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title: "Utility Dive Op-Ed: Purchaser-caused certificates key to driving renewable energy growth"
description: SR Inc CEO Jim Boyle argues how corporate renewable energy procurements can maximize emissions impact and market integrity by centering purchaser causation
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# [Utility Dive Op-Ed: Purchaser-caused certificates key to driving renewable energy growth](https://sustainround.com/news/utility-dive-op-ed-purchaser-caused-certificates-key-to-driving-renewable-energy-growth)

 Written by [Admin](https://sustainround.com/news/author/admin) | Mar 19, 2025 2:00:00 PM

“To maximize corporate energy procurement’s decarbonization impact, the industry must distinguish EACs by the degree to which they cause new renewable energy capacity.”

Our CEO and Founder, <https://www.linkedin.com/in/sustainablebusinessleader/>[James Boyle](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAAGr3UBTVQudrePW7vdtS-ch-zadxEVYfs) recently penned an article in [Utility Dive](https://www.linkedin.com/company/utility-dive-energy-and-utility-news/), stressing the importance of corporations turning their focus to ‘purchaser-caused’ certificates. Nothing less than the incremental terawatts of new renewable energy our world needs is at stake!

Read the full op-ed on Utility Dive [here](https://www.utilitydive.com/news/purchaser-caused-certificates-are-key-to-driving-renewable-energy-growth/742593/).

[View full post](https://sustainround.com/news/utility-dive-op-ed-purchaser-caused-certificates-key-to-driving-renewable-energy-growth)

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