Public Comments

A key component of REMA's mission is to represent the views of the renewable energy industry in policy debates. REMA files public comments on behalf of its members on legislative and regulatory issues at the federal, regional, and state levels. Below is an archive of REMA comments organized by topic.

What's New

• REMA's Recommendations to the Oregon PUC on Implementing the Voluntary Renewable Energy Tariff (December 12, 2014)

• REMA's Comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on the Role of Existing Renewable Energy Markets in the 111(d) Proposed Climate Regulations (November 2014)

• REMA Stresses the Impact of Tax Policy Certainty on Project Development in Comments to the Senate Finance Committee's Energy Tax Reform Hearing (October 1, 2014)

• REMA Letter to Connecticut DEEP Commissioner on Maintaining the state's RGGI Voluntary Clean Energy Set-Aside (August 16, 2013)

• REMA Recommendations to the California Air Resources Board on Cap and Trade and the Voluntary Renewable Energy Set-Aside (August 2, 2013)

• REMA Letter to the ACC Commissioners on the "Track and Monitor" Proposal for DG Compliance (June 20, 2013)
  

Topics

REMA has filed public comments on a series of topics regarding renewable energy markets, including:

Federal Energy Legislation & Regulation

• REMA's Comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on the Role of Existing Renewable Energy Markets in the 111(d) Proposed Climate Regulations (November 2014)

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

• Letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson on Federal Climate Change Legislation (September 30, 2009)
  

• REMA Comments on American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R. 2454) (September 18, 2009)

• Sign-on Letter to Chairwoman Barbara Boxer and the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works (September 18, 2009)

• REMA Comments on Federal Climate Legislation (September 10, 2009)
  
  
  

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Federal Renewable Electricity Standard

• REMA Comments on Federal RES in American Clean Energy Leadership Act (S. 1462) (September 18, 2009)
  
  
• REMA Comments on American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R. 2454) (September 18, 2009)

• Letter to Committee Chairman Sen. Jeff Bingaman and the Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources on Federal RES (September 18, 2009)
  
  
  

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Western Climate Initiative

• REMA Public Comments on WCI Paper, "Voluntary Renewable Energy Market: Issues and Draft Recommendations" (February 19, 2010)
  
  
• REMA Public Comments to the WCI on Allowance Allocation (February 3, 2009)
  
  
• REMA Comments on Western Climate Initiative (WCI) Draft Design of the Regional Cap-and-Trade Program (August 13, 2008)
  
  
• REMA Comments on WCI (June 6, 2008)
  
  
• REMA Comments to WCI Allocations Sub-Committee (April 17, 2008)
  
  
• REMA Comments to WCI Allocations Sub-Committee (February 1, 2008)
  
  
• REMA Comments to WCI Electricity Sub-Committee (February 1, 2008)
  
  
  

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California Air Resources Board

• REMA Recommendations to the California Air Resources Board on Cap and Trade and the Voluntary Renewable Energy Set-Aside (August 2, 2013)

• REMA Comments on the California Air Resources Board's (ARB) Voluntary Renewable Energy Reserve Account (September 27, 2011)

• REMA Comments on the California Air Resources Board's (ARB) Voluntary Renewable Energy Set-Aside (August 11, 2011)

• REMA Comments to the California Air Resources Board on a Set-Aside for Voluntary Renewable Energy (December 15, 2010)

• REMA Comments to California Air Resources Board on Renewable Electricity Standard Preliminary Draft Regulation (September 22, 2010)

• Letter to California Air Resources Board on Cap-and-Trade Design (June 7, 2010)
  
  
• REMA Comments to the California Air Resources Board on the Cap-And-Trade Preliminary Draft Regulation - (January 11, 2010)
  
  
• REMA Comments to the California Air Resources Board for the RES Concept Paper - (November 19, 2009)
  
  
• REMA Comments to CARB on Voluntary Markets under Cap-and-Trade - (June 12, 2009)
  
  
• REMA Updated Comments to the CARB on Voluntary Renewable Energy Markets - (May 2009)
  
  
• California RPS Procurement Verification Data Review - (April 2009)
  
  
• REMA Comments to CARB: Early Action Workshop - (March 2009)
  
  
• REMA Comments to CARB (November 20, 2008)
  
  
• REMA Comments to the California Public Utility Commission Rulemaking 06-04-009: Proposed Final Opinion on Greenhouse Gas Regulatory Strategies (2008)
  
  
• REMA Comments to California Air Resources Board - (August 1, 2008)
  
  
• REMA Comments to the CPUC (June 2, 2008)
  
  
  

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Other State Issues

• REMA's Recommendations to the Oregon PUC on Implementing the Voluntary Renewable Energy Tariff (December 12, 2014)

• REMA Letter to the ACC Commissioners on the "Track and Monitor" Proposal for DG Compliance (June 20, 2013)

• REMA Comments to New York State Energy Research and Development Authority on the REC Tracking System and Environmental Disclosure Program (April 26, 2013)

• REMA Letter to the ACC Commissioners on "Track and Record" Testimony (April 24, 2013)

• REMA Letter to ACC Commissioners on the "Track and Record" Methods for Meeting REST Compliance (January 17, 2013)

• REMA Comments on Arizona Public Service's REST Implementation Plan (July 27, 2012)

• REMA Comments on Tucson Electric Power's REST Implementation Plan (July 27, 2012)

• REMA Supporting Statement on Revised Washington State Legislation SHB 1712 Concerning the Treatment and Definition of Null Power (March, 23, 2011)

• REMA Comments on Washington State Legislation HB 1712 and SB 5431 Concerning the Treatment and Definition of Null Power (February 25, 2011)

• REMA Technical Testimony for Sept. 20 New Mexico Hearing (August 16, 2010)
  
  
• REMA Comments on New Mexico's Draft Greenhouse Gas Cap and Trade Regulation (May 28, 2010)
  
  
• REMA Comments on California Energy Commission Draft 2006 RPS Verification Report - (February 16, 2010)
  
  
• REMA Comments on California SB 722 to the California Judicary Committee (June 26, 2009)
  
  
• REMA Comments on California SB 722 to Senate President pro Tem Steinberg (June 22, 2009)
  
  
• REMA Comments on AB 1851 (June 20, 2008)
  
  
• REMA Memo to SB 1762 (June 11, 2008)
  
  
  

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Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

• REMA Letter to Connecticut DEEP Commissioner on Maintaining the state's RGGI Voluntary Clean Energy Set-Aside (August 16, 2013)

• REMA Comments on Maryland Budget Trading Program (January 2009)
  
  
• REMA Comments on a RGGI Voluntary Renewable Energy Set-Aside in Delaware (August 6, 2008)
  
  
  

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Midwest Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord

• REMA Comments to Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord Advisory Group (September 2008)
  
  
  

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The Climate Registry

• REMA Comments on The Climate Registry's General Reporting Protocol 2.0 (January 18, 2013)

• REMA Letter to The Climate Registry on Draft Climate Registered Requirements (November 9, 2010)

• REMA Comments on The Climate Registry General Protocol Treatment of Voluntary Purchases of Renewable Energy (October 30, 2009)
  
  
  

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Federal Trade Commission

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

• REMA Comments on FTC Green Guides (February 22, 2008)
  
  
• REMA FTC Comments Filed (January 25, 2008)
  
  
  

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Other Regional and Global Issues

• REMA Comments on the World Resource Institute's Draft GHG Protocol Power Accounting Guidelines (August 2, 2012)

• REMA Recommendations to ICLEI (Local Governments for Sustainability) on the Community GHG Protocol (July 31, 2012)

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

• REMA Revised Comments on the USGBC's Draft LEED Rating System (September 14, 2011)

• REMA Comments to the Government of Quebec on Proposed Cap and Trade Regulation (September 2, 2011)

• REMA Comments on the WindMade Draft Standard Label Programme for Companies and Organizations (August 15, 2011)

• 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 and Recommendations on the U.S. Green Building Council's Draft LEED Rating Systems (January 19, 2011)

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

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