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Title: Interaction of Compliance and Voluntary Renewable Energy Markets

Abstract

In recent years, both compliance and voluntary markets have emerged to help support the development of renewable energy resources. Both of these markets are growing rapidly and today about half of U.S. states have RPS policies in place, with a number of these policies adopted in the last several years. In addition, many states have recently increased the stringency of their RPS policies. This paper examines key market interaction issues between compliance and voluntary renewable energy markets. It provides an overview of both the compliance and voluntary markets, addressing each market's history, purpose, size, scope, and benefits while addressing issues, including double counting.

Authors:
 [1];  [1]
  1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Analysis (EI-30) (Energy Analysis Corporate)
OSTI Identifier:
1219271
Report Number(s):
NREL/TP-670-42096
5242
DOE Contract Number:  
AC36-99-GO10337
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
green power market; REC; renewable energy; compliance market; voluntary market; green pricing programs; RPS; state poicies

Citation Formats

Bird, Lori, and Lokey, Elizabeth. Interaction of Compliance and Voluntary Renewable Energy Markets. United States: N. p., 2007. Web. doi:10.2172/1219271.
Bird, Lori, & Lokey, Elizabeth. Interaction of Compliance and Voluntary Renewable Energy Markets. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1219271
Bird, Lori, and Lokey, Elizabeth. 2007. "Interaction of Compliance and Voluntary Renewable Energy Markets". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1219271. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1219271.
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title = {Interaction of Compliance and Voluntary Renewable Energy Markets},
author = {Bird, Lori and Lokey, Elizabeth},
abstractNote = {In recent years, both compliance and voluntary markets have emerged to help support the development of renewable energy resources. Both of these markets are growing rapidly and today about half of U.S. states have RPS policies in place, with a number of these policies adopted in the last several years. In addition, many states have recently increased the stringency of their RPS policies. This paper examines key market interaction issues between compliance and voluntary renewable energy markets. It provides an overview of both the compliance and voluntary markets, addressing each market's history, purpose, size, scope, and benefits while addressing issues, including double counting.},
doi = {10.2172/1219271},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2007},
month = {Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2007}
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