REMA: Overview

What is REMA?
The Renewable Energy Marketers Association (REMA) is a trade association of interested entities involved in the creation, supply, purchase, sale, advocacy, and education about renewable energy and renewable energy certificates (RECs). REMA is comprised of organizations that sell or promote renewable energy products through voluntary markets.

Members
There are 10 Founding Members of REMA and they come from both the for-profit and non-profit industry sectors.

REMA members currently (as of 3/08) include: 3Degrees, Bonneville Environmental Foundation, Community Energy, Conservation Services Group, Constellation NewEnergy, FPL Energy, Renewable Choice Energy, Sterling Planet SunEdison and SmartPower.

Goals & Mission
The purpose of this association is to represent the renewable energy marketers’ collective interests in moving the voluntary market forward in a sustainable way. This organization is leading initiatives that are designed to support and expand the market for RECs and renewable energy. REMA promotes the economic and national security benefits of renewable energy. 

The Association is developing industry leadership in recognition of RECs, and in integration with GHG emission markets and regulatory policies. The Association is developing significant relationships with industry leaders and various outside entities, including regulators, legislators, major environmental advocacy groups, academics and other for-profit companies to achieve its agenda.

Core Values
The core value of renewable energy marketers is that a customer’s voluntary purchase of renewable energy should make a difference by creating incremental amounts of additional renewable energy and by conveying clear property rights to the buyer of the associated environmental attributes

Policy initiatives at the state and federal level can affect the validity of the above core values to remain true for voluntary buyers of renewable energy.  Therefore, the work of REMA is focused on both education and policy advocacy. This work will maintain and enhance the integrity of voluntary purchases being able to continue to deliver on the core values of creating more renewable energy and on delivering environmental attributes.

Policy Agenda
A focal point of REMA’s activities is disseminating the REMA perspective to policy makers and programs managers who are influencing policy in development. These include:

• Legislative outreach to the US Congress, state legislatures, RGGI, AB 32, Multi-state Carbon Registry, The Climate Registry and the Western Climate Initiative – REMA is seeking to support and influence the development and implementation of legislation affecting the green power and GHG markets.
   
• Regulatory Outreach to NARUC, NASEO, NASUCA, et al - REMA is proactively conducting outreach and education to the professional associations of energy regulators, state energy officials and state consumer counsels to broaden regulatory support for the voluntary market.
   
• Industry Outreach – REMA is working to advance green power marketing issues with major allied trade associations and to participate in mutual policy concerns.