Exploring the Role of RECs in Renewable Energy Deployment

Project-level financial analyses often conclude that RECs don’t meaningfully affect project finances—but developers tell a different story In a new report published by CRS, Eric O’Shaughnessy, Ph.D. draws on recent interviews conducted with renewable energy market stakeholders, including four large U.S. renewable energy developers, to examine how renewable energy certificates (RECs) affect real-world project development decisions. Developer …