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Corporate “green gold”: State policy implications for wind and solar energy buyers

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Renewable energy (RE) is “green gold” for corporate energy buyers, and big companies have been using their influence and scale to advocate for state policies that will make it easier to buy RE. For most companies, however, getting to 100% RE is still a long slog through the current policy landscape. With that in mind, this article highlights policy implications at the state level that can advance or impede corporate RE energy buying. The article also provides case studies based on four states whose varying policies create different opportunities for companies to buy RE. The goal is to demonstrate the potency of state energy policy and to recommend shifts in the policy landscape so companies can meet their RE targets.

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  • Davis-Sramek, Beth, 2021. "Corporate “green gold”: State policy implications for wind and solar energy buyers," Business Horizons, Elsevier, vol. 64(3), pages 347-360.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:bushor:v:64:y:2021:i:3:p:347-360
    DOI: 10.1016/j.bushor.2021.02.002
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