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title: "PV Magazine Op-Ed: The key to renewable energy procurement"
description: In this op-ed, CEO James Boyle argues why and how businesses should center purchaser causation and emissionality in renewable energy procurement.
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 April 29, 2025

## PV Magazine Op-Ed: The key to renewable energy procurement

What's the foundation of an impactful renewable energy procurement?

CEO and Founder <https://www.linkedin.com/in/sustainablebusinessleader/>[James Boyle](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAAGr3UBTVQudrePW7vdtS-ch-zadxEVYfs)'s op-ed in [pv magazine USA](https://www.linkedin.com/company/pv-magazine-us/) highlights the belief among Directors of Sustainability that centering purchaser causation is critical to successful corporate clean energy strategy.

![](https://sustainround.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jul-15-2025-03-09-09-4571-PM.png?width=526&height=652&name=image-png-Jul-15-2025-03-09-09-4571-PM.png)  
As Jim writes, “Directors of Sustainability, fearing the EAC market may become as confused and compromised as the carbon offset market, increasingly wish to focus on procurements that, without a doubt, cause new renewable energy capacity. They want to procure Purchaser-Caused Energy Attribute Certificates (PC EACs).”

Read the full article on [PV Magazine USA.](https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/04/29/the-key-to-renewable-energy-procurement/)

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