Tracking Renewable Energy Production

With the establishment of Renewable Energy Portfolios in most Western states, BC’s commitment to produce 90% of its energy from Clean Sources and a growing demand for renewable energy certificates as carbon offsets, it will be important to ensure that each Megawatt of renewable energy produced is only claimed once. This will ensure that projects are not double or triple counted. The California Energy Commission has recently launched a renewable energy tracking system. This system will issue a certificate and a unique serial number for each MW of renewable energy produced and deposited on the grid. The jurisdictions covered include: Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Idaho, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Texas, South Dakota, Nebraska, British Columbia, Alberta and the northern portion of Baja California.