Corporate Renewable Energy Buyers' Principles

As of January 2017, 65 companies representing over 48 million MWh of annual demand by 2020 have signed the Corporate Renewable Energy Buyers' Principles. These principles aim to resolve procurement challenges, such as the need to work around traditional utilities, by advocating for greater choice, cost-competitive options, and streamlined financing to help businesses meet public climate and energy goals.

• As of January 2017, 65 companies have committed to the principles, representing an annual demand of over 48 million MWh by 2020, which is equivalent to the energy needed for 4.4 million American homes.
• Large-scale renewable energy buyers face increased transaction costs and complexity because they often must bypass traditional utilities to secure competitive pricing at the required scale.
• The Buyers' Principles identify six specific criteria to help companies achieve their purchasing goals: increased procurement choices, access to cost-competitive options, variable- and long-term contracts, projects that reduce emissions beyond business as usual, streamlined third-party financing, and more purchasing options through utilities.
• Sixty percent of the largest businesses in the U.S. have established public energy and climate goals to increase renewable energy use as part of their core sustainability and business strategies.

APA

World Resources Institute (2017). Corporate Renewable Energy Buyers' Principles. https://www.wri.org/publications/corporate-renewable-energy-buyers-principles

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Corporate Renewable Energy Buyers' Principles. 2017. https://www.wri.org/publications/corporate-renewable-energy-buyers-principles.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=World Resources Institute |title=Corporate Renewable Energy Buyers' Principles |date=January 2017 |url=https://www.wri.org/publications/corporate-renewable-energy-buyers-principles |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{worldresourcesinstitute2017corporate, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Corporate Renewable Energy Buyers' Principles}}, publisher = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2017}, month = jan, url = {https://www.wri.org/publications/corporate-renewable-energy-buyers-principles}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }