Overview of the 2025 Green-e® Verification Report (2024 Data)

Join Center for Resource Solutions staff for an in-depth review of the 2025 Green-e® Verification Report (2024 Data). This free webinar will cover how three Green-e® programs—Green-e® Energy, Green-e® Climate, and Green-e® Marketplace—performed throughout 2024. The webinar will also look at trends in U.S. voluntary renewable energy markets, including generation trends, renewable energy certificate and green pricing programs, community choice programs, and direct corporate purchases. See the video at https://resource-solutions.org/events/012126/.

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1. 2025 Green-e® Verification Report 2024 Data Kiernan Hardiman S eni or Anal yst, C ER TIF ICAT ION P RO GR AMS
2. Nongovernmental Organization (NGO) creating policy and market solutions to advance sustainable energy since 1997. • Expert assistance • Renewable energy and climate policy • Renewable Energy Markets annual conference • Green-e® certification for suppliers and users of renewable energy and carbon offsets in the voluntary market Center for Resource Solutions 2 © 2026 CENTE R FOR RE SO URCE SOLUTIONS. ALL RIGHTS RE SE RVE D.
3. Green-e® Energy VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF THE 2024 REPORTING YEAR PAGE 3 © 2026 Cen ter for Res ource Solutions. All rights reserved.
4. Sales By Product Type, 1998 – 2024 (In MWH) PAGE 4 © 2022 Center for Resource Solutions. All rights reserved.
5. Total Certified Sales of Renewable Energy by Product Type and Customer Type PAGE 5 © 2026 Cen ter for Res ource Solutions. All rights reserved.
6. Sales By Customer Type, 1998 – 2024 (In MWH) PAGE 6 © 2026 Cen ter for Res ource Solutions. All rights reserved.
7. Customers by Product Type, 1998 – 2024 PAGE 7 © 2026 Cen ter for Res ource Solutions. All rights reserved.
8. States with Green-e® Energy Certified Renewable Electricity Options PAGE 8 © 2026 Cen ter for Res ource Solutions. All rights reserved.
9. Contributions of Renewable Resource Types PAGE 9 © 2026 Cen ter for Res ource Solutions. All rights reserved. Resource Type MWh Percentage Wind 110,630,000 76% Solar 30,400,000 22% Non-Gaseous Biomass 1,800,000 1% Low-Impact Hydro 570,000 .38% Gaseous Biomass 390,000 .29%
10. Facilities Supplying Certified Sales by Resource Type PAGE 10 © 2026 Cen ter for Res ource Solutions. All rights reserved. Resource Type Unique Facilities Percentage Solar 880 64% Wind 472 33% Non-Gaseous Biomass 18 1% Gaseous Biomass 20 1% Low-Impact Hydro 11 .8%
11. 11 Contribution of Non-wind Resource Types to Retail Sales
12. Percent of Facilities by Nameplate Capacity by Resource Type PAGE 12 © 2026 Cen ter for Res ource Solutions. All rights reserved.
13. Percent of Facilities by Nameplate Capacity PAGE 13 © 2026 Cen ter for Res ource Solutions. All rights reserved. Nameplate Capacity (MW) MWh Sold Percentage 0-2 248,000 .2% 2-10 1,300,000 1% 10-50 5,800,000 4% 50-100 24,600,000 17% 100-200 55,000,000 38% 200+ 56,800,000 40%
14. Megawatt-Hours by Facility Date of First Operation or Repowering PAGE 14 © 2026 Cen ter for Res ource Solutions. All rights reserved. • Approximately 46% of supply from facilities aged 5 years or younger
15. Capacity (MW) by Facility Date of First Operation or Repowering PAGE 15 © 2026 Cen ter for Res ource Solutions. All rights reserved. • Approximately 52% of overall capacity from facilities aged 5 years or younger
16. Count of Facilities by Year of First Operation or Repowering PAGE 16 © 2026 Cen ter for Res ource Solutions. All rights reserved. • ~50% of facilities are 5 years or younger
17. PAGE 17 2024 followed the same general rule as previous years—consumption of certified electricity is highest in more populated states and states near a coast Top 10 States by Retail Sales Volume © 2026 Cen ter for Res ource Solutions. All rights reserved. State % of Total Sales TX 18% CA 14% WA 8% OH 7% NY 5% PA 5% OR 4% NJ 3% MA 3% IL 3%
18. PAGE 18 The difference between states with generators versus purchasers of renewable energy demonstrates how the market for unbundled RECs is allowing customers with limited access to local renewable energy products to support changes in generation portfolios in the US and Canada. Top Ten States and Provinces Supplying Certified Retail Sales © 2026 Cen ter for Res ource Solutions. All rights reserved. State/Province % of Total TX 45% OK 11% KS 7% FL 5% ND 5% QC 5% SD 2% NE 2% CO 2% GA 1%
19. PAGE 19 © 2026 Cen ter for Res ource Solutions. All rights reserved. Supply (Left) and Certified Sales (Right)
20. PAGE 20 © 2026 Cen ter for Res ource Solutions. All rights reserved. Supply (Left) and Certified Sales (Right)
21. 2024 was the biggest year of certified sales to date. • 143 million retail MWh, or 3.7% of the total US retail electricity sales in 2024​ • 15 million more retail MWh sold than in 2023 • ~1 million retail purchasers of Green-e® certified renewable energy, including over 78,000 businesses • Continued increase of solar as a source of supply​ • Newer renewables (5 years old or less) continuing to drive the market • Growing diversity of customers purchasing 10,000 MWh or more Key Takeaways PAGE 21 © 2026 Cen ter for Res ource Solutions. All rights reserved.
22. CRS membership opportunity: Join a group that is addressing the question(s) you care about in the voluntary and regulatory markets. Topics to be covered in 2026: • Q1 26 – Accounting for Battery-Stored Clean Energy • Q2 26 – Global Data and Market Conditions for Standard Delivery Clean Energy Reporting • Q3 26 – Credible Cross-Market Energy Attribute Certificate Transactions • Q4 26 – Clean Energy Attribution in the Corporate Value Chain • Advisory Committee Participation • Working Group Sponsorship Clean Energy Accounting Project (CEAP) PAGE 22 www.resource-solutions.org/ceap © 2026 Cen ter for Res ource Solutions. All rights reserved.
23. © 2026 Cen ter for Res ource Solutions. All rights reserved. Contact. Kiernan Hardiman Senior Analyst, CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS kiernan.hardiman@resource-solutions.org 415.568.4290 www.resource-solutions.org