Comments on the benefits of incorporating a mechanism to protect voluntary and corporate renewable energy demand, purchasing, and emissions benefits under potential regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from electric utility generating units.
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Comments to the California Energy Commission on the Revised Proposal for Implementation of AB 1110 and Power Source Disclosure
CRS issues a second set of comments regarding fundamental misunderstandings and conflations of important concepts that continue to persist and are again reflected in the Revised Proposal for implementation of AB 1110. Our first set of comments were submitted on July 28, 2017 for the June 27, 2017 Initial Proposal, which do not appear to …
Supplemental comments to the California Energy Commission on GHG Emissions Intensity Calculation Proposal for Implementation of AB 1110 and Power Source Disclosure
Supplemental comments in response to PG&E’s Supplemental Comments Regarding Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Methodology and Supplemental GHG Metric Presentation (Docketed August 23, 2017). CRS expresses a concern that if RECs are not required as a part of demonstrating an LSE’s share of GHG-free from renewables delivered in a given hour, there is a potential for double …
Comments to the California Energy Commission on the Initial Proposal for Implementation of AB 1110 and Power Source Disclosure
CRS is providing comments to the CEC to help illuminate fundamental misunderstandings of important concepts among Commission Staff, Air Resources Board (ARB) Staff, and other stakeholders. These comments include a section on Accuracy to try to address misunderstandings and conflations. Following that, we provide our comments on the Proposal, which are divided into Primary and …
Overview of Renewable Portfolio Standard Design Options from the U.S. Experience
This report highlights the main principles and options that inform Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) program design based on experiences in the United States. Applicable examples are highlighted throughout the report, and an overview of implications for China is included at the end of the report. This report is also available in Mandarin.
REC Questions and Answers
An overview of common questions about renewable energy certificates (RECs).
Tracking Environmental Attributes: A Discussion Paper
The differences in renewable energy certificate (REC) definitions, information, and tracking capability are problematic for a liquid market, can create confusion, or possibly create opportunities for fraud. This paper focuses on the question of how RECs are defined by different tracking systems, and examines options for harmonizing RECs among tracking systems.
Voluntary Renewable Energy Set-Asides For Cap-And-Trade (Fact Sheet)
A companion piece to Corporate and Voluntary Renewable Energy in State Greenhouse Gas Policy: An Air Regulator’s Guide, this fact sheet details the options available to states as they consider adoption and implementation of cap-and-trade or similar carbon regulation programs, and the impacts of these programs on renewable energy development and the voluntary renewable energy …
Voluntary and Corporate Renewable Energy in New York: Challenges to Maximizing Voluntary Benefits and Meeting State Goals
The last of three policy briefs prepared with the Pace Energy and Climate Center focusing on voluntary renewable energy in the Northeast United States, this brief focuses on New York state in particular. It describes the unique regulatory landscape for voluntary renewable energy, identifies potential barriers to voluntary renewable energy development in the state as …
Voluntary and Corporate Renewable Energy in New York: Challenges to Maximizing Voluntary Benefits and Meeting State Goals (Executive Summary)
The last of three policy briefs prepared with the Pace Energy and Climate Center focusing on voluntary renewable energy in the Northeast United States, this brief focuses on New York state in particular. It describes the unique regulatory landscape for voluntary renewable energy, identifies potential barriers to voluntary renewable energy development in the state as …