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Title: The Establishment of a Formal Midwest Renewable Energy Tracking System (M-RETS) Organization

Abstract

The objectives identified in requesting and utilizing this funding has been met. The goal was to establish a formal, multi-jurisdictional organization to: (1) ensure the policy objectives of the participating jurisdictions are addressed through increased tradability of the Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) from M-RETS and to eliminate the possibility that a single jurisdiction will be the sole arbiter of the operation of the system; (2) facilitate the establishment of REC standards including the attributes related to, the creation, trading, and interaction with other trading and tracking systems; and (3) have a centralized and established organization that will be responsible for the contracting and governance responsibilities of a multi-jurisdictional tracking system. The M-RETS Inc. Board ensures that the system remains policy neutral; that the attributes of generation are tracked in a way that allows the system users to easily identify and trade relevant RECs; that the system can add jurisdictions as needed or desired; and that the tracking system operate in such a way to allow for the greatest access possible for those participating in other tracking or trading systems by allowing those systems to negotiate with a single M-RETS entity for the import and export of RECs. M-RETS as anmore » organizational body participates and often leads the discussions related to the standardization of RECs and increasing the tradability of M-RETS RECs. M-RETS is a founding member of the Environmental Trading Network of North America (ETNNA) and continues to take a leadership role in the development of processes to facilitate trading among tracking systems and to standardize REC definitions. The Board of Directors of M-RETS, Inc., the non-profit corporation, continues to hold telephone/internet Board meetings. Legal counsel continues working with the board and APX management on a new agreement with APX. The board expects to have an agreement and corresponding fee structure in place by January 2011. The Board has recently approved exports to three other tracking systems and is in discussions about imports to the system. Below are the tasks outlined in the request and attached you will find the relevant documentation.« less

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Administration, Wisconsin Department
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1004871
DOE Contract Number:  
FC26-07NT43346
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES; TRADE; US ORGANIZATIONS; MONITORING; PROGRAM MANAGEMENT; STANDARDIZATION; ENERGY POLICY

Citation Formats

Redmond, Maria, and O'Connor, Chela Bordas. The Establishment of a Formal Midwest Renewable Energy Tracking System (M-RETS) Organization. United States: N. p., 2010. Web. doi:10.2172/1004871.
Redmond, Maria, & O'Connor, Chela Bordas. The Establishment of a Formal Midwest Renewable Energy Tracking System (M-RETS) Organization. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1004871
Redmond, Maria, and O'Connor, Chela Bordas. 2010. "The Establishment of a Formal Midwest Renewable Energy Tracking System (M-RETS) Organization". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1004871. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1004871.
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title = {The Establishment of a Formal Midwest Renewable Energy Tracking System (M-RETS) Organization},
author = {Redmond, Maria and O'Connor, Chela Bordas},
abstractNote = {The objectives identified in requesting and utilizing this funding has been met. The goal was to establish a formal, multi-jurisdictional organization to: (1) ensure the policy objectives of the participating jurisdictions are addressed through increased tradability of the Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) from M-RETS and to eliminate the possibility that a single jurisdiction will be the sole arbiter of the operation of the system; (2) facilitate the establishment of REC standards including the attributes related to, the creation, trading, and interaction with other trading and tracking systems; and (3) have a centralized and established organization that will be responsible for the contracting and governance responsibilities of a multi-jurisdictional tracking system. The M-RETS Inc. Board ensures that the system remains policy neutral; that the attributes of generation are tracked in a way that allows the system users to easily identify and trade relevant RECs; that the system can add jurisdictions as needed or desired; and that the tracking system operate in such a way to allow for the greatest access possible for those participating in other tracking or trading systems by allowing those systems to negotiate with a single M-RETS entity for the import and export of RECs. M-RETS as an organizational body participates and often leads the discussions related to the standardization of RECs and increasing the tradability of M-RETS RECs. M-RETS is a founding member of the Environmental Trading Network of North America (ETNNA) and continues to take a leadership role in the development of processes to facilitate trading among tracking systems and to standardize REC definitions. The Board of Directors of M-RETS, Inc., the non-profit corporation, continues to hold telephone/internet Board meetings. Legal counsel continues working with the board and APX management on a new agreement with APX. The board expects to have an agreement and corresponding fee structure in place by January 2011. The Board has recently approved exports to three other tracking systems and is in discussions about imports to the system. Below are the tasks outlined in the request and attached you will find the relevant documentation.},
doi = {10.2172/1004871},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1004871}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jun 30 00:00:00 EDT 2010},
month = {Wed Jun 30 00:00:00 EDT 2010}
}