Fuel producers and their customers concerned with managing the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from using fuels are pursuing ways to replace conventional fossil fuels with biologically derived and lower-emitting alternative fuels. To help spur investment in the production of these nascent fuels, these stakeholders are using markets for contractual instruments like certificates representing the environmental …

All-generation electricity certificate tracking and residual mixes are two related and essential tools that can help states ensure transparency and accuracy in their electricity programs and in retail electricity markets more generally. These mechanisms help establish an accurate picture of electricity generation and consumption, prevent double counting, and support state renewable energy and climate policies.

State Clean Energy Standards (CESs), which set carbon-free energy or greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions goals for electric utilities, represent a new approach over traditional renewable portfolio standard (RPS) programs—one that focuses on renewable energy instead of emissions. This policy brief, aimed at state public utility commissioners and their staffs, discusses the critical importance of renewable …

This policy brief for state policymakers and regulators describes how proposed frameworks for tracking and reporting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in new regional wholesale electricity markets for the Western Interconnection could impact the integrity of state clean energy and GHG programs. It provides recommendations including data coordination between these markets and the Western Renewable Energy …

The 2024 Green-e® Verification Report (2023 Data) is an annual, year-end report that aggregates reporting data from participants in the three Green-e® programs—Green-e® Climate, Green-e® Energy, and Green-e® Marketplace. The 2024 report, which was compiled from data gathered during the 2023 reporting year, highlighted significant market trends, including: Over 125 million retail megawatt-hours (MWh) were …

The 2023 Green-e® Verification Report (2022 Data) is an annual, year-end report that aggregates reporting data from participants in the three Green-e® programs—Green-e® Climate, Green-e® Energy, and Green-e® Marketplace. The 2023 report, which was compiled from data gathered during the 2022 reporting year, highlighted significant market trends, including: More than 114 million retail megawatt-hours (MWh) …

In This Issue: Letter from the Executive Director • Policy and Advocacy • CEAP • Green-e® Program Update • Renewable Energy Markets Conferences • On the Road • Recently Published • Welcome New Staff

In This Issue: Growth in Green-e® • CEAP Updates • Upcoming Webinars • Green-e® International Standard • State Policy and Advocacy • SBTi • Green-e® Program Updates • REM™ 2024 Conferences • On the Road • Recently Published • Welcome New Staff

The 1998 Annual Report for CRS highlights the administration of domestic programs such as Green-e, Green Pricing, Demonstration Center, Low-Impact Hydro Institute, and international programs such as the Global Guardianship Initiative.

The 1999 Annual Report for CRS summarizes the organization’s key achievements, such as the second full year of the Green-e program, the formation of the oversight board for the Green Pricing program, the launch of the Green-e Plus program, the Nature Conservancy Project, and policy initiatives in China.