Developed in 2020 to support the Accounting for Standard Delivery Renewable Energy report published under CRS’s Clean Energy Accounting Project (CEAP), this document explores a representative sample of data sources available for accounting for renewable energy across the U.S., including utility-specific data, Renewable Portfolio Compliance data, Residual Mix data, and grid average data. It examines …

Inconsistent approaches to accounting for Standard Delivery Renewable Energy—renewable energy that is not actively procured—have led to confusion for companies actively managing electricity and greenhouse gas emissions targets. In 2020, CRS facilitated a series of virtual workshops through its Clean Energy Accounting Project (CEAP) to identify areas of consensus and quantification best practices. This report …

A framework for the discussion of objectives for hourly renewable energy certificates (RECs) that includes a glossary of selected terms, background and history, and key questions.

CRS’s Green-e® Energy certification program certified nearly 69 million megawatt-hours in retail transactions in 2019, representing an overall year-over-year increase of 11%. This is the highest number of certified retail MWh to date. This includes over 6.1 million MWh from solar generation, an increase of 60%. Almost half of the energy supplying certified sales came …

Comments on September 25, 2020 Clean Energy Plan (CEP) Guidance Draft Release for Public Comment and Appendices. Comments and background information on renewable energy certificates and their role in utility greenhouse gas emissions reporting.

Comments on the Rulemaking Advisory Committee #1 Discussion Paper for the September 24, 2020 Rulemaking Advisory Committee (RAC) Meeting #1 as a part of The Clean Fuels Program (CFP) Electricity 2021 Rulemaking. Also responses to consultation questions in the Discussion Paper and discussion questions from the September 24 Meeting.

Comments on the Rulemaking Advisory Committee #1 Discussion Paper (“Discussion Paper”) for the September 24, 2020 Rulemaking Advisory Committee (RAC) Meeting #1 (“September 24 Meeting”) as a part of The Clean Fuels Program (CFP) Electricity 2021 Rulemaking. Our comments are organized by topic area. We also provide responses to consultation questions in the Discussion Paper …

Comments on elements of Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) staff’s July 29, 2020 Proposed Draft Rules (“Staff Proposal”), Commissioner Kennedy’s proposed amendments no. 2 dated September 16, 2020, a letter from Commissioner Dunn to the Commissioners dated September 23, 2020, and the Special Open Meeting held September 24, 2020.

CRS comments on second discussion draft rule language for implementation of Washington State’s Clean Energy Transformation Act (CETA).

Feedback from CRS on the Cradle to Cradle Certified Version 4 draft standard, to be reviewed by the Institute’s Certification Standards Board and considered in the development of the final Cradle to Cradle Certified Version 4 standard.