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Contact: Sarah Krasley, CRS Communications & Marketing Coordinator, email: sarah@resource-solutions.org tel: (415) 561-21190
THE NAAIB ISSUES BEST PRACTICES TO PREVENT DOUBLE COUNTING
All Interested Parties Invited to Comment on Newly Released Document
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (May 26th, 2006): The Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) announced that a new best practices document is available for stakeholder comment. This document contains recommendations to prevent double counting of electricity certificates and to maximize harmonization and compatibility among certificate tracking systems. The recommendations were developed by tracking system operators, regulators and other experts that meet regularly as a Working Group of the North American Association of Issuing Bodies (NAAIB).The document, Best Practices for Preventing Double Counting is available for download here. CRS will host a conference call on May 30th to provide an opportunity for stakeholders to ask questions or provide comments verbally. All written comments are due to CRS by June 19, 2006.
“The NAAIB Working Group strived for recommendations that are not prohibitively expensive or unnecessarily burdensome on tracking systems, regulators or market participants. Though no tracking system operator, regulator or other user is obligated to follow these recommendations, we hope that with industry consensus, these best practices will become ubiquitous in state policies and operating procedures.” says Meredith Wingate, Co-Director of Clean Energy Policy Design & Implementation at CRS.
The NAAIB is a program of the Center for Resource Solutions that provides a forum for the coordination and cooperation of systems issuing and tracking electricity certificates in North America. In the coming months, CRS will issue two other best practices on tracking behind-the-meter generation and on transferring certificates between regional tracking systems.
Any interested party who would like to ask questions or comment on Best Practices for Preventing Double Counting is welcome to participate in the conference call. It will take place on:
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Start time: 11 am Pacific/ 2 pm Eastern
The call will not to exceed 1.5 hoursDial-in number: 712-580-8020
Passcode: 49756About the North American Association of Issuing Bodies
The North American Association of Issuing Bodies (NAAIB) is a voluntary association of certificate tracking systems, regulators and market participants that are interested in preventing double counting and promoting harmonization among certificate tracking systems in North America. The primary objective of the NAAIB is to create a forum for the coordination and cooperation of systems issuing and tracking electricity certificates in North America. Such coordination will encourage trade, create a common currency for renewables, prevent double counting, and support existing and emerging markets for renewables. NAAIB is a program of the Center for Resource Solutions.Please visit: www.resource-solutions.org/policy/naaib/index.htm for more information and to sign up for the NAAIB stakeholder distribution list.
About the Center for Resource Solutions
Since 1997, the Center for Resource Solutions (CRS), a national nonprofit organization has worked to make it easier for people and organizations to use renewable energy as a tool for mitigating climate change. CRS designs and operates national and international programs that support the increased supply and use of renewable energy resources such as wind, solar, biomass, geothermal, low-impact hydroelectric power, and other clean energy sources. To learn more about CRS, visit: www.resource-solutions.org.
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NAAIB Program Contact: Meredith Wingate, Co-Director of Clean Energy Policy Design & Implementation at CRS, email: mwingate@resource-solutions.org tel:(415) 561-2100
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