Status and Trends in the U.S. Voluntary Green Power Market (2015 Data)

Technical Report · Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1329462· OSTI ID:1329462

O'Shaughnessy, Eric ^[1]; Liu, Chang ^[1]; Heeter, Jenny ^[1]

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1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

The voluntary green power market refers to the sale and procurement of renewable energy for voluntary purposes by residential and commercial customers. This report reviews seven green power procurement mechanisms: utility green pricing programs, utility green tariffs, voluntary unbundled renewable energy certificates, competitive supplier green power, community choice aggregations, voluntary power purchase agreements (PPAs), and community solar. This report details the status of trends of those seven green power procurement mechanisms in 2015. Three trends -- significant growth of the voluntary PPA project pipeline, innovative green power mechanisms developed by utilities, and geographic expansion of green power mechanisms -- suggest that the green power market is likely to continue to grow in coming years.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Strategic Programs Office
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1329462
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP-6A20-67147
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
green power
power procurement
power purchase agreements
green tariffs
utilities
renewable energy certificates
competitive supplier green power
community choice aggregation
community solar
shared solar
power purchase agreement
status and trends
2015
updated data