Federal Energy Policy and Agency Outreach

To preserve the market for renewable energy, federal energy policy design needs to provide a mechanism to ensure that purchases of renewable energy continue to be meaningful. Additionally, federal agencies--both through procurement strategies and regulatory rulemakings--should support and recognize the role of voluntary renewable energy purchases in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and encouraging deployment of new renewable energy generation.

Federal Energy Policy

• REMA Letter to Rep. Waxman and Senator Whitehouse on Federal Opportunities to Reduce GHG Emissions Through Promoting Green Power Programs and Electrical Competition (February 20, 2013)

• REMA and Industry Allies Send Letters to DOE Supporting Annual Green Power Reporting and Leadership Awards (May 15, 2012). Read the "Report" letter here>>, and the "Leadership Award" letter here >>

• REMA Comments to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Clean Energy Standard White Paper (April 11, 2011)

• Press Release: REMA Statement on President Obama's State of the Union, Clean Energy Standard Endorsement (January 26, 2011)

• Press Release: Renewable Energy Markets Association Applauds Recognition of Voluntary Purchases of Renewable Energy in American Power Act (May 12, 2010)

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Federal Agency Outreach

• REMA recommends revisions to the White House Council on Enviroment Quality's Federal GHG Guidance (April 11, 2012)

• Senators sign joint letter supporting green power markets during financial reform proceedings (January 13, 2012)

• REMA Submits Comments to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission on the Treatment of RECs as 'swaps' in the Proposed Rulemaking (July 22, 2011)

• REMA Comments to the Department of Energy on the Use of RECs in Meeting Federal Building Energy Requirements (December 14, 2010)

• REMA Comments on Proposed Revisions to FTC Green Guides (December 10, 2010)

• REMA Comments to White House Council on Environmental Quality on Federal Guidance on GHG Emissions and the Use of RECs (September 1, 2010)

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