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Comments on Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Revision to Guidance Federal Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Reporting CRS submitted comments to the Council on Environmental Quality regarding the DRAFT Federal Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Reporting Guidance. All CRS comments pertain to Section 4.0 of the DRAFT Federal Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Reporting Guidance, "Renewable Energy and Carbon Offsets" (pg. 24-31). Author: Jennifer Martin, Todd Jones, Jane Valentino, CRS Staff Date: 04/11/2012 Report Type: Comment Pages: 8 View PDF / |
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Renewable Energy Certificates, Carbon Offsets, and Carbon Claims: Best Practices and Frequently Asked Questions This whitepaper explains the difference between RECs and carbon offsets, how the markets for these commodities interact, and the extent to which each can be used to address GHG emissions. The paper examines REC definitions and renewable attributes, additionality as it relates to RECs, and ownership of reductions from renewable energy. It also answers questions about carbon offsets that are derived from U.S. renewable energy projects, including questions relating to additionality, the quantification of reductions, and double-counting. Author: Todd Jones, CRS Staff Date: 04/09/2012 Report Type: Report Pages: 14 View PDF / |
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CRS Comments on LEED 2012 Rating System Drafts CRS submitted comments to the USGBC on the proposed LEED 2012 Rating System Drafts regarding carbon offsets and RECs. Author: Todd Jones, Jennifer Martin Date: 03/19/2012 Report Type: Comment Pages: 5 View PDF / |
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CRS Comments on the Climate Registry's Draft General Reporting Protocol 2.0 CRS submitted comments on the proposed changes to the GRP 2.0. Author: Jennifer Martin and Jane Valentino Date: 02/14/2012 Report Type: Comment Pages: 5 View PDF / |
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2010 Green-e Verification Report The report highlights Green-e Certified renewable energy and carbon offset sales in 2010, as well as organizations that participated in Green-e Marketplace to demonstrate their commitment to renewable energy. The report shows a 23% increase in total Green-e Energy retail sales volume over the previous year, equivalent to over 23 million MWh of renewable energy generation purchased by over 583,000 residential and 66,000 commercial customers in 2010. This represented over 65% of all retail renewable energy sales in the voluntary market in 2010. Author: Center for Resource Solutions Date: 11/23/2011 Report Type: Report Pages: 12 View PDF / |
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CRS Annual Report 2010 2010 Annual Report Author: Center for Resource Solutions Date: 11/11/2011 Report Type: Report Pages: 16 View PDF / |
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Report to the Oregon Department of Energy Regarding Retroactive RECs and Stranded Generation The Oregon Department of Energy arranged for WREGIS to create RECs retroactively for stranded electricity. Under this arrangement, all RECs created through this process must be exclusively used for Oregon RPS compliance. The Center for Resource Solutions was contracted to complete a review of the stranded generation RECs against voluntary market transactions. This report summarizes the results of this review. Author: CRS Staff Date: 11/01/2011 Report Type: Report Pages: 3 View PDF / |
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CRS Comments on the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) The Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program is a standard and framework for GHG emission reductions and removals. It is also a Green-e Climate Endorsed Program. On 1 September 2011, VCS released for public consultation draft requirements for standardized approaches for baselines and additionality. CRS submitted comments in general support of the VCSA's decision to move forward with standardized approaches, requesting clarification on several aspects of the new proposed requirements, and making several suggestions for improvement and clarification. Author: Todd Jones Date: 10/28/2011 Report Type: Comment Pages: 8 View PDF / |
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Opening Comments Filed by the Center for Resource Solutions on Decision Implementing Portfolio Content Catagories for the Renewables Portfolio Standard Program In these comments, CRS recommends removal or clarification of the tenets proposed on page 14 of the Administrative Law Judge's Proposed Decision Implementing Portfolio Content Categories ("Proposed Decision") for the Renewables Portfolio Standard Program ("RPS") pursuant to Pub. Util. Code §399.16 (2011), "What you buy is what you have." and "What you have is what you retire for RPS compliance," for the process of determining compliance with the portfolio content categories. To refer to these simplified rules of thumb as "tenets" may cause confusion in the event that the proposed tenets conflict with California Energy Commission ("CEC") findings during RPS compliance verification. CRS requests that the California Public Utilities Commission either remove the tenets completely, or at a minimum, rename the tenets "rough guidelines," "considerations" or "rules of thumb" to clarify that the CEC verification and Commission compliance determination supersede the tenets, and that the tenets create no guarantee of RPS eligibility. Author: Robin Quarrier Date: 10/27/2011 Report Type: Comment Pages: 11 View PDF / |
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Petition for a declaratory order regarding the extra credits for apprentice labor provision of RCW 19.285.0404(2)(h), Docket U-111663; Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission. CRS submitted comments to the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commmission with regard to Puget Sound Energy's (PSE) petition to bifurcate the apprentice labor multiplier from the Renewable Energy Credit (REC). CRS believes this bifurcation would directly result in the double counting of renewable energy attributes if the REC were sold into the voluntary market, or to meet another state's RPS, and the multiplier was claimed by a utility in Washington using it for RPS compliance. Author: Jennifer Martin and Jane Valentino Date: 10/19/2011 Report Type: Comment Pages: 3 View PDF / |
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Comments on Second 15-Day Amendments - Voluntary Renewable Electricity Set Aside A coalition letter supporting the California Air Resource Board's (CARB) inclusion of a set aside for the voluntary renewable electricity (VRE) market. Comments regarding the following issues: eligibility of renewable energy generators by online date, clarification regarding the use of tracking systems, and how to "true up" allowances to account for oversubscription. Author: Andy Katz, Jennifer Martin, Peter Miller, Susan Stephenson and Laura Wisland Date: 09/27/2011 Report Type: Comment Pages: 3 View PDF / |
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CRS Comments to CARB on Second 15-Day Amendments Comments on the second 15-day amendments to the California Cap on Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions and Market-Based Compliance Mechanisms proposed regulations. Author: Jennifer Martin and Jane Valentino Date: 09/27/2011 Report Type: Comment Pages: 2 View PDF / |
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Comments on LEED 2012 Rating System Drafts General Comments in support of the LEED 2012 Rating System Drafts, including the inclusion of criteria and points for green power and carbon offset purchasing in the LEED Standards, and LEED's citation and reference to the Green-e Standards for renewable energy (Green-e Energy) and carbon offsets (Green-e Climate). Also suggested changes to help bolster and clarify the credits for Green Power and Carbon Offsets, Renewable Energy Production, and Green Energy Production and Utilization. Author: Todd Jones, Jennifer Martin Date: 09/14/2011 Report Type: Comment Pages: 9 View PDF / |
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Comments on LEED 2012 Rating System Drafts, Neighborhood Development (ND) Rating System Suggestions for changes to be made to language under GIB Credit: On-site Renewable Energy Sources and the subheading "ND Plan, ND" Author: Todd Jones, Jennifer Martin Date: 09/14/2011 Report Type: Comment Pages: 3 View PDF / |
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Comments Regarding Quebec's Cap and Trade Draft Regulation CRS applauds Quebec for proposing such a comprehensive system for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and urges you to adopt a Voluntary Renewable Energy (VRE) set aside as enabled under Western Climate Initiative rules. Author: Jane Valentino, Jennifer Martin Date: 09/03/2011 Report Type: Comment Pages: 2 View PDF / |
