CEBA Statement on Executive Order Updating Permitting Technology for the 21st Century
The Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA) released the following statement from CEO Rich Powell in response to President Donald J. Trump’s executive order “Updating Permitting Technology for the 21st Century”:
“CEBA welcomes the Trump administration’s efforts to modernize the permitting process. To ensure that innovation-driven economic growth has a strong and stable energy supply delivered through a modern grid, reforming our permitting system is critical to allow the electricity customers we represent to expand the production of domestic clean energy. Permitting modernization that accelerates approvals of clean energy projects and much-needed new transmission capacity will help achieve the national energy dominance America needs to fuel our economy. CEBA looks forward to working with the National Energy Dominance Council, the Council on Environmental Quality, and other administration officials to shape permitting modernization our members need to achieve economic growth and innovation that benefits American workers and families.”
CEBA Travels to Japan to Discuss Updated Strategic Energy Plan
By Camorah King
CEBA’s global policy team traveled to Tokyo this winter to meet with government officials, member companies, and partners about the implications of Japan’s new strategic energy plan on corporate clean energy procurement. The strategic energy plan is Japan’s major energy policy guidance document and is revised every three years.
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry released its updated draft strategic energy plan in December, targeting a 40-50% renewable energy and 20% nuclear energy mix by 2040. In the plan, the government makes a strategic shift to prioritizing and maximizing renewable energy resources for decarbonization. This is an encouraging development, because CEBA’s members view renewable energy resources as the most cost effective and scalable procurement option for Japan.
The plan also notes a clear dependency between economic growth, industrial competitiveness, and clean energy expansion. The plan references U.S. companies’ concern about the lack of clean energy supply to meet their growing needs in Japan and acknowledges that if sufficient clean electricity resources are not secured, opportunities for domestic investment and economic growth will be missed.
The Japanese government’s prioritization of industrial economic growth and decarbonization is highlighted in its draft green transformation (GX) 2040 Vision, a strategic framework integrated with Japan’s energy plan to drive toward carbon neutrality by 2050. The GX 2040 Vision seeks to drive public-private partnership in clean energy investment and supply-demand coordination.
The implementation of the GX initiative is directed through the GX Promotion Act, enacted in May 2023, which established economic transition bonds and a carbon pricing system anticipated to take full effect in March 2026. The draft strategic energy plan and GX 2040 Vision are set to be finalized by March 2025 and will guide the budget allocation process for FY2026 as well as proposed amendments to include further business decarbonization incentive measures of the GX Promotion Act.
Japan predicts that an increase in electricity production between 10-20% by 2040 will require grid buildout to integrate clean energy resources and curb curtailment at least cost. Electricity load growth from expanding data center and semiconductor industries offers an economic and clean energy opportunity for Japan. CEBA agrees with the ministry’s outlook that business cooperation with government and other related organizations to promote proactive clean energy grid planning and development is essential to meet this demand.
In a February workshop led by CEBA with clean energy stakeholders in Tokyo, it was clear Japan has an active and ambitious community seeking solutions to help Japan decarbonize its electricity grid. CEBA released an Issue Brief on Energy Customer Needs in Japan last November, offering ways Japan can lower costs and enable accelerated clean energy investment and procurement. To achieve Japan’s GX vision and the business communities’ accelerated clean energy targets, a clear and robust stakeholder process must be established to facilitate meaningful demand side participation in electricity grid policy and planning.
Creating a conducive market that provides certainty and support for clean energy deployment is challenging but necessary to enable companies to spur economic growth and a reliable clean energy transition in Japan. The further development and implementation of Japan’s GX policy will be key to this success.
Contact Camorah King for more information on CEBA’s engagement in Japan.
The Clean Energy Procurement Academy Launches Digital Trainings in China and Vietnam
The Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA) is thrilled to announce the launch of the Digital Clean Energy Procurement Academy. Late in 2024, the Clean Energy Procurement Academy introduced digital courses designed to accelerate the transition to clean energy in Vietnam and China. These courses are tailored to equip local suppliers and stakeholders with the essential tools, knowledge, and resources needed to adopt clean energy solutions effectively.
The increasing scrutiny of manufacturing practices from global corporations and governments has emphasized the importance of clean energy solutions that are cost-effective and environmentally sustainable. Corporate clean energy procurement sends a strong market demand signal for increased supply and more enabling environments, supporting businesses in their transition to clean energy sources like solar, wind, and geothermal. This shift helps reduce their carbon footprint, ensures compliance with international sustainability standards, and allows them to remain competitive in a globally conscious market.
CEBA and the Clean Energy Procurement Academy are leading the charge in driving the clean energy transition. Aware of the challenges many businesses face—such as limited resources, lack of technical expertise, and regulatory complexities, the Clean Energy Procurement Academy has developed digital courses to complement its in-person training workshops and help more companies overcome these barriers and make clean energy procurement more accessible.
Key features of the curriculum include:
Comprehensive Training: Modules cover essential topics, including climate change, GHG accounting, clean energy sources, power purchase agreements (PPAs), procurement options, and navigating government regulations.
Localized Content: Courses are tailored to address the unique energy landscapes, local regulations, and policy environments of China and Vietnam.
Interactive Learning: Participants engage with real-world case studies and interactive tools to deepen their understanding and practical application of clean energy strategies.
The launch of digital courses in China and Vietnam marks a significant milestone for the Clean Energy Procurement Academy and in the global effort to reduce electricity-related emissions. By bridging knowledge gaps and empowering local stakeholders, these courses support the clean energy transition in critical regions in collaboration with global members dedicated to advancing sustainability. As a leading platform for clean energy education, the Clean Energy Procurement Academy is setting a precedent for scalable, inclusive, and impactful climate action worldwide, equipping businesses with the expertise needed to drive meaningful change.
You too can have an impact. Interested in learning more? Please reach out to academy@cebuyers.org.
CEBA CEO: Tax Credits in President Trump’s Toolbox Can Help Grow Our Economy and Keep Electricity Costs Down
By Rich Powell, CEBA CEO
President Donald Trump has made clear in his first days in office that a diverse set of energy sources is needed to meet the increasing demand for electricity in the United States. His recent executive orders acknowledge that the nation needs myriad energy sources and materials — including clean sources like hydropower, geothermal, nuclear, and critical minerals for storage — to ensure a reliable and affordable supply of electricity for consumers and the broader economy.
One objective of these orders is to provide national and economic security and mitigate high energy prices that are especially harmful to lower-income households. An important tool for accomplishing this already exists: 45Y and 48E technology-neutral tax credits for production and investment in new electricity generation.
Technology-neutral tax credits play a foundational role in fostering economic growth and energy security, clearing the path for the Clean Energy Buyers Association’s (CEBA) members to help enable more investment and innovation right here in the United States. The credits will also help keep electricity prices low so foundational and cutting-edge industries do not move abroad and additional electricity costs aren’t passed on to ratepayers.
Another important tool in the new administration’s toolbox is the 45X tax credit that supports a greater stake in the critical minerals supply chain for American companies. That supply chain is currently dominated by China, which processes 65% of lithium, 90% of rare earth minerals, about 75% of cobalt, and 100% of graphite.
– By paying for 10% of the production cost for extracting, acquiring, processing, purifying, refining, and converting critical minerals, the 45X credit will combat China’s stranglehold on these critical minerals and ensure that the United States has the resources needed to boost national security.
– In line with President Trump’s pledge to boost American competitiveness by bringing manufacturing jobs back to the United States, the 45X tax credit has led to private sector investments in 171 new manufacturing projects across the country.
With recent announcements in major investments in technology infrastructure, including in data centers for artificial intelligence, these carbon-emissions free sources of energy are needed to meet the demand for these new, job-creating industries that will help facilitate new economic growth. Tax credits for new electricity generation and advanced manufacturing are a major piece of the puzzle and should be maintained.
CEBA and our more than 400 corporate and institutional energy customers and partners look forward to working with President Trump to implement a new supply of electricity generation in the United States for years to come. We also look forward to working with the 119th Congress to protect and enhance policies that will deliver the reliable, diverse, and affordable energy mix our economy requires.
CEBA Highlights High-Impact Utility Green Tariff Report During Asia-Pacific Summit
By Camorah King
Utility green tariffs in regulated Asia-Pacific markets offer a potential solution for energy customers seeking to partner with their utility to meet electricity demand with clean energy. A new report from the Clean Energy Buyers Association and the Asia Clean Energy Coalition (ACEC), Expanding Clean Energy Procurement Options in the Asia-Pacific Region: The Role of High-Impact Utility Green Tariffs, explores factors that have made utility green tariffs successful in the United States and discusses how utilities, regulators, and customers in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region have an opportunity to adapt a proven model to their local needs in order to achieve decarbonized economic growth.
CEBA and ACEC highlighted the report during presentations at the Global Renewables Alliance Corporate Sourcing event at the Global Wind Energy Council’s APAC Wind Energy Summit, held November 26-28 in South Korea. CEBA and ACEC also featured the report at other events during the week, including a roundtable co-hosted by SEMI Energy Collaborative, Solutions For Our Climate, and the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, on accelerating renewable energy procurement in South Korea’s semiconductor industry, as well as an event hosted by ACEC on advancing clean energy procurement options in the Asia-Pacific region.
Utility green tariffs are created through a regulator-approved utility program that allows customers to buy both the energy and associated energy attribute certificates (EACs) from clean energy projects through an independent tariff or as an adjustment on a customer’s electricity bill. The tariffs can be implemented in liberalized as well as vertically integrated markets, making them a feasible option for single-buyer and partially liberalized markets such as those in Indonesia, South Korea, Thailand, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Notably, Thailand has led the region in developing its Utility Green Tariff with Specific Sources (UGT2) program, set to open for application in July 2025.
Attendees at the South Korea events in November learned about the role utility green tariffs can play in markets that already have procurement options such as power purchase agreements (PPAs) and how the tariffs differ from Korea Electric Power Company’s (KEPCO’s) existing Green Premium program as well as third-party PPAs signed with KEPCO. Programs like KEPCO’s Green Premium and Malaysia’s Green Electricity Tariff only allow customers to purchase unbundled EACs on top of their regular electricity bill, for energy that is either from existing or unspecified sources.
Through a utility green tariff program, the utility will either self-build or sign a PPA with a developer to build new clean energy dedicated to the tariff program.The utility also announces a set gigawatt amount and eligibility criteria for customer application for the program, providing a streamlined and transparent approach.
Energy customers need an improved and expanded menu of procurement options that provides them with a variety of cost-competitive options, including access to new and high-impact clean energy. Utility green tariff programs are one procurement option that should be offered among a suite of options, especially if PPAs are not accessible due to cost, credit, or regulatory barriers.
In vertically integrated markets, a utility green tariff program may be the most feasible interim option on the road to direct PPAs and liberalization. CEBA and its members are eager to see the successful implementation of these tariff programs across the Asia-Pacific region.
Entergy Louisiana Green Tariff Programs Enable 3,000 Megawatts of New Solar Energy
By Celeste Wanner
Energy customers in Louisiana can now buy more solar energy thanks to new and updated green tariff programs recently approved for Entergy Louisiana by the Louisiana Public Service Commission. The utility can now add 3,000 megawatts (MW) of solar resources through three green tariff programs, the largest expansion of renewable energy for both the utility and the state, tripling the existing operating and previously approved solar capacity.
Entergy Louisiana initially requested approval forcertification of up to 3,000 MW of solar resources, as well as a new renewable tariff called Geaux ZERO designed for large industrial customers and an alternative market-based mechanism to procure solar resources. CEBA was brought in as an expert witness by the Southern Renewable Energy Association (SREA), and CEBA’s Priya Barua gave expert testimony in fall 2023, providing recommendations to improve the proposed Geaux ZERO program by making it accessible to more customers in the state.
CEBA advocated for lowering the minimum subscription level for Geaux ZERO from 100 MW to 50 MW and allocating a portion of the 3,000 MW solar portfolio to Entergy Louisiana’s existing Geaux Green program, which is open to commercial and industrial customers of all sizes and had an outstanding waitlist. In addition, CEBA supported eligibility for specific industrial rate schedules that were initially excluded from participating in Geaux ZERO. The final settlement agreement included multiple changes to Entergy’s initial Geaux ZERO proposal, including a new tariff for corporate and industrial customers: Geaux Green Limited (or Rider GGL), and allocation of up to 1,000 MW of solar resources to be split between the utility’s existing Geaux Green program (Rider GGO) and Rider GGL. In line with CEBA’s recommendations around the value of expanding accessibility to more customers, the subscription cap on the existing Rider GGO was raised to allow more customers to better meet their clean energy needs. Customers who are currently subscribed to Rider GGO or on the waitlist for the previous maximum of 50 MW can now request additional capacity up to 100 MW.
At least 500 MW of solar will be added to the existing Geaux Green program, on top of 700 MW of solar previously approved for the program and another 100 MW pending approval. Rider GGO is open to all customers, including commercial, industrial, and residential customers. Subscriptions are filled on a first come, first served basis, and Entergy Louisiana has an ongoing waitlist for the program. Customers can subscribe to one year, auto-renewing terms. The existing Geaux Green waitlist as of June 2024 will be filled before solar resources are allocated to Geaux Green Limited.
Up to 500 MW of solar will be dedicated to the new Geaux Green Limited program. Rider GGL is open to nonresidential customers across commercial and industrial rate classes and will have a dedicated set of solar resources, and therefore a different subscription price, than Rider GGO. Rider GGL will use a pro-rata subscription allocation based on the number of customers who request a subscription and will have a one year auto-renewing term.
Geaux ZERO (Rider GZ)
Entergy’s new Geaux ZERO tariff will have up to 2,000 MW of solar available and is open to large industrial customers who subscribe to at least 100 MW of solar resources. Geaux ZERO requires a longer-term commitment than Riders GGO and GGL, with terms of 10, 15, or 20 years. Up to 1,000 MW was reserved for customers who signed contracts before the end of 2023. If Geaux ZERO is not fully subscribed after two years, the remaining solar capacity will be made available through Rider GGO.
Customers can currently sign up for the Geaux Green waitlist, while enrollment for Geaux Green Limited and Geaux ZERO will be available at a future date after Entergy Louisiana has procured resources to supply the tariffs. You can find additional information on Entergy Louisiana’s website or by contacting an Entergy account manager.
CEBA Advocates for Clean Energy Policy and Procurement Solutions in Japan
By Camorah King
Access to new, reliable, and cost-competitive clean energy is a high priority for Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA) members’ current and planned investments in Japan. CEBA’s members and their more than 1,000 value chain partners located in Japan have ambitious decarbonization goals, with some companies seeking 100% carbon-free energy across their value chain as early as 2030.
Japan, with Asia’s second-largest economy and the world’s third largest manufacturing market, is a critical energy market for CEBA members. However, Japan’s current renewable energy supply is limited and represents only 25% of the nation’s electricity mix. To offer possible solutions that will help facilitate customers’ clean energy procurement in Japan, CEBA has published an Issue Brief on Energy Customer Needs in Japan. The issue brief also is available in Japanese. The brief discusses ways Japan can lower costs and enable accelerated clean energy investment and procurement, by:
1. Facilitating the buildout of an 80% clean energy grid by 2035 through increased government investment, as well as opening new accessible land, improving grid infrastructure, and streamlining permitting and planning;
2. Unlocking market competition and demand-side participation in policy-making processes to catalyze clean energy at least cost through economies of scale; and
3. Enhancing and expanding cost-effective clean energy options for energy customers.
Installation costs for renewable energy in Japan are among the highest globally, with utility-scale solar more than double the global weighted average. According to an analysis released by the SEMI Energy Collaborative, corporate energy customers in Japan by 2030 could face a 20% to 50% shortfall against their clean energy targets.
Despite these challenges, Japan has enough renewable energy potential to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 and achieve its commitment to the 3XRenewables Pledge. Various studies estimate that Japan has somewhere between 670 to 3,710 GW of solar, wind, and geothermal resource potential. A Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory study found that if Japan increased renewable energy deployment by an average of 10 GW per year between 2020 and 2035, average wholesale electricity costs would decrease by 6% from 2020 levels.
As the government of Japan makes these updates, CEBA strongly encourages the nation to consider the recommendations in CEBA’s issue brief. Accelerating clean energy investment and deployment provides an opportunity for Japan to retain and attract new investment in critical industries, strengthen industrial competitiveness, enable electricity cost savings, improve self-sufficiency and resilience, and contribute to carbon neutrality by 2050.
CEBA and its members are eager to support partnership with Japan to build a resilient, carbon-free electricity system. Through the Clean Energy Demand Initiative, a joint Secretariat with the U.S. Department of State, CEBA fosters public-private collaboration to accelerate the global deployment of clean energy. As a partner of the SEMI Energy Collaborative, CEBA supports the recommendations provided in SEMI’s position paper for Japan.
For more information on CEBA’s engagement in Japan, contact Camorah King.
Greg Rizzo: Managing Director, Renewable Energy Solutions - CCA Group
CEBA Member Highlight: CCA Group
What prompted your organization to join the CEBA community?
As a financial advisory and capital markets service provider, CCA Group (CCA) joined CEBA in 2021 and continues to value the CEBA community’s much needed advocation for renewable and clean energy project advancements.
Greg Rizzo: Managing Director, Renewable Energy Solutions
Since our founding in 2003, CCA has been supporting corporates, financial institutions, and energy users in their pursuit of suitable project developers to transact with to support clean energy project development. Joining CEBA has aided CCA in this mission, allowing us to help investors enhance their environmental, social, and governance goals — commonly referred to as ESG goals — and reduce their tax liabilities.
CCA is the industry leader in supporting renewable energy investments. While the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) created the eligibility for bilateral clean energy tax credit transfers, simplifying transactions for new entrants, tax equity financing is not a new concept. At CCA we bring our decades of experience in this space to help companies on either side of a transaction advance clean energy project development.
What does the future of clean energy look like for your organization?
CCA envisions a continued increase of new and existing clean energy technologies deployed across the U.S., which is why our core business is focused on supporting corporate organizations participation in clean energy and infrastructure project financing.
Following the passage of the IRA, which expanded the scope of technologies eligible for tax credits and created tax credit transfer transactions, the number of new investors entering the market space has continued to grow. The need for financings that monetize tax attributes associated with new projects is greater than ever. CCA strategically collaborates with companies interested in aligning ESG targets with clean energy investments to find capital efficiencies for their corporate initiatives. The record addition of new projects and corporate investors is a sign we are heading in the right direction.
What has been the most interesting clean energy project during your time with your organization?
CCA has worked on a number of marque industry transactions, including raising the tax equity capital for the first utility-scale offshore wind project in the U.S., and to date has raised over $46 billion from more than 364 transactions for 119 clients.
Since the passage of the IRA, CCA has facilitated the origination and execution of more than $3.6 billion of tax credit transfers across 21 projects including:
The largest PTC transfer transaction on a 500 MW solar project
The acquisition of a 50% stake in a pre-commercial operation date solar project that incorporated a tax partnership followed by a tax credit transfer of the project’s investment tax credit (ITC)
Bringing together a 50% tax equity paired with a 50% tax credit transfer structure to support the financing for a 600 MW solar project
Coordinating and closing the largest battery energy storage systems (BESS) ITC transfer sale involving five separate corporate buyers
Envision a 90% carbon-free U.S. electricity system by 2030 — what is the next step toward a carbon-free energy future?
Corporate organizations and financial institutions need to pair with project sponsors to facilitate the purchase of federal tax credits, renewable energy credits — also known as RECs — and/or electricity output from clean energy facilities. To achieve a cost competitive and efficient transaction experience, a recognized industry leading service provider, like CCA, will be critical to advancing toward and achieving a 90% carbon-free U.S. electricity system by 2030.
Thank you for sharing your insights with us! How can folks find you and what should they expect in partnering with CCA?
CCA has been an industry leader in the renewable energy industry since 2003 with over 20 years of experience supporting tax equity and other structured financial transactions. We pride ourselves on transparency and truly helping to facilitate win/win transactions for all stakeholders. We also recognize that a company’s risk appetite or size can vary which is why we tailor solutions to fit the needs of our clients. We look forward to connecting with more of the CEBA network.
Energy customers continue to contract for significant additions of clean energy to the U.S. grid despite challenges. In the Q3 2024 Deal Tracker Update CEBA reports an additional 13.4 GW year-to-date and 4.5 GW this quarter alone. We believe this will be the strongest year on record.
Contracted Clean Energy Capacity to U.S. Grid Announced by Voluntary Corporate Energy Customers
2022
2023
2024
Q1
2.2
3.2
4.6
Q2
5.7
2.9
4.3
Q3
4.1
2.2
4.5
Q4
5.0
4.8
NA
Total
16.9
13.1
13.4 (Q1-Q3 only)
*In table above, capacity is reported in GWac
Energy customers spurred innovation this year to continue momentum toward a carbon-free electricity system by:
Expanding investment into geothermal and nuclear
Investing in clean energy through tax equity
Increasing brand-forward, policy engagement
Technology Expansion: Growing Investment in Geothermal and Nuclear
The technologies involved in corporate-backed clean energy procurement are diversifying, with multiple geothermal and nuclear deals being announced this year for the first time at scale.
Google and Meta will each procure more than 100MW of geothermal power.
Microsoft is working to repower a nuclear power plant.
Google announced the first corporate power purchase agreement for electricity from multiple small modular reactors.
Amazon signed three agreements to support nuclear energy projects.
Diversifying Procurement Methods: Rise in Tax Equity
Traditionally reserved for banks, we are starting to see a rise in customers engaging with the tax equity market. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) provisions are enabling these tax equity investments. For corporations with significant tax burdens, a further dive into IRA provisions can unlock investment opportunities.
Tax equity deals accounted for 10.7% of clean energy capacity announced in deals tracked by CEBA during Q1-Q3 in 2024, compared to 4.25% in 2023.
In 2024, Nestlé, Google, and UnitedHealth all announced tax equity deals, showing the diverse range of industries that have found benefits to this clean energy investment.
Since 2014, CEBA has tracked U.S. corporate commitments to clean energy and shares the findings and analysis with members and, at a high-level, the public through the CEBA Deal Tracker. The CEBA Deal Tracker is an opportunity to demonstrate leadership and collaboration in the corporate clean energy market and the growth in demand for clean energy. This data makes the business case for providers to offer additional carbon-free energy products and contracting structures to meet growing customer demand.
If you have information about a clean energy project your organization is involved with that you would like to share, please contact the CEBA team at education@cebuyers.org. All information is kept confidential and is reported in the aggregate only.
Washington, D.C. (November 7, 2024) — The Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA) issued the following statement from CEBA CEO Rich Powell after the 2024 U.S. elections:
CEBA looks forward to working with the Trump administration and leaders of the new Congress to seize this moment of incredible economic opportunity now and in the years ahead.
CEBA’s more than 400 members represent the most dynamic and innovative industries that are driving unprecedented economic growth, from reshoring manufacturing, domestic oil and gas production, industrial electrification, and the rapidly increasing system needs of a data-driven economy.
U.S. electricity demand is expected to nearly double by 2030, and CEBA’s members, representing more than $20 trillion in market cap, are investing billions to cost-effectively meet this need. To grow and innovate, our members need affordable, reliable, and clean energy. CEBA’s members support and are deploying carbon-free energy in all forms: nuclear, hydropower, solar, geothermal, wind, and CCS.
CEBA is committed to working with the new administration and other elected officials to accelerate corporate clean energy buying, remove deployment barriers, and establish market structures that spur new clean energy generation and help maintain a reliable, affordable, and modern grid.
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The Clean Energy Buyers Association is a business trade association that activates a community of energy customers and partners to deploy market and policy solutions for a carbon-free energy system.CEBA’s more than 400 members comprise one-fifth of the Fortune 500, represent more than $20 trillion in market capitalization, and include institutional energy customers of every type and size – corporate and industrial companies, universities, and cities. For more information, visit cebuyers.org and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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