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Green Power Partnership Top 30 College & University
The U.S. EPA's Green Power Partnership is a voluntary program designed to reduce the environmental impact of electricity generation by promoting renewable energy. The Top 30 College & University list details the largest higher ed green power users in GPP.
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Green Power Partnership National Top 100
The U.S. EPA's Green Power Partnership is a voluntary program designed to reduce the environmental impact of electricity generation by promoting renewable energy. The National Top 100 lists the largest green power users within the Green Power Partnership.
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Green Power Partnership Top Partner Rankings
EPA's Green Power Partnership is a voluntary program designed to reduce the environmental impact of electricity generation by promoting renewable energy. Top Partner Rankings highlight the annual green power use of leading Green Power Partners.
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GPP & CRS Webinar: 2023 Green Power Leadership Awards Application Process
Webinar announcement on US City & Corporate Clean Energy Procurement and Its Role in Achieving the Paris Agreement’s Goals
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About the Green Power Partnership
EPA's Green Power Partnership is a voluntary program designed to reduce the environmental impact of electricity generation by promoting renewable energy. Partners commit to procuring green power that meets EPA's requirements and receive recognition.
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Partnership Green Power Use Requirements
The U.S. EPA's Green Power Partnership is a voluntary partnership program designed to reduce the environmental impact of electricity generation by promoting renewable energy. This pages details green power use requirements for Partnership.
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Green Power Partnership Resources
EPA Green Power Partners can access tools and resources to help promote their green power commitments. Partners use these tools to communicate the benefits of their green power use to their customers, stakeholders, and the general public.
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Toolbox for Renewable Energy Project Development
The Toolbox for Renewable Energy Project Development summarizes key project development issues, addresses how to overcome major hurdles, and provides a curated directory of project development resources.
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Understanding Third-Party Ownership Financing Structures for Renewable Energy
The Toolbox for Renewable Energy Project Development's Understanding Third-Party Ownership Financing Structures for Renewable Energy page provides an overview of solar financing options, including leases and PPAs, and project development resources.
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State of the U.S. Voluntary Green Power Market
Webinar announcement on US City & Corporate Clean Energy Procurement and Its Role in Achieving the Paris Agreement’s Goals
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State of the U.S. Voluntary Green Power Market
Webinar announcement on US City & Corporate Clean Energy Procurement and Its Role in Achieving the Paris Agreement’s Goals
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Finalized GPP Program Updates
GPP supplies GPCs will tools to promote their status. GPCs are a subset of the Green Power Partnership; municipalities or tribal governments where government, businesses, and residents collectively use enough green power to meet GPP requirements.
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Renewable Energy Certificate Monetization
The Toolbox for Renewable Energy Project Development's Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) Monetization page provides an overview of REC monetization strategies and resources and how RECs impact the financing and economics of solar projects.
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Internal Stakeholder Engagement for Renewable Projects
The Toolbox for Renewable Energy Project Development's Internal Stakeholder Engagement for Renewable Projects page discusses the importance of garnering stakeholder buy-in for renewable energy project success.
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Emerging Issues
This page provides resources to understand the dynamic green power market. EPA’s Green Power Partnership program can offer some insight and analysis to help understand some of the policy and implementation issues associated with these new trends.
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Self-Supply
This page outlines Self-supply where the consumer owns the renewable electricity generator and is responsible for its maintenance and operation.
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24/7 Hourly Matching of Electricity
This page provides an overview of the concept of 24/7 hourly matching and answers some common questions about this new approach.
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Environmental Claims
Organizations that voluntarily buy green power generally do so to make a claim (express or implied) that they are using zero-emission electricity. Organizations should consider the following when making green power use claims
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Renewable Energy Market Principles
The Local Government Solar Project Portal's Solar Project Development Pathway and Resources page details the major steps along the project development pathway and each step includes resources and tools to assist you with that step.