Section 168: Feed-in tariffs rates.

(1) An electricity distribution utility shall not buy or negotiate a power purchase agreement with a generator of electricity from renewable energy sources unless it is in accordance with guidelines provided by the Commission.
(2) The Commission shall prepare and provide public utilities with guidelines on the level of rates that may be charged by the? public utility for electricity generated from renewable energy sources.
(3) The Commission shall take into account the-
(a) technology being used in the renewable energy industry;
(b) location of the generation facility;
(c) operating norms for the specific technology under consideration;
(d) costs associate with construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance of the plant;
(e) the reasonable rate of return; and
(f) the balance between the interest of the consumer and the investor, in preparing the guidelines,
(4) The balance between the interest of the consumer and the investor, in preparing the guidelines,
(5) The Commission shall, in determining the mechanism for the regulated electricity market, factor into the tariff, the price differential between the purchase price of electricity generated from renewable energy sources and the price of electricity purchased from other sources.