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Title: The North American Market For Renewable Energy Certificates, 6. edition

Abstract

The report provides a study of the Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) market and takes a comprehensive look at what RECs are, how they work, the role they can play in spurring renewable energy development, the different models for implementing RECs, current offerings of REC suppliers, and customer purchases of RECs. Topics covered include: an overview of green power; definition of what RECs are and how they work; discussion of the history of RECs and their uses; explanation of the benefits of RECs and the challenges they face; discussion of how RECs interact with Renewable Portfolio Standards; discussion of the REC certification process; overview of the current market for RECs in the U.S.; profiles of major North American REC tracking systems; and, profiles of 40 key North American REC market participants.

Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Research Reports International, Inc., Evergreen, CO (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
20962197
Resource Type:
Miscellaneous
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES; MARKET; CERTIFICATION; STANDARDS; ECONOMICS; INVESTMENT

Citation Formats

. The North American Market For Renewable Energy Certificates, 6. edition. United States: N. p., 2007. Web.
. The North American Market For Renewable Energy Certificates, 6. edition. United States.
. 2007. "The North American Market For Renewable Energy Certificates, 6. edition". United States.
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