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Comments to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Proposed Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors

CRS’s comments include general support for required climate-related disclosures and detailed recommendations and background related to renewable energy certificates (RECs) and Scope 2 emissions accounting.

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2021 Green-e® Verification Report (2020 Data)

The 2021 Green-e® Verification Report (2020 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 2021 report, which was compiled from data gathered during the 2020 reporting year, highlighted significant market trends, including: 90 million retail megawatt-hours (MWh) reported from …

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Priorities for Voluntary Renewable Energy Under the Clean Electricity Performance Program

As Congress considers adoption of the Federal Clean Electricity Performance Program (CEPP), it is important to understand the impacts on existing renewable energy markets in the U.S., particularly private investment in and use of renewable energy—the voluntary market. This policy brief from CRS’s Clean Energy Accounting Project (CEAP) provides an overview of the critical role …

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Measuring What an LSE Manages Under a Federal Clean Energy Standard

There are many different ways to design a Federal Clean Energy Standard (CES) for the load-serving entities (LSEs) that sell and deliver electricity to end-use customers. But to implement an aggressive policy quickly, policymakers must choose metrics for measuring electricity that LSEs can meet accurately and efficiently. This policy brief explores four potential options for …

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Clean Energy Baselines for Load-Serving Entities Under a Federal Clean Energy Standard

Current proposals for the federal Clean Energy Standard (CES) incorporate existing renewable energy resources and may require the establishment of baselines to measure progress made by load serving entities towards compliance targets. This discussion draft, released by CRS’s Clean Energy Accounting Project (CEAP), evaluates several key issues for establishing baselines including the criteria used to define eligible …

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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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Comments to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Proposed Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors

2021 Green-e® Verification Report (2020 Data)

Priorities for Voluntary Renewable Energy Under the Clean Electricity Performance Program

Measuring What an LSE Manages Under a Federal Clean Energy Standard

Clean Energy Baselines for Load-Serving Entities Under a Federal Clean Energy Standard

Accounting for Standard Delivery Renewable Energy

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Welcome to Center for Resource Solutions

Since 1997

Technical and Policy Leadership

Green-e® Certification

Renewable Energy & Climate Change Solutions

Corporate Renewable Energy Programs

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Renewable Energy Markets™ 2022

Featured Publications

Comments to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Proposed Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors

2021 Green-e® Verification Report (2020 Data)

Priorities for Voluntary Renewable Energy Under the Clean Electricity Performance Program

Measuring What an LSE Manages Under a Federal Clean Energy Standard

Clean Energy Baselines for Load-Serving Entities Under a Federal Clean Energy Standard

Accounting for Standard Delivery Renewable Energy

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