Hedging Future Gas Price Risk with Wind Power."UWIG Annual Meeting Arlington, Virginia April 6, 2006 (2006).

Orans, Ren, and Inc Energy and Environmental Economics."Phase 1 Results: Incentives and Rate Design for Energy Efficiency and Demand Response." (2006).

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).

Wiser, Ryan H."Meeting Expectations: A Review of State Experience with RPS Policies." (2006).

Barbose, Galen L, Charles A Goldman, Ranjit Bharvirkar, Nicole C Hopper, Michael K Ting, and Bernard Neenan."Real Time Pricing as a Default or Optional Service for Commercial and Industrial Customers: A Comparative Analysis of Eight Case Studies." (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.

Wiser, Ryan H, Mark Bolinger, Peter Cappers, and Robert Margolis."Letting the Sun Shine on Solar Costs: An Empirical Investigation of Photovoltaic Cost Trends in California." (2006) 67.