hours of electric energy to electric consumers for purposes other than resale during the preceding calendar year, for each of calendar years 2020 through 2035, the required annual percentage increase of the base quantity of electricity of the retail electric supplier that shall be generated from renewable energy resources, or otherwise credited toward the percentage requirement pursuant to subsection (d), shall be 1/2 of the percentage specified for the calendar year in the table in paragraph (1). (d) Renewable energy credits (1) In general A retail electric supplier may satisfy the requirements of subsection (b)(1) through the submission of Federal renewable energy credits— (A) issued to the retail electric supplier under subsection (e)