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Residual Mix Applications and Existing Data
This document, released by CRS’s Clean Energy Accounting Project (CEAP), is intended to provide background on how residual mixes (electricity delivered as part of system mix and untracked or unclaimed energy) and associated emissions should be defined and calculated in the U.S. for different uses. Residual mix calculations are often used for greenhouse gas emissions …
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Guidance for Supplier Clean Electricity Procurement
Companies working to increase clean electricity use in their upstream supply chains have lacked guidance on how to design clean electricity procurement programs with comparable criteria and metrics that meet their unique needs while supporting global supplier action. This Clean Energy Accounting Project (CEAP) Guidance for Supplier Clean Electricity Procurement (the guidance) was designed through …
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Scope 3 GHG Accounting for Upstream Clean Electricity Use
In recent years, companies have begun working to reduce electricity-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in their upstream supply chains and support supply chain practices that advance clean energy worldwide. However, companies implementing these actions struggle to reflect the carbon free attributes of supplier clean electricity use in their scope 3 footprints. This Clean Energy Accounting Project …
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CRS NewSolutions (Summer 2023)
In This Issue: Policy and Advocacy • Voluntary Market Impact • CEAP Updates • Green-e Program Updates • Renewable Energy Markets Conferences • On the Road • Recently Published • New Staff
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The Legal Basis for Renewable Energy Certificates
There is a strong legal basis for the use of renewable energy certificates (RECs) as instruments that represent the attributes of renewable electricity generation and are used to demonstrate renewable electricity purchasing, delivery, and use within the broader context of functioning voluntary and compliance renewable electricity markets. This document provides a summary of different selected …
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2022 Green-e® Verification Report (2021 Data)
The 2022 Green-e® Verification Report (2021 Data) is an annual, year-end report that aggregates reporting data from participants in the three Green-e® programs—Green-e® Climate, Green-e® Energy, and Green-e® Marketplace. The 2022 report, which was compiled from data gathered during the 2021 reporting year, highlighted significant market trends, including: 110 million retail megawatt-hours (MWh) reported from Green-e® …
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