Implications of Carbon Regulation for Green Power Markets, prepared by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, assesses the extent to which GHG benefits motivate consumers to make voluntary renewable energy purchases, the potential impacts of carbon regulation on future renewable energy purchases, and how carbon regulation programs in the Northeast and California affect renewable energy markets in these regions.  This report also explores policies to enable carbon markets and voluntary renewable energy markets to work together.  (April 2007)


Emerging Markets for Renewable Energy Certificates: Opportunities and Challenges (PDF), prepared by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, describes the emerging market for renewable energy certificates.  The report describes how RECs are marketed, examines RECs markets including scope and prices, and identifies and describes the key challenges facing the growth and success of RECs markets.  (January 2005)