Suggestions for changes to be made to language under GIB Credit: On-site Renewable Energy Sources and the subheading “ND Plan, ND”

CRS applauds Quebec for proposing such a comprehensive system for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and urges you to adopt a Voluntary Renewable Energy (VRE) set aside as enabled under Western Climate Initiative rules.

General Comments in support of the LEED 2012 Rating System Drafts, including the inclusion of criteria and points for green power and carbon offset purchasing in the LEED Standards, and LEED’s citation and reference to the Green-e Standards for renewable energy (Green-e Energy) and carbon offsets (Green-e Climate). Also suggested changes to help bolster and …

In these comments, CRS recommends removal or clarification of the tenets proposed on page 14 of the Administrative Law Judge’s Proposed Decision Implementing Portfolio Content Categories (“Proposed Decision”) for the Renewables Portfolio Standard Program (“RPS”) pursuant to Pub. Util. Code §399.16 (2011), “What you buy is what you have.” and “What you have is what …

The Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program is a standard and framework for GHG emission reductions and removals. It is also a Green-e Climate Endorsed Program. On 1 September 2011, VCS released for public consultation draft requirements for standardized approaches for baselines and additionality. CRS submitted comments in general support of the VCSA’s decision to move …

CRS submitted comments to the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commmission with regard to Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) petition to bifurcate the apprentice labor multiplier from the Renewable Energy Credit (REC). CRS believes this bifurcation would directly result in the double counting of renewable energy attributes if the REC were sold into the voluntary market, or …

The Oregon Department of Energy arranged for WREGIS to create RECs retroactively for stranded electricity. Under this arrangement, all RECs created through this process must be exclusively used for Oregon RPS compliance. The Center for Resource Solutions was contracted to complete a review of the stranded generation RECs against voluntary market transactions. This report summarizes …

The report highlights Green-e Certified renewable energy and carbon offset sales in 2010, as well as organizations that participated in Green-e Marketplace to demonstrate their commitment to renewable energy. The report shows a 23% increase in total Green-e Energy retail sales volume over the previous year, equivalent to over 23 million MWh of renewable energy …

2010 Annual Report

CRS submitted comments on the proposed changes to the GRP 2.0.