Purchase of traceable renewable electricity
Baseline strategy · No scoreIt contracts renewable supply with guarantees and criteria that favour additionality, transparency and a good reduction strategy.
How it works
It contracts renewable supply with guarantees and criteria that favour additionality, transparency and a good reduction strategy.
It reduces emissions and pressure on the network by combining efficient demand, clean generation, storage and flexible operation at the right scale.
When does it make sense?
- After prioritizing demand reduction and efficiency
- With resource, demand and network connection characterized
- When safety, maintenance, provenance and end of life are resolved
How to apply it
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To define what needs resolves "buying traceable renewable electricity" and to establish a starting situation.
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Compare alternatives and adapt design to climate, use, regulation, affected people and available resources.
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Apply with clear responsibilities, check the actual result and correct unwanted effects.
Potential benefits
Lower operational emissions
Greater renewable integration
More resilience and flexibility
Limitations and precautions
- The result depends on context, design, execution and how it is used and maintained.
- Technology is not sustainable by name: resource, fuel, scale and life cycle matter.
- Some options are transitioning or only make sense in applications that are difficult to electrify.
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