02 — Capability · BC-1570.50
Renewable Certificates & Green Tariffs
Prove and sell the clean attributes of energy, by tracking renewable certificates from creation to retirement and offering customers tariffs backed by them.
- Renewable Energy Certificates
- Guarantees of Origin
- Green Power Programs
In scope
- Certificate creation, transfer and retirement
- Renewable portfolio and clean energy standard compliance
- Green tariffs and community renewable subscriptions
Out of scope
- The organization's own carbon accounting (see BC-820.20)
- Sustainability disclosure (see BC-820.40)
Decomposes into · 4
- BC-1570.50.10Certificate Registry TrackingRecord certificates issued for each megawatt-hour, transfer them between accounts and retire them against claims so nothing is counted twice.
- BC-1570.50.20Renewable Portfolio ComplianceRetire enough eligible certificates each period to meet renewable portfolio or clean energy standards and report it.
- BC-1570.50.30Green Tariff OfferingsOffer customers tariffs or subscriptions that match their use with specific renewable supply and back each claim with retired certificates.
- BC-1570.50.40Community Renewable SubscriptionsLet customers subscribe to a share of a shared solar or wind project and receive bill credits for its output.