Conference Details > 2010 Paper Buffet

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Conference Materials

Renewable Energy 101 Glossary (October 2010): This 6-page glossary defines many of the most-used terms in the renewable energy market. It was referenced during the Pre-Conference: Renewable Energy 101 session.

Center for Resource Solutions

2009 Green-e Verification Report (October 2010): This report presents the aggregate results of the annual Green-e Verification Process Audit for all three Green-e programs and gives insight into the state of the larger voluntary market for renewable energy.

Shockproofing Society: How California's Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32) Reduces the Economic Pain of Energy Price Shocks (September 2010): This report analyzes how Assembly Bill (AB) 32, California's Global Warming Solutions Act, will help protect California's economy from energy price spikes by reducing California's dependence on imported oil and natural gas.

Guide to Purchasing Green Power: Renewable Electricity, Renewable Energy Certificates, and On-Site Renewable Generation (March 2010): This Guide to Purchasing Green Power is intended for organizations that are considering the merits of buying green power as well as those that have decided to buy it and want help doing so. The guide was written for a broad audience, including businesses, government agencies, universities, and all organizations wanting to diversify their energy supply and reduce the environmental impact of their electricity use.

CRS 2009 Annual Report (August 2010): This report contains the activities and financial reporting documents for 2009.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environmental Value of Purchasing Renewable Energy Certificates Voluntarily. September 2010. (PDF 1.1 MB). The purpose of this paper is to educate EPA Green Power Partners and prospective Partners about the environmental value of purchasing renewable energy certificates (RECs) voluntarily. The paper addresses the role of RECs in the renewable energy marketplace, their role in reducing emissions, and the manner in which a corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory accounts for the environmental value of a voluntary REC purchase.

EPA's Region 10 Press Release: Portland dubbed one of the country's greenest communities with EPA designation. October 2010. (News release).

Pacific Power/City of Portland/PGE Joint Press Release: Portland Becomes Largest EPA Green Power Community. October 2010. (News release).

Guide to Purchasing Green Power: Renewable Electricity, Renewable Energy Certificates, and On-Site Renewable Generation (March 2010): This Guide to Purchasing Green Power is intended for organizations that are considering the merits of buying green power as well as those that have decided to buy it and want help doing so. The guide was written for a broad audience, including businesses, government agencies, universities, and all organizations wanting to diversify their energy supply and reduce the environmental impact of their electricity use. (same as above).

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Bird, L., J. Sumner, 2010. Green Power Marketing in the United States: A Status Report (2009 Data). NREL/TP-6A20-49403. Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, September 2010. (PDF 1.1 MB)

Bird, L., C. Chapman, J. Logan, J. Sumner, W. Short, 2010. Evaluating Renewable Portfolio Standards and Carbon Cap Scenarios in the U.S. Electric Sector. NREL Report No. TP-6A2-48258. Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, May 2010. (PDF 1.1 MB)

Bird, L., E. Holt, J. Sumner, and C. Kreycik, 2010. Voluntary Green Power Market Forecast through 2015, NREL/TP-6A2-48158. Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, May 2010. (PDF 696 KB)