In this paper, CRS and the Regulatory Assistance Project have collaborated to help readers to understand some of the ways in which states are using renewable energy today, and appreciate how existing renewable energy compliance practices provide well-established and suitable approaches for regulators to use as part of their efforts to demonstrate compliance under the …
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Supporting State Compliance With the EPA Clean Power Plan
In this paper, CRS and the Regulatory Assistance Project have collaborated to describe how the existing functionality of the regional renewable energy tracking systems can be used by states to track renewable energy and support compliance with the EPA Clean Power Plan, as well as to identify enhancements that may be needed to support state …
Guidelines for Renewable Energy Claims: Guidance for Consumers and Electricity Providers
A description of how ownership of renewable energy attributes remains with the renewable energy certificate, and examples of claims issues between hosts, utilities, and owners.
Scope 2 Greenhouse Gas Accounting for U.S. Renewable Energy
Guidance for accounting and reporting of renewable electricity in North America under the World Resources Institute’s Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard for reporting of Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions.
CRS Comments on the Washington State Department of Commerce’s Proposed Revisions to WAC 194-37-110, 194-37-120, and 194-37-210 Related to RPS Implementation
Comments in support of the proposed revisions clarifying that bundled or unbundled RECs must be used under all three methods for complying with the RPS and must be retired once they are claimed for compliance.
Green-e Direct
A graphic 1-page description of the Green-e Direct option.
The Legal Basis for Renewable Energy Certificates
There is a strong legal basis for the use of renewable energy certificates (RECs) as instruments that represent the attributes of renewable electricity generation and are used to demonstrate renewable electricity purchasing, delivery, and use within the broader context of functioning voluntary and compliance renewable electricity markets. This document provides a summary of different selected …
Comments of CRS on Request for Information for EERE Definition of Zero Energy Buildings, Docket No. EERE-2014-BT-BLDG-0050
CRS responds to the January 2015 U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) RFI for the Definition of Zero Energy Buildings and the Public Comment Period Draft of the “A Common Definition for Zero Energy Buildings” report prepared by the National Institute of Building Sciences
2013 Green-e Verification Report
In 2013 Green-e Energy certified retail sales of 33.5 million megawatt-hours (MWh), enough to power over a quarter of U.S. households for a month, or 1% of the total U.S. electricity mix. Over half of the installed wind capacity in the U.S. is participating in Green-e Energy certified transactions.
Comments to the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) on Public Exposure Draft Standards-Consumption II
CRS comments on the April 2015 Exposure Draft Standards for Public Comment for Consumption II sectors, including Apparel, Accessories & Footwear; Appliance Manufacturing; Building Products & Furnishings; Toys & Sporting Goods; Food Retailers & Distributors; Drug Retailers & Convenience Stores; Multiline and Specialty Retailers & Distributors; and E-commerce