The Certificate allocation page shows how certificates are allocated across the
organization.
Certificate allocation page displays an example of the Certificate
allocation page.Figure 1. Certificate allocation
page
The page shows how certificates are allocated across the following four categories of renewables:
On-site renewables
Electricity that is generated and consumed on-site from renewable energy courses.
If the electricity produces associated certificates that are managed and retired, capture these
certificates separately under the location, group, or region data types.
Compliance and Jurisdiction
Compliance and Jurisdiction was formerly known as the National Renewable Energy Quota. Some
regions or states have renewable energy targets that are backed by mandatory certificates that must
be purchased by electricity retailers. If your organization operates in a country or region where
they apply, for example, Australia, a certain percentage of the electricity consumption of your
organization is covered by this quota. This value is calculated by taking the total consumption for
the region and by multiplying the value by the renewable energy percentage in that region. If you
want to exclude this category of certificates from your market-based emissions inventory, you can
change the setting on the Reporting and Dashboard Preferences page. As a system
administrator, from the main menu, click
Admin > Organization
Preferences. In the Market-based Emissions section,
select No for the question on Compliance and Jurisdiction.
Green power or bundled certificates
Renewable energy certificates that are purchased with their associated electricity. The
certificates are tied to consumption at an account level.
Note: Green power must be captured in the
same account as the associated regular, grid electricity.
Location, group and region certificates or unbundled certificates
Renewable energy certificates that are purchased separately from electricity purchased. If your
organization purchased unbundled certificates, you can allocate these certificates to individual
locations, groups, or regions.
Location certificates
Certificates that are allocated at the location level. These certificates are proportionally
allocated to the remaining kWh after bundled certificates are applied to consumption.
Group certificates
Certificates that are allocated at any level of a group hierarchy. The certificates are
proportionally allocated to remaining kWh after location certificates are applied. By default, the
classification grouping structure is used. If you want to apply certificates to portfolio groups,
contact the IBM® ESG Suite support team.
Region certificates
Certificates that are allocated at any level in the geographical region hierarchy structure of
your organization. Certificates are proportionally allocated to remaining kWh after location and the
3-level group certificates are applied. Allocation of these unbundled certificates are distributed
proportionally across each account the region defined by the data type. At each level of allocation,
a subtotal of remaining kWh is calculated before the higher-level region allocation is performed. In
this way, certificates are not allocated to sites that have already reduced their remaining kWh down
to zero and achieved net zero electricity.
Greater detail about the allocation of certificates within the group and region structure can be
seen by clicking Detailed View.
When all ll certificates are allocated the Remaining kWh are calculated.
Market-based emissions are calculated on this final figure and can be seen on the Summary
page or the Emissions inventory page.
