Green-e Energy General Participants Call, September 3, 2024

Summary and key take aways from the Green-e Energy General Participants call on September 3, 2024.

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1. POWER MARKETERS & UTILITY GREEN PRICING ADVISORY COMMITTEES Fourth Quarter Call: Tuesday, November 19th, 2024 © 2024 Center for Resource Solutions
2. AGENDA ITEMS 1. Intent of PMAC/UGPAC Advisory Calls 2. CA AB 1305 3. Open call for new Chair positions 4. Standard update: Texas and Viriginia 5. Oregon Update 6. Verification Software and report 7. Green-e® program staffing changes 8. General program updates © 2024 Center for Resource Solutions
3. Intent of PMAC/UGPAC Advisory Calls o Power Marketer Advisory Committee ▪ REC sellers ▪ Competitive Electricity sellers o Utility Green Pricing Advisory Committee ▪ Regulated electricity providers o Share Green-e® Program Updates o Answer Participant Questions o Collect Issues for Green-e® Governance Board © 2024 Center for Resource Solutions
4. California Update o CA AB 1305 / AB 2331 ▪ Unclear if REC purchases trigger disclosure filings ▪ CARB unlikely to address until Q1/Q2 2025 ▪ Original statute does not specify date of first filing • Statute becomes effective January 1, 2025 (that's different) • Author of the bill released letter conceding that the law does not specify a first filing deadline, but that he intended 1/1/2025 ▪ AB 2331: exclude RECs and set 7/1/2025 filing deadline • REC exclusion clause struck from the bill in Senate vote • Did not get final vote in Assembly before session ended o VREP ▪ We spoke with CARB and they are considering adding more free allowances in the Spring © 2024 Center for Resource Solutions
5. Open Call: Advisory Committee Chair Positions © 2024 Center for Resource Solutions o Open opportunity for participants to nominate themselves or their colleagues to represent their interests as Chair of one of the Advisory Committees o Responsibilities ▪ Quarterly Green-e Governance Board meetings ▪ Quarterly Green-e Participants Calls ▪ Engaging with participants o Nominations ▪ Send nominations to michelle.verlinsky@resource-solutions.org by December 6, 2024
6. Standard Updates: Texas • Change to TX RPS: o Texas’ PUC adopted a new 16 TAC §25.173, relating to Goal for Renewable Energy. ▪ CP will only be issued for solar 1/1/2024-12/31/2024 ▪ No CPs will be issued starting 1/1/2025T ▪ https://legiscan.com/TX/text/HB1500/id/2820169 • Resulting Green-e Energy Policy o RECs generated during a period that CPs were issued for the corresponding generation, those RECs and an equal amount of CPs from the same facility are both retired. o This policy applies to: ▪ Generating facilities in Texas that use a renewable resource (as defined in this document) other than wind energy.1 • For solar facilities, generation takes place prior to January 1, 2025, or • For non-solar, non-wind facilities, generation takes place prior to January 1, 2024 © 2024 Center for Resource Solutions
7. Standard Updates: Virginia o Change to Virginia's participation in RGGI ▪ On June 2023, Virginia’s Air Pollution Control Board appointees voted for Virginia to exit the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (“RGGI”). o Resulting Green-e Energy Policy ▪ CRS has removed reference to VA from Appendix A.2 of the Standard. © 2024 Center for Resource Solutions
8. Oregon Updates o Qualifying Facilities and Net Metering ▪ Outward Communication and Data Sources guidance • https://www.green-e.org/news/080824 ▪ CRS Listed new column • https://www.green-e.org/sfdc/reports-data.php o Working on some long-term solutions ▪ If you have suggestions or would like to be a part of the conversation, please email: michelle.verlinsky@resource-solutions.org © 2024 Center for Resource Solutions
9. Verification © 2024 Center for Resource Solutions o Report: ▪ Published on the 20th o Software: ▪ New Verification Software should launch for RY2024 Verification ▪ Moving to Salesforce interface ▪ Contact Michelle Verlinsky (michelle.verlinsky@resource-solutions.org) for any verification related questions
10. Green-e Program Staff Updates o Yaa Sarkodie, Senior Analyst, Certification Programs (WECC region) o Alejandro Omana, Senior Analyst, Certification Programs (Texas, some of the mid-west) ▪ New main CRS contacts for some participants, have been notified ▪ See new rep map here: https://www.green- e.org/docs/energy/Green-e-Reps-Map.png © 2024 Center for Resource Solutions
11. General Program updates o Please be on the lookout for 2025 invoices. o Hydrogen Standard comment period: early 2025 o Participant survey participation © 2024 Center for Resource Solutions
12. Questions/Comments o Please share any comments or questions you have about the program or processes involved. © 2024 Center for Resource Solutions
13. Thanks for joining us! Questions? Contact: Green-e Energy at energy@green-e.org PMAC Chair: Open Call UGPAC Chair: Open Call CMAC Chair: Open Call © 2024 Center for Resource Solutions