Reply to Comments on Compliance Reporting and Verification Under MN Statute 216b.1691, Renewable Energy Standard (RES) and Carbon Free Standard (CFS)

CRS supports comments submitted by other stakeholders regarding compliance reporting and verification under Minnesota Statute 216B.1691, Minnesota’s Renewable Energy Standard (RES) and the newly created Carbon Free Standard (CFS). These comments pertain to requiring the use of renewable energy certificates (RECs) and alternative energy certificates (AECs), as well as using a residual mix to represent a utility’s carbon-free portion of net wholesale purchases.