Granular Certificate Scheme Standard

Published on 31 March 2022

The GC Scheme Standard provides the first version of the criteria that those implementing Granular Certificate Schemes need to meet in order to prove, through a third party audit, that they are “Compliant with the EnergyTag Standard”

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Granular Certificate Use Case Guidelines

Published on 31 March 2022

The GC Use Case Guidelines provides the first version of EnergyTag’s Guidelines for the use of Granular Certificates. None of the Use Cases are mandatory, but these Guidelines must be followed where the consumer wishes to prove, through a third party  audit, their GC use is “Aligned with the EnergyTag Guidelines.

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EnergyTag Governance

Published on 30 August 2022

The document gives an overview of the EnergyTag governance structure and principles. If you have comments, please reach out. The governance has been confirmed by the Advisory Committee.

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EnergyTag Whitepaper

Published on 20 May 2021

This is the first in a series of publications by the EnergyTag Initiative. The report describes the history of existing EACs and accounting frameworks, the potential benefits of moving towards increased temporal granularity, the structure and activities of the EnergyTag organisation itself, the starting principles behind the Initiative, and the first EnergyTag demonstrator projects.

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Audit and Protocol Assessment Process

Published on 29 September 2022

This document outlines the steps registries should take if they wish to be audited against the EnergyTag Standard. Audits are performed by the Independent Audit Committee.

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GC Registry API

Published on 29 September 2022

This work, performed with data science contractor Future Energy Associates, proposes a v1 of the EnergyTag GC Registry API Specification. The documents are open for comments and suggestions – a v2 will be published later, based on feedback.

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