The
five-member
panel
stuck
to
the
rates
put
forward
by
its
head,
Kazuhiro
Ueta,
earlier
this
week,
and
industry
sources
say
the
government
is
likely
to
adopt
the
recommendations
as
they
stand.
The
panel
says
the
new
FIT
should
pay
out
¥42
($0.52)
per
kWh
for
PV
systems
smaller
than
10kW,
and
¥40/kWh
for
those
larger
than
10kW.
Wind
farms
larger
than
20kW
would
receive
¥23.10/kWh,
while
geothermal
projects
larger
than
15MW
would
get
¥27.30/kWh.
While
the
panel
abided
by
the
suggestions
made
by
the
Japanese
PV
sector,
the
wind
industry
was…
