Renewable Energy Certificate Study Act of 2025

A congressionally ordered study of how Federal agencies use renewable energy certificates (RECs) to meet clean energy goals. The bill would direct the Comptroller General to evaluate whether aggregate REC demand leads to new renewable generation, compare RECs, power purchase agreements, and onsite renewables on average cost and the risk of noncompliance with section 203 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, assess agency progress toward Executive Order 14057 using RECs or other approaches, quantify costs of RECs for existing and new projects, and deliver a report to Congress with recommendations for legislative and administrative action.