Avoiding Double Counting in Clean Energy: The West Needs Better Coordination Between Electricity Markets and REC Tracking Systems

As more Western states ramp up their clean energy programs, the way we account for renewable energy and emissions is changing. Recently, two major electricity market operators for the Western region, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) and the Southwest Power Pool (SPP), have been exploring new frameworks for tracking and allocating energy and emissions …

Green Source Advantage Choice – Will it Lead to More Renewables?

In Episode 120 of the Squeaky Clean Energy Podcast, Lucas Grimes from the Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) joined Nick Jimenez of the Southern Environmental Law Center and Casey Collins from Duke University to discuss North Carolina’s newly approved Green Source Advantage Choice program. This program, aimed at enabling large customers to procure clean energy, faces …