CRS submitted comments under Docket UE-210183 in response to the May 17, 2021 Notice of Opportunity to File Written Comments on Issues Related to Double Counting, Market Purchases of Electricity and the Interpretation of Compliance with RCW 19.405.040(1)(a).

CRS submitted comments in response to a May 5, 2021 notice and request for comments on energy storage accounting issues.

In This Issue: Policy Guidance for Clean Energy Accounting • EVs Driving Renewable Energy in Oregon • State Policy Update • Just Published • Resilient Schools Collaborative • Green-e® Renewable Fuels • Getting Started Guide for Carbon Offsets • Residual Mix Emissions Rates • Renewable Energy Markets Conference • Green-e® Marketplace Participant Spotlight • New Green-e® Participants • In the Media • Recent Events • Green-e® in Chile and Taiwan • On the Road • 5th Annual Environmental Justice Summit • Staff News

CRS provided feedback on the Straw FCEM Framework. Our comments are primarily focused on “Interaction with existing state programs (RECs, etc.)” and pertain to the overall viability and desirability of different approaches within the FCEM pathway and their impacts on existing markets and programs.

Comments on the Rulemaking Advisory Committee #3 Discussion Paper (“Third Discussion Paper”) for the October 22, 2020 Rulemaking Advisory Committee (RAC) Meeting #3 (“October 22 Meeting”) as a part of the Oregon Clean Fuels Program (CFP) Electricity 2021 Rulemaking. Comments pertain mostly to the proposed requirement for Green-e® certification of RECs used for the CFP. …

Comments on proposed modifications to the Arizona Corporation Commission’s (ACC’s) Energy Rules (“Proposed Rules”) and the December 1, 2020 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. Our primary comments focus on required documentation for an electric utility to “demonstrate its ability to deliver energy from Clean Energy Resources and Renewable Energy Resource to its Customers” in Sec. R14-2-2704(D).

Comments in response to the November 5, 2020 Notice of Opportunity to File Written Comments (“November 5 Notice”). Comments on the proposed rule language in Attachment A (joint recommendations from the Public Generating Pool, Puget Sound Energy, Pacific Power, and Avista Corporation) and Attachment B (joint recommendations from Climate Solutions and Northwest Energy Coalition). We …

Comments in response to the LCFS Public Workshops to Discuss Potential Regulation Revisions held on October 14 and 15, 2020. Comments pertain specifically to staff proposals for new requirements for REC retirements for low-carbon-intensity electricity.

Comments on the Clean Fuels Program (CFP) Electricity 2021 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) and Draft Rules dated December 22, 2020 (“Draft Rules”). These comments pertain to proposed requirements for RECs and use of offsite renewable electricity in Sec. 340-253-0470(5), proposed requirements for utility renewable electricity products in Sec. 340-253-0470(7), proposed reporting and documentation requirements …

This Glossary provides definitions of common terms used when tracking and accounting for renewable energy and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with electricity, with a focus on Attributional Accounting.