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Guidance for Calculating Residual Mix

Residual mixes are the attributes of unallocated or unclaimed energy delivered to customers on the electricity grid and are a critical tool that prevents the double counting of clean energy and supports accurate calculations of greenhouse gas emissions resulting from electricity use. To date, there has been no consensus on what data is needed and …

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CRS NewSolutions (Fall 2023)

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

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Residual Mix Applications and Existing Data

This document, released by CRS’s Clean Energy Accounting Project (CEAP), is intended to provide background on how residual mixes (electricity delivered as part of system mix and untracked or unclaimed energy) and associated emissions should be defined and calculated in the U.S. for different uses. Residual mix calculations are often used for greenhouse gas emissions …

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Guidance for Supplier Clean Electricity Procurement

Companies working to increase clean electricity use in their upstream supply chains have lacked guidance on how to design clean electricity procurement programs with comparable criteria and metrics that meet their unique needs while supporting global supplier action. This Clean Energy Accounting Project (CEAP) Guidance for Supplier Clean Electricity Procurement (the guidance) was designed through …

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Scope 3 GHG Accounting for Upstream Clean Electricity Use

In recent years, companies have begun working to reduce electricity-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in their upstream supply chains and support supply chain practices that advance clean energy worldwide. However, companies implementing these actions struggle to reflect the carbon free attributes of supplier clean electricity use in their scope 3 footprints. This Clean Energy Accounting Project …

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The Legal Basis for Renewable Energy Certificates

There is a strong legal basis for the use of renewable energy certificates (RECs) as instruments that represent the attributes of renewable electricity generation and are used to demonstrate renewable electricity purchasing, delivery, and use within the broader context of functioning voluntary and compliance renewable electricity markets. This document provides a summary of different selected …

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Scope 3 GHG Accounting for Upstream Clean Electricity Use

The Legal Basis for Renewable Energy Certificates

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