Carbon Shifting

Collect Meter Data

A battery had the following activity derived from hourly meter data.

Consumed charging energy (MWh)

5,000

Injected discharging energy (MWh)

4,250

Round-trip efficiency

85%

Assess Charging Emissions

Based on location and following the PECA methodology, REsurety was chosen as the emissions data source.

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Marginal Emissions Rate (MER)

Average charging MER (tCO2/MWh)

0.20

Total charging carbon impact (tCO2)

1,000

Hour
MWh
Average MER (tCO2/MWh)
Total Carbon Impact (tCO2)

1

0

0

2

0

0

3

0

0

4

0

0

5

0

0

6

200

0.15

30

7

1000

0.25

250

8

2000

0.2

400

9

1100

0.1

110

10

700

0.3

210

11

0

0

12

0

0

13

0

0

14

0

0

15

0

0

16

0

0

17

0

0

18

0

0

19

0

0

20

0

0

21

0

0

22

0

0

23

0

0

24

0

0

Match Hours of Charging with CFE Generation

PECs are retired to match hours of charging, complying with the EnergyTag Standard.

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This example uses average MER to calculate carbon impact. In practice, carbon impact is calculated hourly.

Retired PECs

5000

Retired PEC Average MER (tCO2/MWh)

0.18

Percent hourly-matched

100%

Carbon Impact of Retired PECs (tCO2)

-900

Remaining charging carbon impact (tCO2)

1,000 – 900 = 100

Percent emissions-matched

90%

Submit Project Data for Verification and PEC Issuance

The PEC registry verifies the meter data, emissions data, and retired PECs. Upon completion, a Power Emissions Proof Report will be created along with the issued PECs.

Average discharging MER (tCO2/MWh)

0.45

Gross discharge carbon impact (tCO2)

4,250 * 0.45 = -1,912.5

Adjusted discharge carbon impact (tCO2)

-1,912.5 + 100 = -1,812.5

Issued PECs

4,250

Issued PEC Average MER (tCO2/MWh)

0.43

Hour
MWh
Average MER (tCO2/MWh)
Total Carbon Impact (tCO2)

1

0

0

2

0

0

3

0

0

4

0

0

5

0

0

6

0

0

7

0

0

8

0

0

9

0

0

10

0

0

11

0

0

12

0

0

13

0

0

14

0

0

15

-1000

0.4

-400

16

-200

0.45

-90

17

-1700

0.5

-850

18

-800

0.3

-240

19

-550

0.6

-330

20

0

0

21

0

0

22

0

0

23

0

0

24

0

0

Carbon Accounting

By shifting the hours of CFE generation, this battery has converted 5,000 low-impact PECs into 4,250 high-impact PECs.

Net carbon impact (tCO2)

(charging + discharging)

1000 + -1,912.5 = -912.5

Adjusted Net Carbon Impact (tCO2)

(charging + discharging + retired PECs)

(1000 + -900) + -1,912.5 = -1,812.5

Hour
MWh
Average MER (tCO2/MWh)
Total Carbon Impact (tCO2)

1

0

0

2

0

0

3

0

0

4

0

0

5

0

0

6

200

0.15

30

7

1000

0.25

250

8

2000

0.2

400

9

1100

0.1

110

10

700

0.3

210

11

0

0

12

0

0

13

0

0

14

0

0

15

-1000

0.4

-400

16

-200

0.45

-90

17

-1700

0.5

-850

18

-800

0.3

-240

19

-550

0.6

-330

20

0

0

21

0

0

22

0

0

23

0

0

24

0

0

Contract Settlement

Settling the PEC agreement using a predetermined carbon price.

Carbon price ($/tCO2)

$100

Issued PECs Sales Revenue

$181,250

Retired PEC Cost

-$90,000

Net Profit

$91,250

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