Modo Energy Podcast: Killian Daly on The Flexibility Blind Spot in Carbon Accounting
Energy certificates were designed to support the growth of renewables but today they sit at the centre of a credibility problem. Many companies claim to run on 100% renewable energy, yet most certificates only match electricity consumption on a yearly basis. In reality, businesses may still rely on fossil power for much of the day while using certificates to appear green on paper. As pressure grows for transparency and real impact, the market is shifting. Granular energy certificates that track clean electricity hour by hour aim to close the gap between claims and reality. In this episode of Transmission, Killian Daly, Executive Director at EnergyTag joins Joe to explore how 24/7 clean power works, what it means for PPAs, storage, and energy procurement, and why companies like Google and Microsoft are already demanding hourly matching.
Key Topics:
- Why current energy certificates fail to reflect real clean energy use.
- What granular certificates are and how they enable 24/7 matching.
- How EnergyTag is defining global standards for hourly energy tracking.
- Why transparency is now essential to credible decarbonisation claims.
- What 24/7 procurement means for PPAs, storage, and system flexibility.
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