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How renewable certificates differ from electrons
A renewable certificate tracks a generation attribute, not the electron that reached a meter.
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From the opening
A renewable energy certificate is an accounting instrument created when a qualifying generator produces a unit of electricity. It represents the renewable attribute of that generation, and it can be sold separately from the electricity that flowed onto the wires. The opening covers certificates track an attribute, electrons stay unlabeled, and retirement is meant to be once.
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Inside
- Certificates track an attribute
- Electrons stay unlabeled
- Retirement is meant to be once
- Energy can be bought separately
- Where the idea stops applying
- A distinction worth keeping
Sources
- Renewable energy certificates
- Unbundled environmental attributes