Overview of the 2021 Green-e® Verification Report (2020 Data)

Join Center for Resource Solutions staff for an in-depth review of the 2021 Green-e® Verification Report (2020 Data). This webinar covered how the three Green-e® programs—Green-e® Energy, Green-e® Climate, and Green-e® Marketplace—performed throughout 2020. The webinar also looked at trends in U.S. voluntary renewable energy markets, including generation trends, renewable energy certificate and green pricing programs, community choice programs, and direct corporate purchases. The presentations were followed by a Q&A.

SPEAKERS
Michael Leschke, Director, Certification Programs
Yessenia Rivera, Analyst, Certification Programs
Vivian Yang, Analyst, Certification Programs

Transcript

1. 2021 Green-e®
   Verification Report
   Reporting Year 2020 Data
   Michael Leschke
   DIRECTOR, CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS
   Yessenia Rivera
   ANALYST, CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS
   Vivian Yang
   ANALYST, CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS
   

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2. Outline.
   CERTIFIED SALES
   CUSTOMERS PURCHASING
   CERTIFIED SUPPLY
   CERTIFIED PRODUCT TYPES
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3. Key Takeaways.
   WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
   ABOUT CERTIFIED SALES IN
   THE 2020 REPORTING YEAR
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4. 2020 was the biggest year of certified sales to date.
   • 90 million retail MWh, or more than 2.5% of the overall US electricity mix
   • 21 million more MWh sold than in 2019, the highest increase yet
   • 1 .4 million retail purchasers of Green-e® certified renewable energy, including
   over 104,000 businesses
   • Impacts of COVID seen in increase in consumption but decrease of customers
   • Sales mostly to the coasts, supply mostly from the Midwest and Texas
   • Newer renewables continuing to drive the market
   Key Takeaways – Green-e® Energy
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5. In 2020 the program reported the second-highest total of
   certified sales in its history.
   • 598,000 mtCO2e certified offsets
   • Large growth in Carbon Offset Natural Gas (CONG) products
   • Certified sales to more unique countries than ever before
   Key Takeaways – Green-e® Climate
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6. Green-e® label on more
   products than ever before
   In 2020, the Green-e® Marketplace program
   welcomed NuLeaf Naturals, Greenberg
   Traurig, and Concha y Toro. NuLeaf Naturals
   is a Colorado-based hemp company that
   matches 100% of its operations with
   renewable electricity. Greenberg Traurig, a
   major international law firm, is certifying
   RECs through the Green-e® Direct program
   to match 100% of its U.S. operations. Concha
   y Toro is Green-e® Marketplace’s first
   Participant in Chile, with Green-e®
   certification of the production of the Sunrise
   brand and other select wines. Overall, Green-
   e® Marketplace participants purchased or
   generated approximately 2,346,000 MWh
   of renewable energy in 2020.
   Key Takeaways – Green-e® Marketplace
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7. Charts, Data
   and Analysis.
   VISUAL REPRESENTATION
   OF THE 2020 REPORTING
   YEAR
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8. Green-e® Energy.
   https://www.green-e.org/programs/energy
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9. Total Certified Sales of Renewable Energy by
   Product Type and Customer Type
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   Total Retail: 90,238,000 MWh
   Total Unique Certified: 97,918,000 MWh
   Total Certified Transactions: 105,935,000 MWh
   

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10. Sales By Product Type, 1998 – 2020 (In MWH)
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11. Sales By Customer Type, 1998 – 2020 (In MWH)
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12. Products by Type, 1998 – 2020(In MWH)
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13. Contributions of Renewable Resource Types
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    Resource Type Total MWh % Total MWh
    Wind 79,200,000 88%
    Solar 6,627,457 7%
    Non-Gaseous Biomass 3,043,734 3%
    Gaseous Biomass 800,000 1%
    Low Impact Hydro 500,000 0.8%
    Geothermal 60,000 0.1%
    

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14. Facilities Supplying Certified Sales by
    Resource Type
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    Resource Type Unique Facilities
    % of Unique
    Facilities Capacity
    % of
    Capacity
    Solar 671 55% 17497 22%
    Wind 462 38% 57808 74%
    Gaseous
    Biomass 42 3% 1036 1%
    Non-gaseous
    Biomass 31 3% 1024 1%
    Hydro 9 1% 321 0.4%
    Geothermal 4 0.3% 83 0.1%
    

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15. Megawatt-Hours by Facility Date of
    First Operation or Repowering
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    • 37% of supply from facilities
    aged 5 years or younger
    

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16. Count of Facilities by Year of First
    Operation or Repowering
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    • 40% of supply from facilities
    aged 5 years or younger
    

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    2020 followed the same general rule as
    previous years – consumption of certified
    electricity is highest in more populated
    states and states near a coast
    Top 10 States by
    Retail Sales
    Volume
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    The states with the highest amount of
    customers tend to be in states with
    successful utility green pricing programs,
    although we are seeing growth in states
    where CCAs are booming.
    Percent of Total
    Retail Customers
    by State (Includes
    REC Sales)
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    The difference between states with
    generators versus purchasers of
    renewable energy demonstrates how
    the market for unbundled RECs is
    allowing customers with limited
    access to local renewable energy
    products to support changes in
    generation portfolios in the US and
    Canada.
    Top Ten States and
    Provinces
    Supplying Certified
    Retail Sales
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    Certified Sales (Left) and Supply (Right)
    

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21. Green-e® Climate.
    https://www.green-e.org/programs/climate
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22. Green-e® Climate Certified Sales (in
    mtCO2e)
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23. Green-e® Climate Certified Sales in a
    Bundled Product
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24. Green-e® Climate Certified Sales used
    for LEED
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25. International Sales of Green-e® Climate
    Certified Sales (in mtCO2e)
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    2020 once again saw a diverse
    mix of projects providing
    carbon offsets to Green-e®
    Climate certified sales. Overall,
    29 different projects supplied
    offsets to Green-e® Climate
    certified sales. For the first time,
    offsets from energy industries
    provided the majority of supply
    and were the most-used project
    type.
    MtCO2e of Certified
    Sales by Project
    Type and Unique
    Projects
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27. Upcoming
    Events.
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28. © 2021 Center for Resource Solutions. All rights reserved.
    Contact.
    Michael Leschke
    DIRECTOR, CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS
    michael.leschke@resource-solutions.org
    415.568.4286
    Yessenia Rivera
    ANALYST, CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS
    yessenia.rivera@resource-solutions.org
    415.561.8499
    Vivian Yang
    ANALYST, CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS
    vivian.yang@resource-solutions.org
    415.561.2106
    www.resource-solutions.org
    

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