Annual averages hide the hour
A megawatt-hour at 2 p.m. is not the same as one at 2 a.m. Solar attributes can’t offset nighttime fossil use when claims are only annual.
Granular Registry
Hourly Granular Certificates
Prove it.
Down to the hour.
Issue, track, and retire timestamped Granular Certificates (GCs) for precise 24/7 carbon-free energy matching and impact reporting. An open registry built on EnergyTag-aligned standards for complete transparency.
24/7Hourly precision
EnergyTagStandards-aligned
OpenSource platform
The challenge
Why traditional energy tracking isn’t enough
For years, companies and utilities have relied on annual Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) to claim green power. In today’s dynamic grid, that approach creates gaps: it doesn’t account for when energy is produced or consumed — leading to mismatched claims, overlooked emissions, and missed opportunities for real decarbonization.
Market-based zeros aren’t impact
Zero on paper doesn’t prove reduced induced emissions, matched load, or procurement that actually changed outcomes.
Storage value is stranded
Without time-shifted attributes, batteries participate in energy markets but not fully in clean-energy claim markets.
The solution
An open registry for timestamped Granular Certificates
The Granular Registry transforms traditional RECs into timestamped GCs. Built on global standards like EnergyTag, it issues, tracks, and retires certificates with hourly precision — embedding data on time, location, and carbon impact so 24/7 CFE claims can be proven, not asserted.
- Hourly certificates — claims at the temporal resolution that matters for 24/7 carbon-free energy programs.
- Open registry infrastructure — transparent rails for issuers, buyers, developers, and auditors.
- Location-aware — pair energy with where it was produced and consumed.
- Impact-ready — support avoided-emissions and emissionality strategies beyond market-based zeros.
- Built for scrutiny — cryptographic signing, anti-double-counting controls, and audit-ready verification.
How it works
From generation data to a defensible hourly claim
Granular claims are a lifecycle, not a spreadsheet export. The registry is the system of record for issuance, transfer, and retirement.
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Capture high-resolution data
Generation and consumption are represented at hourly (or finer) resolution, with the time and location metadata required for matching — not annual rollups alone.
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Issue Granular Certificates
Each GC represents clean energy tied to a specific time window and place. Certificates become transferable registry instruments with exclusive ownership.
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Match, transfer, and track
Buyers and program operators align certificates to load profiles, transfer ownership on-registry, and maintain a clear chain of custody.
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Retire against claims
Retirement locks the certificate to a claim so the same MWh cannot be counted twice. The result is an auditable basis for 24/7 CFE and high-resolution Scope 2 reporting.
Capabilities
Built for modern energy markets
Hourly time-stamping
Align production and consumption in real time for verified 24/7 carbon-free energy claims — the temporal resolution annual RECs cannot provide.
Impact accounting
Calculate avoided emissions using long-run marginal rates for emissionality strategies — so procurement can target measurable outcomes, not only market-based zeros.
Storage integration
Use STARs to time-shift energy attributes, unlocking the full claim value of battery assets alongside energy arbitrage.
Global interoperability
Connect with existing registries through standards-aligned configuration so granular instruments can travel with the market, not against it.
Solutions
Tailored for every stakeholder
From corporates pursuing 24/7 CFE to developers maximizing project returns, the Granular Registry adapts to your role in the market.
Corporate buyers
Prove hourly clean-energy matching for 24/7 CFE programs. Move from annual REC averages to time-matched, location-aware claims your board and auditors can defend.
Utilities
Modernize certificate infrastructure with open, standards-aligned rails — and give customers the temporal resolution emerging Scope 2 guidance is moving toward.
Renewable developers
Issue GCs that capture the true temporal value of your projects — and connect buyers who pay for precision, not just annual volumes.
Storage operators
Time-shift attributes with STARs so storage participates fully in clean-energy claim markets, not just wholesale energy arbitrage.
On the record
HASI: beyond market-based zeros
The first-ever spot transaction of hourly Granular Certificates settled on our registry — a genuine registry transaction with Hannon Armstrong (HASI). HASI used granular methods to report induced emissions and avoided emissions through impactful procurement — going beyond market-based zeros to measurable environmental outcomes.
“By leveraging granular certificates, we’ve aligned our procurement strategy with our mission to prioritize measurable emissions reductions and match procurement with induced emissions in a verifiable way.”
Real registry transaction
Not a pilot slide — an hourly GC spot settlement on the registry rails.
Impact over optics
Procurement tied to induced and avoided emissions, not only a market-based zero.
On-record leadership
Public quote from HASI sustainability leadership on why granular methods matter.
Credibility isn’t a claim we make. It’s a record you can check.
Why Granular Registry
Open-source and compliance-grade
Transparency & trust
Cryptographic signing helps prevent double-counting and supports audit-ready verification of issuance, transfer, and retirement.
Scalability
Built for global volumes with low-friction adoption and seamless registry integration for issuers and buyers.
Innovation-ready
Modular architecture for adding attributes — from health impacts to community benefits — as markets evolve.
Two entry points, one registry authority
Where Granular sits next to SSS
Clean Incentive runs two complementary registry products. SSS is the managed path for utility standard-supply claims. Granular is the open infrastructure path for hourly certificate precision.
Primary product
SSS Resource Registry
Claim carbon-free energy already embedded in utility standard supply. Managed reporting, pro-rata allocation, verification-ready outputs.
Precision product
Granular Registry
Issue, track, and retire hourly GCs for 24/7 matching, storage attributes, and high-resolution Scope 2 programs.
Where Granular fits
The precision rung of the ladder
- Advisory — set the strategy and data plan for coming Scope 2 changes.
- SSS Resource Registry — claim standard-supply carbon-free energy as your baseline.
- Granular Registry — add hourly precision where you need 24/7 proof.
Not every load needs hourly matching on day one. Start with SSS for standard-supply claims, then layer Granular where temporal precision creates real value.
Move from annual averages to hourly proof
Whether you’re issuing, buying, designing a 24/7 CFE program, or unlocking storage attributes — we’ll meet you at the right rung of the ladder.