CETC’s current Hourly Certificates and Data TWG is focused on identifying the necessary functionality, data, and procedures needed to create scalable hourly certificate markets. Throughout the Hourly Certificates and Data TWG, CRS has used the proposal to guide and inform its work.

Hourly Certificates and Data TWG Participants

  • 3Degrees
  • Carbon Solutions Group
  • CleanCounts
  • Corporate Energy Buyers Alliance (CEBA)
  • EnergyTag
  • ENGIE North America
  • Ever.green
  • Future Flourish Advisors
  • Google
  • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
  • National Lab of the Rockies (NLR)
  • NY Generation Attribute Tracking System (NYGATS)
  • North American Renewables Registry (NAR)
  • PJM Generation Attribute Tracking System (PJM GATS)
  • Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)
  • Western Renewable Energy Generation Information System (WREGIS)

Future topics for TWGs will address:

  • New data
    • Emissions Data
    • Granular Location Data
    • Generation Data Sources
  • All-generation tracking
    • Residual Mix Calculations
    • Implementation
    • Data for non-participating generators
  • New technology
    • Hydrogen and Renewable Fuels (e.g., Renewable Diesel, Biodiesel)
    • Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage (CCUS)
    • Storage
    • Certificate Types (e.g. Alternative Energy Certificates)
    • Interoperability
  • Imports and exports
    • APIs (other tracking systems, trading platforms, etc.)
    • Retirement Types and Reasons
    • Interactions with other systems (e.g. thermal, fuels, 3rd party services)
    • Data quality
    • Issuance and Trading Periods