CRS submitted comments under Docket UE-210183 in response to a September 27, 2021 Joint Workshop and Discussion on Double Counting of Renewable Energy Credits (RECs).
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Priorities for Voluntary Renewable Energy Under the Clean Electricity Performance Program
As Congress considers adoption of the Federal Clean Electricity Performance Program (CEPP), it is important to understand the impacts on existing renewable energy markets in the U.S., particularly private investment in and use of renewable energy—the voluntary market. This policy brief from CRS’s Clean Energy Accounting Project (CEAP) provides an overview of the critical role …
Clean Energy Baselines for Load-Serving Entities Under a Federal Clean Energy Standard
Current proposals for the federal Clean Energy Standard (CES) incorporate existing renewable energy resources and may require the establishment of baselines to measure progress made by load serving entities towards compliance targets. This discussion draft, released by CRS’s Clean Energy Accounting Project (CEAP), evaluates several key issues for establishing baselines including the criteria used to define eligible …
Measuring What an LSE Manages Under a Federal Clean Energy Standard
There are many different ways to design a Federal Clean Energy Standard (CES) for the load-serving entities (LSEs) that sell and deliver electricity to end-use customers. But to implement an aggressive policy quickly, policymakers must choose metrics for measuring electricity that LSEs can meet accurately and efficiently. This policy brief explores four potential options for …
Comments to the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission in Response to a Notice Seeking Feedback on Double Counting, Market Purchases of Electricity and the Interpretation of “Use” in the Clean Energy Transformation Act
CRS submitted comments under Docket UE-210183 in response to the May 17, 2021 Notice of Opportunity to File Written Comments on Issues Related to Double Counting, Market Purchases of Electricity and the Interpretation of Compliance with RCW 19.405.040(1)(a).
Comments to the Washington State Department of Commerce in Response to Questions Regarding Energy Storage Accounting
CRS submitted comments in response to a May 5, 2021 notice and request for comments on energy storage accounting issues.
CRS NewSolutions (Spring 2021)
In This Issue: Policy Guidance for Clean Energy Accounting • EVs Driving Renewable Energy in Oregon • State Policy Update • Just Published • Resilient Schools Collaborative • Green-e® Renewable Fuels • Getting Started Guide for Carbon Offsets • Residual Mix Emissions Rates • Renewable Energy Markets Conference • Green-e® Marketplace Participant Spotlight • New Green-e® Participants • In the Media • Recent Events • Green-e® in Chile and Taiwan • On the Road • 5th Annual Environmental Justice Summit • Staff News
Comments to ISO-NE and the NEPOOL Participants Committee on the Straw Forward Clean Energy Market Framework
CRS provided feedback on the Straw FCEM Framework. Our comments are primarily focused on “Interaction with existing state programs (RECs, etc.)” and pertain to the overall viability and desirability of different approaches within the FCEM pathway and their impacts on existing markets and programs.
Comments on the Rulemaking Advisory Committee #3 Discussion Paper for the Oct. 22, 2020 Advisory Committee Meeting for the OR Clean Fuels Program Electricity 2021 Rulemaking
Comments on the Rulemaking Advisory Committee #3 Discussion Paper (“Third Discussion Paper”) for the October 22, 2020 Rulemaking Advisory Committee (RAC) Meeting #3 (“October 22 Meeting”) as a part of the Oregon Clean Fuels Program (CFP) Electricity 2021 Rulemaking. Comments pertain mostly to the proposed requirement for Green-e® certification of RECs used for the CFP. …
Comments on Modifications to the Arizona Corporation Commission’s (ACC’s) Energy Rules and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Docket No. RU-00000A-18-0284)
Comments on proposed modifications to the Arizona Corporation Commission’s (ACC’s) Energy Rules (“Proposed Rules”) and the December 1, 2020 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. Our primary comments focus on required documentation for an electric utility to “demonstrate its ability to deliver energy from Clean Energy Resources and Renewable Energy Resource to its Customers” in Sec. R14-2-2704(D).