Аннотация:The attitude towards renewable energy sources has changed under conditions of globalization. Alternative energy is booming all over the world. Interest in this direction of energy development is influenced by many factors: the growth or decline in prices for oil and other fuels, the problems of energy security of states, the possibility of reducing the dependence of a number of countries on oil and gas imports, as well as the general concern about climate change on the planet. The purpose of this article is to analyze the experience of the energy policy pursued by the governments of the leading states in the field of alternative energy, and to assess the possibility of applying the accumulated experience to Russia. Many countries of the world are currently pursuing a national energy policy in the field of the use of renewable energy sources. Among the government measures aimed at developing alternative energy are the formation of a new tariff policy in favor of the use of alternative energy sources, the use of insurance mechanisms, the establishment of a minimum level of energy costs produced with the use of alternative energysources, etc. At the same time, the Russia's fuel and energy complex based on the use the traditional technology to ensure the national security.