Energy Certificate
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Definition
An Energy Certificate is a transferable record or guarantee (Certificate) related to the amount of Energy or material goods consumed by an Energy Transformation process.
A certificate may be in any form, including electronic, and lists attributes such as method, quality, compliance, and tracking. Energy certificates issued under national legislation typically provide evidence of compliance. Electricity producers, suppliers, or consumers use these certificates when required to use a specific type of energy or to qualify for financial support. Qualifying plants often produce electricity from renewable sources.
Examples
- Green Tags
- Guarantee of Origin (GO)
- International REC Standard (I-REC Standard)
- Renewable Energy Certificate (REC)
- Renewable Energy Credit
- Tradable Instruments for Global Renewables (TIGR)
- Tradable Renewable Certificate (TRC)
- Tradable Renewable Energy Certificate (TREC)
- Levy Exemption Certificate (LEC), certificates used in the U.K. to provide energy suppliers with evidence needed to demonstrate to HMRC that electricity supplied to U.K. business customers is exempt from the Climate Change Levy.
European Union
The European Union created internationally transferable guarantees of origin: It provides proof to consumers of the source of their electricity, as required by Internal Market in Electricity Directive[1]. Electricity suppliers use these guarantees when calculating the proportions of energy sources (fossil fuel, nuclear, etc.) in their supplied energy. Governments use them to calculate the Residual Mix - the blend of electricity sources produced in a country, adjusted for imports and exports.
Directive 2009/28/EC and Directive 2012/27/EC require a guarantee of origin for Renewable Energy and highly-efficient co-generation. The Association of Issuing Bodies uses the European Energy Certificate System to facilitate issuing, using, and transferring of these certificates.
See Also
- EPC Rating
- ↑ Directive 2009/72/EC
