New guidance published by CRS’s Clean Energy Accounting Project (CEAP) fills a critical gap in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions accounting rules by providing a framework for companies to make credible direct emissions and clean fuel use claims backed by certificates for bio-based and low-carbon fuels. Market-based Accounting for Clean Fuels was designed to be consistent …
Author: Paule Armstrong
Can Voluntary Markets Coexist with Feed-in Tariffs?
Feed-in tariffs (FITs) are policies guaranteeing renewable energy generators a fixed price for their electricity, usually integrating a cost premium intended to subsidize additional development so that emerging renewable energy technologies can reach scale. Generally, utilities are mandated to pay the fixed price, which includes the cost the utility would have paid for the same …
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 …