REC

Abbreviation with 2 meanings

REC
Stands forRenewable energy certificate
Meanings2
CategoriesScience & Engineering, Sports

REC has two meanings. It stands for Renewable energy certificate (energy) or Receptions (American football).

Meanings of REC at a glance

#REC stands forContext
1Renewable energy certificateScience & Engineering › Energy
2ReceptionsSports › American Football

1. Renewable energy certificate

Science & Engineering · Energy Abbreviations

Tradable certificate representing the environmental attributes of one megawatt-hour of electricity generated from a renewable source. Utilities use RECs to comply with renewable mandates, and companies buy them to claim renewable electricity use.

Example: The data center's 100% renewable claim is backed by RECs retired from Midwest wind farms.

Europe uses an equivalent system called Guarantees of Origin (GOs), and I-RECs cover many other countries. RECs bought separately from the power ("unbundled") have been criticized because they may not add new renewable capacity. Each REC is tracked by a registry and retired once claimed to prevent double counting.

2. Receptions

Sports · American Football Abbreviations

Number of passes caught by a receiver, running back or tight end. Receptions anchor points-per-reception fantasy scoring and are listed beside receiving yards and touchdowns in box scores.

Example: He finished with 11 REC for 142 yards, both career highs.

Jerry Rice holds the NFL career record with 1,549 receptions, and Michael Thomas set the single-season mark of 149 in 2019. Targets, the passes thrown to a player, are tracked separately as a measure of opportunity.

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