Renewable Energy

This page shows all of the pages at www.epa.gov that are tagged with Renewable Energy.

  • Energy Resources for State, Local, and Tribal Governments

    Hosts capacity building and decision-support tools and data, best practice policy and program implementation information for state, local, and tribal governments on climate change, electrification, equity, energy efficiency, and renewable energy.

  • Build & Self Generate

    These pages outline the common project development pathway from a project's conception to its completion for most on-site renewable energy projects. .

  • Green Power Procurement Considerations

    EPA lays out 14 issues to consider when identifying which green power supply option(s) best suit your organization.

  • Certification and Verification

    This page provides resources in understanding the value and business sense for purchasing credible products from credible suppliers.

  • Credible Claims

    This page provides resources to in making credible environmental claims and substantiate them through REC ownership and retirement.

  • Frequently Asked Questions

    EPA receives questions on all aspects of the green power market. EPA will continue to build out this repository of commonly asked questions and responses to those inquires.

  • Resources

    Summary of resources found on this web site

  • Evaluation

    This page provides resources to help understand the proposal evaluation process.

  • Federal Green Challenge (FGC)

    Information and resources about EPA’s Federal Green Challenge which advances greening of government facilities and operations.

  • California Clean Air Technology Initiative

    The California Clean Air Technology Initiative is a partnership to develop clean air technologies for the San Joaquin Valley and South Coast Air Basins through collaborative projects in technology research, development, demonstration, and deployment.

  • Webinar - AVERT v3.1 and 2020 Data Release

    Watch an October 2021 webinar covering the release of AVERT v.3.1 with 2020 date and other improvements.

  • Renewable Energy in Corporate Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory

    This page provides some resources to help organizations expand their GHG accounting practices, including corporate green house gas inventory and how renewable energy relates to corporate inventory.

  • Green Power Market Documents

    EPA’s Green Power Partnership provides a variety of guidance documents relevant to understanding the green power market.

  • Financing

    This page describes the various financing options and strategies available to build a renewable energy project.

  • Proposals & Solicitations

    TThis page provides resource to help understand the contract development process and best practices in standardizing contract templates and request for proposals (RFPs).

  • Policies and Regulations

    This page describes the patchwork of federal, state, and local policies and regulations pertaining to renewable energy systems that impact project development.

  • U.S. Renewable Electricity Market

    The US green energy market is broken up into two main groups: the mandatory markets including state Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) and voluntary markets, also referred to as green power markets.  This page delineates this two markets.

  • On-Site Project Development Process

    Most on-site renewable energy projects follow a common project development pathway from a project's conception to its completion. This page outlines the major steps you will take along your pathway. Each step includes various resources and tools to assist

  • Tools

    EPA’s Green Power Partnership provides a variety of tools relevant to understanding the green power market,

  • Site Considerations

    This page describes the importance of assessing a potential site for a renewable electricity project including the site’s technical, economic, policy, and other variables.

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