Renewables record energy attribute instruments that reduce your market-based Scope 2 emissions. Measure supports three types:
Type | Description |
| An energy attribute certificate bought together with the electricity it represents |
| A certificate bought separately from the electricity, such as an unbundled REC or GO |
| A power purchase agreement |
Renewables affect market-based totals only. Location-based totals are unchanged.
What a renewable includes
Field | Required | Description |
ref_id | Yes | Unique identifier |
type | Yes |
|
quantity | One of these two | The amount of energy covered, for example 500 |
percentage_reduction | One of these two | The share of usage covered, as a decimal from 0 to 1 (0.94 means 94%) |
unit | Yes | The unit for quantity, for example |
issued_at | Yes | Issue date (YYYY-MM-DD) |
effective_from / effective_to | Yes | The period the instrument covers |
country_of_purchase | Yes | Two-letter country code |
tags | Yes | What the instrument applies to (see below) |
project_name | Yes | The project name |
provider | No | Who provided the instrument |
purchase_group_name | No | A name for grouping related purchases |
renewable_source | No | For example wind or solar |
Fill in either quantity or percentage_reduction, not both. Enter percentages as decimals: 0.94, not 94.
Choosing what a renewable applies to
The tags field controls which activities a renewable covers. Use the type:name format:
A whole country:
country:USA single facility:
facility:denver-officeA single activity:
activity:denver-office-electricitySeveral at once, separated by semicolons:
facility:denver-office;facility:edctlv01
You can point at a tag (custom group) or at a trait.