This study focuses on incentives that target small-scale renewable energy technologies intended for on-site use in residential or small commercial applications. Solar and small wind were naturally the primary relevant technologies given this scope. For incentives that were available to owners of large- and small-scale systems, the discussion centers primarily on the impact of the incentive on smaller applications. The choice of incentive types was dictated by those with the potential to increase the current small-scale renewables market significantly either through a reduction in the market price of the technology (tax credits and buy-downs) or by lowering.
