The green rush is a gold rush – this year.

The green rush is a gold rush – this year. The Rada is reviewing for a second vote a bill that would lower tariffs for solar and wind and adopt auctions. Highlighting profits to be made by renewable projects commissioned before Dec. 31, Oksana Kryvenko, chair of the State Regulation Commission tells Business Censor news site that renewables will account for 2.5% of Ukraine’s electric production this year, but account for 7.5% of consumers’ electricity bills. She says: “Ultimately, the consumer pays.”