John Melby, CEO of Xpansiv, joined The Green Insider Podcast to discuss his background in energy deregulation and policy work, as well as Xpansiv’s role in renewable energy markets.

• Importance of Registries:
  
  
  
  • Explained the role of registries in tracking and verifying renewable energy production and consumption 
  
  
  
  
  
  • Detailed the evolution of the renewable energy credit market over the past 25 years 
  
  
  
  





• Renewable Energy Certificates:
  
  
  
  • Described registries as essential systems for tracking renewable energy production and consumption 
  
  
  
  
  
  • Explained how certificates are bought, sold, and retired within the registry 
  
  
  
  





• Market Evolution:
  
  
  
  • Discussed the growth of the renewable energy credit market driven by policy, voluntary users, and emerging tech companies 
  
  
  
  
  
  • Noted the expected increase in data centers’ share of the global energy load from 5% to 15% by 2028 
  
  
  
  
  
  • Emphasized the role of certificates in achieving net-zero emissions 
  
  
  
  
  
  • Predicted rapid growth in international renewable energy credit markets with a 26% CAGR by 2031 
  
  
  
  





• Xpansiv’s Initiatives:
  
  
  
  • Supporting grid-scale battery infrastructure 
  
  
  
  
  
  • Connecting new generators to the grid 
  
  
  
  

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