Proposed GPP Program Updates
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Green Power Partnership (GPP) is requesting feedback on proposed updates to its program metrics and requirements (see link below). Since the program’s inception in 2001, GPP has encouraged organizations and businesses to voluntarily develop and deploy green power strategies to enhance demand for renewable electricity sources. These proposed updates are designed to align with the direction of the business community and GPP’s core objectives. Those objectives include supporting market integrity, assessing impact of procurements, supporting voluntary interest to apply geographic and temporally relevant metrics, and recognizing Partners for pursuing impactful procurements.
These updates inform the performance and impact of Green Power Partner procurements and investments while supporting broader market integrity. EPA is proposing optional new reporting metrics that would provide Partners with scores beyond their traditional volume matching by also measuring performance on location matching, time matching, emissions balance matching, and the impact of investments into new incremental capacity. In addition to the new metrics, EPA is also proposing several other updates to the program, including eligible resources, the “new” date for generating sources, a new pilot initiative focused on the use phase of sold products, and changes to the Green Power Communities initiative.
Proposed GPP Program Updates (pdf)
EPA is accepting feedback on its proposed program requirement updates, as well as any clarifying questions, via email (green_power_partnership@epa.gov) until December 6, 2024. EPA will consider all feedback and notify Partners of the finalized updates in early 2025.