CleanTechnica•17 days ago
Big Loads, Small Loads, & A Changing Grid: A Better Path for Scope 2 Accounting?
Key Takeaway
Impending revisions to global Scope 2 accounting rules will fundamentally alter how large power consumers measure and report their electricity-related emissions, directly impacting clean energy procurement strategies and the market value of various generation assets.
AI Summary
- •Global, voluntary Greenhouse Gas Protocol's Scope 2 accounting rules are undergoing proposed revisions, creating tension and potential changes in how corporate electricity emissions are measured.
- •Advocacy suggests a move towards more granular (time- and location-specific) Scope 2 accounting, which could redefine the market value of clean energy and influence procurement strategies for large loads.
- •Developers and IPPs must anticipate shifts in demand for specific clean energy types, while large power consumers (e.g., datacenters) need to prepare for new reporting requirements affecting their sustainability claims and PPA structures.
Topics
datacenteremissionspolicyppasolarstoragewind
Article Content
An advocacy piece published by WattTime and REsurety was brought to my attention because it reflects the tension building around the proposed revisions to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol’s Scope 2 accounting rules. These rules are not American regulations. They are global and voluntary, governed by the World Resources Institute and ... [continued] The post Big Loads, Small Loads, & A Changing Grid: A Better Path for Scope 2 Accounting? appeared first on CleanTechnica .