Status and Trends in the U.S. Voluntary Green Power Market (2017 Data)

This latest version of NREL's tracking of the voluntary market summarizes the status and trends of sales of seven ways that customers can obtain green power. Voluntary purchasing or voluntary “green power” is the voluntary renewable energy procurement by retail electricity customers in excess of state renewable energy mandates. In 2017 the U.S. voluntary green power market grew to 112 million megawatt-hours sold to 5.5 million customers. The report covers trends in utility green pricing programs, utility renewable contracts, competitive suppliers, unbundled renewable energy certificates, community choice aggregations, power purchase agreements, and community solar.

Status and Trends in the U.S. Voluntary Power Market (2017 Data) Report