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

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

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Outline.
CERTIFIED SALES
CUSTOMERS PURCHASING
CERTIFIED SUPPLY
CERTIFIED PRODUCT TYPES
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Key Takeaways.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
ABOUT CERTIFIED SALES IN
THE 2020 REPORTING YEAR
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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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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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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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Charts, Data
and Analysis.
VISUAL REPRESENTATION
OF THE 2020 REPORTING
YEAR
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Green-e® Energy.
https://www.green-e.org/programs/energy
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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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Sales By Product Type, 1998 – 2020 (In MWH)
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Sales By Customer Type, 1998 – 2020 (In MWH)
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Products by Type, 1998 – 2020(In MWH)
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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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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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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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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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Green-e® Climate.
https://www.green-e.org/programs/climate
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Green-e® Climate Certified Sales (in
mtCO2e)
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Green-e® Climate Certified Sales in a
Bundled Product
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Green-e® Climate Certified Sales used
for LEED
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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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Upcoming
Events.
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Contact.
Michael Leschke
DIRECTOR, CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS
[email protected]
415.568.4286
Yessenia Rivera
[email protected]
415.561.8499
Vivian Yang
[email protected]
415.561.2106
www.resource-solutions.org

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

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