Below is a list of upcoming and past events and webinars of potential interest to Green Power Partners and other program stakeholders. EPA hosts webinars on a regular basis that explore a variety of topics, including the Green Power Partnership, green power technologies and products, and information on procuring green power. Presentations, recordings, and other supplemental materials are available.

You can find the Green Power Partnership at many of the following events and conferences.

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Upcoming Webinars

GPP Webinar: State of the Voluntary Green Power Market
Thursday, January 28, 2021
1:00 PM-2:00 PM EST
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This annual webinar will focus primarily on the voluntary market, through which consumers and institutions voluntarily procure renewable energy for all or part of their electricity needs. The webinar will present information on:

• The various green power product options with information on their trends in green power purchasing
• The continued growth of new green power procurement options, including power purchase agreements (PPAs), community solar programs, and community choice aggregations
• Trends of GPP partners green power use and diversification
• The presentations will feature data from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's recently published Status and Trends in the U.S. Voluntary Green Power Market (2019 data) as well as the Green Power Partnership's program data.

Speakers & Presentations:

• Christopher Kent, Program Manager, U.S. EPA's Green Power Partnership
• Eric O'Shaughnessy, consultant specializing in distributed energy resources and voluntary green power market research

Past Events

2020 Events

• June 10, 2020, Solar Project Development Process Workshop: Insights and Best Practices from Local Governments and Higher Education Institutions

2019 Events

• September 18, 2019, Local Government Solar Project Development Workshop, Minneapolis, MN

2018 Events

• July 25-26, 2018, Utilities, Data Centers & Renewable Energy Summit, Denver CO

Past Webinars

2020 Webinars

• November 19, 2020, ENERGY STAR® Webinar: Practical First Steps for Renewable Energy Procurement
• November 12, 2020, GPP Webinar: Green Power—Datacenter Supplier & Customer Opportunities
• July 8, 2020, Local Government Clean Energy Trends and Resources
• May 21, 2020, ENERGY STAR® Webinar: Renewable Energy Options for Small Businesses and Congregations
• February 24, 2020, 2020 Green Power Leadership Awards Review

2019 Webinars

• April 24, 2019, Guide to Purchasing Green Power
• March 13, 2019, State of the Voluntary Green Power Market
• February 27, 2019, Green Power Leadership Awards: A Review of 2019 Categories, Eligibility, Criteria, and the Application Process

2018 Webinars

• November 28, 2018, Site Assessments for Local Governments
• August 15, 2018, Introduction to Green Power Supply Options
• June 27, 2018, Guidance for Setting a Renewable Energy Goal
• April 25, 2018, Introduction to the Local Government Solar Project Portal
• March 7, 2018, Green Power Leadership Awards: A Review of 2018 Categories, Eligibility, Criteria, and the Application Process
• February 21, 2018, State of the Voluntary Green Power Market
• January 17, 2018, Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) Arbitrage Process

2017 Webinars

• September 26, 2017, Solar Carports: Turning University Parking Facilities into Renewable Electricity Plants
• May 17, 2017, Innovative Financing Options and the University Solar Deployment Process
• March 8, 2017, The Value of Certification and Verification
• February 2, 2017, Green Power Leadership Awards: A Review of 2017 Categories, Eligibility, Criteria, and the Application Process
• January 25, 2017, State of the Voluntary Green Power Market

2016 Webinars

• October 5, 2016, Solar Claims & Reporting: An Introduction for Colleges and Universities
• September 28, 2016, An Introduction to Virtual Power Purchase Agreements
• June 15, 2016, How Colleges and Universities Can Help Accelerate Community Deployment of Solar
• March 9, 2016, An Introduction to Community Solar Programs
• March 3, 2016, Green Power Leadership Awards: A Review of 2016 Categories, Eligibility, Criteria, and the Application Process
• February 25, 2016, Solar Utilization in Higher Education Networking & Information Sharing Group: Policy Issues Discussion
• February 10, 2016, Introduction to Solar Utilization in Higher Education Networking & Information Sharing Group
• January 27, 2016, State of the Voluntary Green Power Market

2015 Webinars

• December 16, 2015, Beyond Demonstration Projects: How Universities Can Use Mid-Scale Solar
• October 7, 2015, Measuring Emissions from Purchased Electricity: A Primer on GHG Protocol's New Scope 2 Guidance
• May 6, 2015, Renewable Energy Purchasing at K-12 Schools: Aggregated REC Procurement through the Green Schools Alliance
• April 30, 2015, Renewable Energy Certificate Tracking Systems: An Introduction
• April 15, 2015, Understanding Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) and the Procurement Process
• March 18, 2015, Green Power Leadership Awards Webinar: A Review of 2015 Categories, Eligibility, Criteria, and the Application Process
• February 4, 2015, Solar Power for K-12 Schools
• January 27, 2015, State of the Voluntary Green Power Market

2014 Webinars

• October 7th, 2014, How Three Retail Buyers Source Large-Scale Solar Electricity: Making the Nation's Largest Non-utility Solar Project East of the Mississippi a Reality
• September 30, 2014, Streamlining Off-site Corporate Renewables Transactions
• July 15, 2014, Supply Chain Sustainability and Green Power Use
• April 16, 2014, Solar Procurement Templates and Tools for Higher Education
• March 13, 2014, Long-term Green Power Procurements from Wind Projects
• February 12, 2014, Smart Roofs: Portfolio-Based Roof Asset and Energy Management
• January 15, 2014, Gaining a Green Marketing Advantage: Data-Driven Insights into Today's Green Consumer

2013 Webinars

• December 17, 2013, Building Your Internal Network: Making the Switch to Green Power
• December 12, 2013, Green Power Use and Opportunities for Sports Teams & Venues
• November 6, 2013, Green Power Use and Opportunities for K-12 Schools
• September 10 2013, The Power of Aggregated Purchasing: How to Green Your Electricity Supply & Save Money
• May 29, 2013, On-site Renewables: Lessons Learned from Idea to Implementation
• April 9, 2013, Long-term Power Purchase Agreements for Wind Power: University Perspectives
• April 2, 2013, Innovative Approaches to Climate Goals: Microsoft's Internal Carbon Fee
• March 20, 2013, The Solar Roadmap: Navigating the Evolving Solar Energy Market
• February 12, 2013, Market Outlook and Innovations in Wind and Solar Power
• January 17, 2013, Green Revolving Funds: Recent Trends and Notes from the Field

And a select number of older webinars that still provide relevant information.

• December 13, 2012, Third-Party Financing of Solar on College and University Campuses
• January 18, 2012, Making an Impact on Energy Use in Your Community: EPA's Green Power Communities and Local Climate and Energy Program
• August 4, 2010, Improving Solar PV Results through Collaborative Procurement
• July 28, 2009, Solar Power Purchase Agreements
• May 19, 2009, On-site Use of Biomass and Biogas

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