Tag Archives: Renewable Energy Credits
Are All RPS Compliance and RECs Created Equal?
(Many thanks to Meghan O’Brien for her research, analysis and writing for this post). EPIC has written a series of blogs on the role of renewable energy credits (“RECs”) in various policy mechanisms to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (“GHG”), such … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Renewable Energy
Tagged climate planning, Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Renewable, Renewable Energy Credits
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Tracking GHG Emissions in a Regional ISO: California Stands Alone in the West
When the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) released its original Proposed Principles of Governance for a regional independent system operator (ISO), it included a proposal for the development of a methodology to track and account for emissions that are attributable … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Greenhouse Gas
Tagged California, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Offsets, climate planning, CO2, CO2e, Electricity, Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Renewable, Renewable Energy Credits
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Does Your Rooftop Solar System Reduce Your Carbon Footprint? It Depends…
At first glance this is a pretty straight forward issue. If you put solar modules on your home or business, you are generating clean, emissions-free electricity. Right? Well, it depends…in part on how you paid for your system. If you … Continue reading
Role of Renewable Energy Credits and Carbon Offsets
(Many thanks to Cameron Bernhardt for his research for this post) This second post continues the discussion of the role of Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) and Carbon Offset Credits in California policies started in the last post. In the next … Continue reading
Renewable Energy Credits and Carbon Offset Credits
(Many thanks to Cameron Bernhardt for research and writing for this post) While EPIC has written about renewable energy credits in California in the past, this constitutes the first of a series of blog posts related to renewable energy credits … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Legislation, Renewable Energy, Uncategorized
Tagged CAFE, California, Carbon Credits, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Offsets, climate planning, Electricity, Emission Factor, Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Renewable, Renewable Energy Credits, Voluntary Renewable Electricity, WREGIS
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