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2020 Green-e Verification Report (2019 Data)

The 2020 Green-e Verification Report (2019 Data) highlights the clean-energy market movers—including generation, utility and community green power programs, PPAs, renewable energy certificates, and more.

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Accounting for Standard Delivery Renewable Energy

Inconsistent approaches to accounting for Standard Delivery Renewable Energy—renewable energy that is not actively procured—have led to confusion for companies actively managing electricity and greenhouse gas emissions targets. In 2020, CRS facilitated a series of virtual workshops through its Clean Energy Accounting Project (CEAP) to identify areas of consensus and quantification best practices. This report …

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Renewable Energy and Greenhouse Gas Accounting Glossary

This Glossary provides definitions of common terms used when tracking and accounting for renewable energy and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with electricity, with a focus on Attributional Accounting.

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Recognition of Standard Delivery Renewable Energy in Different Programs and Standards

Many voluntary standards and programs have policies around recognizing the use of renewable energy that is not actively procured by the reporting entity (Standard Delivery Renewable Energy). These policies are communicated explicitly, implicitly or in the use of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions factors. This document presents a representative summary and comparison of current program requirements …

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Data Sources: Accounting for Standard Delivery Renewable Energy

Developed in 2020 to support the Accounting for Standard Delivery Renewable Energy report published under CRS’s Clean Energy Accounting Project (CEAP), this document explores a representative sample of data sources available for accounting for renewable energy across the U.S., including utility-specific data, Renewable Portfolio Compliance data, Residual Mix data, and grid average data. It examines …

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2020 Green-e® Verification Report (2019 Data)

CRS’s Green-e® Energy certification program certified nearly 69 million megawatt-hours in retail transactions in 2019, representing an overall year-over-year increase of 11%. This is the highest number of certified retail MWh to date. This includes over 6.1 million MWh from solar generation, an increase of 60%. Almost half of the energy supplying certified sales came …

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Accelerating Corporate Renewable Energy Engagement in China

While there are many new and existing mechanisms in China that enable companies to access renewable energy, the Chinese voluntary market is still early in its development, and much more can be done to create market conditions that facilitate a significant scale-up of private investment. This report, released by CRS with funding by Google, LLC., …

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2020 Green-e® Verification Report (2019 Data)

Accelerating Corporate Renewable Energy Engagement in China

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2020 Green-e Verification Report (2019 Data)

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Accounting for Standard Delivery Renewable Energy

Renewable Energy and Greenhouse Gas Accounting Glossary

Recognition of Standard Delivery Renewable Energy in Different Programs and Standards

Data Sources: Accounting for Standard Delivery Renewable Energy

2020 Green-e® Verification Report (2019 Data)

Accelerating Corporate Renewable Energy Engagement in China

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