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Energy Policy Simulator - United States
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Add a policy lever to subsidize new capacity construction (like ITC) #29

Closed jrissman closed 4 years ago

jrissman commented 4 years ago

Add a policy lever that allows the user to implement a subsidy for new capacity construction (subscripted by power plant type). This policy would be similar to the U.S. Investment Tax Credit (ITC) and accompanies the already-existing policy that subsidizes generation by specific power plant types. This lowers the cost of new construction seen by utilities and involves a cash flow transfer from government to electricity suppliers.

jrissman commented 4 years ago

Added in commit 266c91d.