The last of three policy briefs prepared with the Pace Energy and Climate Center focusing on voluntary renewable energy in the Northeast United States, this brief focuses on New York…

A companion piece to Corporate and Voluntary Renewable Energy in State Greenhouse Gas Policy: An Air Regulator’s Guide, this fact sheet details the options available to states as they consider…

The differences in renewable energy certificate (REC) definitions, information, and tracking capability are problematic for a liquid market, can create confusion, or possibly create opportunities for fraud. This paper focuses…

An overview of common questions about renewable energy certificates (RECs).

This report highlights the main principles and options that inform Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) program design based on experiences in the United States. Applicable examples are highlighted throughout the report,…

CRS is providing comments to the CEC to help illuminate fundamental misunderstandings of important concepts among Commission Staff, Air Resources Board (ARB) Staff, and other stakeholders. These comments include a…

Supplemental comments in response to PG&E’s Supplemental Comments Regarding Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Methodology and Supplemental GHG Metric Presentation (Docketed August 23, 2017). CRS expresses a concern that if RECs are…

CRS issues a second set of comments regarding fundamental misunderstandings and conflations of important concepts that continue to persist and are again reflected in the Revised Proposal for implementation of…

Comments on the benefits of incorporating a mechanism to protect voluntary and corporate renewable energy demand, purchasing, and emissions benefits under potential regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from electric utility…

The intent of these comments is to provide information on industry best practices in regard to Section 7.6.3: Marketing Claims Related to the Ownership of RECs and Community Renewable Generation…