Every customer has the right to know—with confidence and clarity—the sources of the electricity they have purchased and the associated emissions by Rachel Palmer The Clean Energy Accounting Project’s (CEAP’s) Best Practices for Power Source and Emissions Disclosure guidance provides a comprehensive guide for regulators, utilities, and electricity suppliers to deliver accurate, standardized power …
Author: Jeff Swenerton
Missteps in Proposed Updates to GHG Protocol’s Scope 2 Guidance
Two new proposed requirements threaten to drive up the cost of clean power, damage markets, reduce revenue, and restrict access The Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol is conducting a public consultation on the first set of proposed updates to its corporate scope 2 accounting guidance for emissions from indirect electricity, extended through January 31, 2026. …
Renewable Energy Certificates and Renewable Electricity Use Claims
Renewable energy certificates (RECs) are long-established and widely used instruments in U.S. electricity markets that enable electricity to be bought or sold as renewable. RECs are issued and tracked through regional tracking systems that collect electricity production data. RECs are recognized by the federal government and by states for use in renewable portfolio standard (RPS) …
New EPA Report Highlights Voluntary Market Impact on Renewable Deployment
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released the comprehensive report “Impacts of Voluntary Renewable Energy Demand on Deployment: A Market-Based Approach,” which provides an in-depth analysis of how voluntary renewable energy markets contribute to the growth of renewable energy in the United States. The report estimates that from 2014 to 2023, voluntary markets were …
A Look Back, and Ahead for CRS
A Look Back, and Ahead for CRS Accelerating the transition to clean, renewable energy is vital. There is no environmental action more important than switching to renewable energy, and we are proud of the work we accomplished this year in policy, advocacy, consumer protection, convening, and helping companies and organizations align their sustainability actions. …
Purchasing Clean Energy for Impact: Understanding Opportunities
by Lucas Grimes, CRS; and James Critchfield, U.S. EPA Green Power Partnership Aggressive expansion of clean energy is critical for the U.S. to achieve its climate and energy goals. A major prerequisite for this transition is customers’ ability to procure clean energy. Customers who have access and choose to purchase clean energy are not …
Just Released: 2021 Green-e® Verification Report (2020 Data)
We just released the 2021 Green-e® Verification Report (2020 Data), which showed an over-30% increase in certified MWh over the previous year. There were significant gains in solar, and pandemic-related spending shifts as many businesses were shuttered. The annual Verification Report aggregates year-end reporting data from participants in the three Green-e® programs—Green-e® Climate, Green-e® Energy, …
Happy Holidays from CRS
As this extraordinary year comes to a close, the staff and board of Center for Resource Solutions would like to wish you happy holidays and best wishes for the coming year. We’re closing out a year of unprecedented challenges and uncertainty. Nevertheless, we made solid progress on the clean energy transition, with record-breaking capacity …
Protesting in Support of Equality and Racial Justice
Center for Resource Solutions stands with those protesting the devastating murder of George Floyd on May 25th, 2020, and the entrenched culture of racism in which it took place. Our employees, board, and families join together with people and communities who are impacted by systemic racism, and support all who are raising their voices during …