The New England USA experience with competitive small-scale renewable energy projects that limit GHG emissions

There is no doubt that the production of electricity by new renewable energy projects will result in a worldwide reduction in power plant emissions. In the US and in particular in its NE region, renewable energy resources are critical, given that: 1. Gas exports to the US from Canada continue to drop and 2. The uncertainty of US EPA´s new source reviews eases the pressure on power plant owners, predominantly in the mid-west US, from investing in new emission controls when undertaking major modifications. Thus, the two traditional methods of reducing power plant emissions by natural gas conversion and by installing emission control equipment will most likely fall short of climate change control expectations resulting in a greater dependence on clean electric generation from renewable energy technologies.