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2010 Green-e Verification Report The report highlights Green-e Certified renewable energy and carbon offset sales in 2010, as well as organizations that participated in Green-e Marketplace to demonstrate their commitment to renewable energy. The report shows a 23% increase in total Green-e Energy retail sales volume over the previous year, equivalent to over 23 million MWh of renewable energy generation purchased by over 583,000 residential and 66,000 commercial customers in 2010. This represented over 65% of all retail renewable energy sales in the voluntary market in 2010. Author: Center for Resource Solutions Date: 11/23/2011 Report Type: Report Pages: 12 View PDF / |
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CRS Annual Report 2010 2010 Annual Report Author: Center for Resource Solutions Date: 11/11/2011 Report Type: Report Pages: 16 View PDF / |
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CRS Comments on the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) The Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program is a standard and framework for GHG emission reductions and removals. It is also a Green-e Climate Endorsed Program. On 1 September 2011, VCS released for public consultation draft requirements for standardized approaches for baselines and additionality. CRS submitted comments in general support of the VCSA's decision to move forward with standardized approaches, requesting clarification on several aspects of the new proposed requirements, and making several suggestions for improvement and clarification. Author: Todd Jones Date: 10/28/2011 Report Type: Comment Pages: 8 View PDF / |
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Opening Comments Filed by the Center for Resource Solutions on Decision Implementing Portfolio Content Catagories for the Renewables Portfolio Standard Program In these comments, CRS recommends removal or clarification of the tenets proposed on page 14 of the Administrative Law Judge's Proposed Decision Implementing Portfolio Content Categories ("Proposed Decision") for the Renewables Portfolio Standard Program ("RPS") pursuant to Pub. Util. Code §399.16 (2011), "What you buy is what you have." and "What you have is what you retire for RPS compliance," for the process of determining compliance with the portfolio content categories. To refer to these simplified rules of thumb as "tenets" may cause confusion in the event that the proposed tenets conflict with California Energy Commission ("CEC") findings during RPS compliance verification. CRS requests that the California Public Utilities Commission either remove the tenets completely, or at a minimum, rename the tenets "rough guidelines," "considerations" or "rules of thumb" to clarify that the CEC verification and Commission compliance determination supersede the tenets, and that the tenets create no guarantee of RPS eligibility. Author: Robin Quarrier Date: 10/27/2011 Report Type: Comment Pages: 11 View PDF / |
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Petition for a declaratory order regarding the extra credits for apprentice labor provision of RCW 19.285.0404(2)(h), Docket U-111663; Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission. CRS submitted comments to the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commmission with regard to Puget Sound Energy's (PSE) petition to bifurcate the apprentice labor multiplier from the Renewable Energy Credit (REC). CRS believes this bifurcation would directly result in the double counting of renewable energy attributes if the REC were sold into the voluntary market, or to meet another state's RPS, and the multiplier was claimed by a utility in Washington using it for RPS compliance. Author: Jennifer Martin and Jane Valentino Date: 10/19/2011 Report Type: Comment Pages: 3 View PDF / |
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Comments on Second 15-Day Amendments - Voluntary Renewable Electricity Set Aside A coalition letter supporting the California Air Resource Board's (CARB) inclusion of a set aside for the voluntary renewable electricity (VRE) market. Comments regarding the following issues: eligibility of renewable energy generators by online date, clarification regarding the use of tracking systems, and how to "true up" allowances to account for oversubscription. Author: Andy Katz, Jennifer Martin, Peter Miller, Susan Stephenson and Laura Wisland Date: 09/27/2011 Report Type: Comment Pages: 3 View PDF / |
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CRS Comments to CARB on Second 15-Day Amendments Comments on the second 15-day amendments to the California Cap on Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions and Market-Based Compliance Mechanisms proposed regulations. Author: Jennifer Martin and Jane Valentino Date: 09/27/2011 Report Type: Comment Pages: 2 View PDF / |
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Comments on LEED 2012 Rating System Drafts General Comments in support of the LEED 2012 Rating System Drafts, including the inclusion of criteria and points for green power and carbon offset purchasing in the LEED Standards, and LEED's citation and reference to the Green-e Standards for renewable energy (Green-e Energy) and carbon offsets (Green-e Climate). Also suggested changes to help bolster and clarify the credits for Green Power and Carbon Offsets, Renewable Energy Production, and Green Energy Production and Utilization. Author: Todd Jones, Jennifer Martin Date: 09/14/2011 Report Type: Comment Pages: 9 View PDF / |
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Comments on LEED 2012 Rating System Drafts, Neighborhood Development (ND) Rating System Suggestions for changes to be made to language under GIB Credit: On-site Renewable Energy Sources and the subheading "ND Plan, ND" Author: Todd Jones, Jennifer Martin Date: 09/14/2011 Report Type: Comment Pages: 3 View PDF / |
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Comments Regarding Quebec's Cap and Trade Draft Regulation CRS applauds Quebec for proposing such a comprehensive system for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and urges you to adopt a Voluntary Renewable Energy (VRE) set aside as enabled under Western Climate Initiative rules. Author: Jane Valentino, Jennifer Martin Date: 09/03/2011 Report Type: Comment Pages: 2 View PDF / |
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CRS Comments to Draft WindMade Standard Comments to the draft standard as part of the WindMade public consultation process. We support the inclusion of a definition of "green credentials" and requiring a unique ID number; and we suggest adding additional information regarding the allowable claims and condoned uses of the label, keeping a clear distinction between renewable energy and carbon offsets derived from renewable energy projects, Author: Orrin Cook Date: 08/12/2011 Report Type: Comment Pages: 2 View PDF / |
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Comments Filed by the Center for Resource Solutions on Implementation of New Portfolio Content Categories for the Renewable Portfolio Standard Program CRS respectfully offers these comments on issues nine and ten of the Administrative Law Judge's Ruling Requesting Comments on the Implementation of the New Portfolio Content Categories for the RPS Program. In these comments, CRS seeks to augment the record by bringing to the Commission's attention language in the RPS statute that requires renewable energy credits ("RECs") to include "all renewable and environmental attributes associated with the production of electricity from the eligible renewable energy resource." In particular, CRS requests that the Commission clarify the definition of RPS-eligible energy in issues nine and ten in order to remove any apparent inconsistency with section 399.12(h). Author: Robin Quarrier Date: 08/05/2011 Report Type: Comment Pages: 6 View PDF / |
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Comments on Proposed 15-Day Modifications to the CA Cap-and-Trade Mechanisms Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) submitted comments to the California Air Resources Board (ARB) on the proposed 15-day modifications to the California Cap on Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions and Market-Based Compliance Mechanisms. The comments focused on the following topics: Accounting for Null Power Imports and Voluntary Renewable Electricity. Author: Jennifer Martin, Jane Valentino Date: 08/04/2011 Report Type: Comment Pages: 7 View PDF / |
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Comments of the Center for Resource Solutions ("CRS") to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") and Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Request for Comments on Further Definition of "Swap," "Security-Based Swap," e.t.c., (17 CFR Part 23, RIN 3038 AC96 Pursuant to Section 750 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ("Dodd-Frank Act") The intent of these comments is to introduce CRS as an interested party, to describe the services that we provide for the voluntary over-the-counter ("OTC") market for environmental commodities through our Green-e Energy and Green-e Climate certification and consumer-protection programs, and to provide comments on the Joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Request ("JNOPR") for comments on further definition of "SWAP" pursuant to Section 721 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Specifically, in response to question 32 on page 29832 of Federal Register/Volume 76 No. 99, we believe that environmental commodities such as renewable energy certificates ("RECs") and carbon offsets ("offsets") are nonfinancial commodities that qualify under the forward contract exclusion from the swap definition. Author: Robin Quarrier, JP Rose, Jennifer Martin Date: 07/22/2011 Report Type: Comment Pages: 13 View PDF / |
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Comments on the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Clean Energy Standard (CES)White Paper Comments from the Center for Resource Solutions on the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Clean Energy Standard (CES) White Paper. Author: Jane Valentino Date: 04/11/2011 Report Type: Comment Pages: 6 View PDF / |
