Comments on Preliminary Scoping Questions for the February 21 Workshop on Updates to PSD Regulations.

This paper from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), co-authored by Todd Jones and Orrin Cook from CRS, explores the policy and regulatory enabling environment for corporate sourcing of renewables. It was developed in support of the Corporate Sourcing of Renewables Campaign, which was launched at the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) meeting in June 2016. …

CRS’s comments focus on Section VII of the proposed rule, Generating RINs for Renewable Electricity—the proposal to include a pathway in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) regulations that allows for Renewable Identification Number (RIN) generation for the use of renewable electricity generated from biogas as a transportation fuel.

Comments to the California Air Resources Board (ARB) regarding potential changes to how electricity used as a transportation fuel is treated in the ARB’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Program (pursuant to California Assembly Bill AB 32 and the Governor’s Executive Order S-01-07). These comments pertain to the use of renewable electricity as a transportation …

This document focuses on Solarize Campaigns, a community solar option available to higher education institutions.

This document outlines best practices for developers marketing renewable energy products to customers, some of the risks and consequences associated with misleading marketing, and additional factors that solar developers need to consider when creating a marketing strategy and associated materials.

CRS’s comments relate to Section “2.5.5 Environmental Value” of Staff’s Report and Recommendations, and focus on the assignment of RECs from renewable energy distributed energy resource (DER) generation projects.

A fact sheet providing guidance on communicating the benefits of renewable energy purchases.

Comments on the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Energy Division Staff’s White Paper on Implementing GHG Planning Targets in the IRP Process. Comments are focused on Question for Parties no. 6, the methodologies for developing and reporting against GHG planning targets and the relevance of other methodologies/protocols developed for other state programs, and the treatment …