The FIT Coalition is a policy-driven advocacy organization whose members are dedicated to the deployment of renewable energy and its critical role in the nation’s low-carbon future. The Coalition fights for smart clean energy policies that foster growth within the industry while bringing massive levels of renewable energy online quickly and affordably.

Working on rooftop solar.
Solar Thermal Power in Bakerfield, CA
Windmills in WY

Renewable energy goals

California is a perfect example of RPS (Renewable Portfolio Standard) failure: Seven years after adopting a 20%-by-2010 RPS mandate, California's deployed renewable energy percentage has not changed!

California Legislators have realized that we need something new and so now, AB1106 is working its way through the Legislature. AB1106 is the bill that implements the REESA FIT and is currently the FIT Coalition's first priority.

Feed-in Tariffs

Feed-in tariffs have proved to be the most successful policy for accelerated deployment of renewable energy.

Several governments in Europe and Canada have implemented feed-in tariffs to meet their RPS goals. Last year, Germany alone added ten time more solar-generation capacity than the state of California, despite California having a solar resource 50% better than Germany's.

California vs Germany.

Feed-in-Tariff FORUM, Aspen, Colorado. March 15th. www.communityinpower.com

Crossing the Cleantech Divide, Palo Alto, CA. April 8-9. Hosted by Silicon Valley Bank (invite only)

Renewable Energy & Economic Stimulus Act of 2009 (REESA)

The REESA FIT is a comprehensive, cost-based Feed-In Tariff (FIT) in California designed to work in concert with existing programs and not interfere in the jurisdiction of any existing programs for renewable energy.

It taps into the Wholesale Distributed Generation (WDG) market segment consisting of 20 megawatt-and-under projects that are interconnected to the distribution grid which on average in California, has a value boost of more than 35 percent over transmission-interconnected generation.

Under the REESA FIT, energy generated will not offset any onsite load, be net metered, nor be eligible for CSI or SGIP incentives. Instead all the energy is sold to utilities, bundled with all renewable energy attributes including the Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), which will count toward utilities’ RPS requirements

The REESA FIT is working through the California Legislature as AB1106. For details on AB1106, click here. There is also a competing bill in the Legislature: SB32.

The Latest REESA Updates

  • AB1106 needs your support now.  Find out how to help bring renewable energy to California!
  • AB1106 was passed out of the Senate Energy Committee on 7/7/09 and referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee
  • The FIT Coalition and several prominent partners submitted letters of support for AB1106 with suggested amendments on 7/1/09
    • You can download our letter to Assembly member Fuentes (DOC and PDF) and our letter to the Senate Committee (DOC and PDF).
  • SB32 was amended and submitted to the Assembly Energy and Commerce Committee on 7/1/09
  • AB1106 was amended and submitted to the State Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee on 6/25/09

What You Can Do Now

  • Contact one of the Senators on the State Senate Appropriations Committee and ask them to approve AB1106. For a list of the Senators and their contact information click here. 
  • Join the FITCoalition and let us know specifically how you'd like to be involved
  • Tell everyone in your community, mailing lists, workplaces, etc about the REESA FIT and point them to our website
  • Read the REESA Fact Sheet and REESA FAQ to prepare for the next step in the process, the Senate Appropriations Committee
  • Get familiar with Feed-in-Tariffs on our FIT Basics page

Current Information

 REESA Background Information, Research, and Tools