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”. 

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”.

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.

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.