[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":37},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-ghg-protocol-major-changes-in-scope-2-energy-reporting":3},{"article":4,"tags":18},{"id":5,"title":6,"slug":7,"status":8,"publication_date":9,"picture":10,"content":11,"author":12,"seo_title":6,"seo_description":13,"seo_keywords":14,"category":15,"tags":16},66,"GHG Protocol: Major changes in Scope 2 energy reporting","ghg-protocol-major-changes-in-scope-2-energy-reporting","published","2025-09-26T13:09:03Z","https:\u002F\u002Fapipy-site.carbontool.com\u002Fmedia\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F09\u002F26\u002Fprofessional-executive-business-colleague-team-wor-2025-02-18-22-06-2_AVDbF7W.jpg","\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">The global \u003Cstrong>GHG Protocol\u003C\u002Fstrong>, the leading standard for emissions reporting, is undergoing a fundamental change that will redefine how companies claim renewable energy consumption. The new \u003Cstrong>hourly matching\u003C\u002Fstrong> requirement will directly impact operating costs, sustainability strategies, and ultimately customer expectations.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\">\u003Cstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">From annual certificates to hourly matching\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\n\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto; mso-outline-level: 2;\">\u003Cstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">Until now, companies could offset their annual electricity use simply by purchasing \u003Cstrong>renewable energy certificates (RECs)\u003C\u002Fstrong>, regardless of when that energy was produced. For example, excess renewable power generated at night or during weekends could be used to compensate for peak demand consumption during the day.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">The new rule, \u003Cstrong>hourly matching\u003C\u002Fstrong>, \u003Cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> \u003C\u002Fspan>sets a stricter standard. Going forward, companies must demonstrate that for every hour of consumption, they have procured an equivalent amount of renewable energy, generated in the same hour and within the same region.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\">\u003Cstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">Technical and economic impact\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\n\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto; mso-outline-level: 2;\">\u003Cstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">According to \u003Cstrong>Răzvan Nica, Founder of BuildGreen and CEO of CarbonTool\u003C\u002Fstrong>, this adjustment will have significant effects: “\u003Cem>This change will inevitably increase the cost of offsetting, particularly during peak hours. Companies will no longer be able to use low-cost renewable energy produced in surplus at night or on weekends to cover daytime demand. Instead, organizations will be driven to reduce peak consumption and invest in local renewable production and storage capacity.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">Key solutions include:\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cul type=\"disc\">\r\n\u003Cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\">\u003Cstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">Peak-shaving and demand control\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">, educing and optimizing consumption during critical hours.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\r\n\u003Cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\">\u003Cstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">On-site renewable generation\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">, such as rooftop solar, to ensure direct access to clean power.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\r\n\u003Cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\">\u003Cstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">Energy storage systems\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">, e.g. batteries and similar solutions that make 24\u002F7 renewable availability possible.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\r\n\u003C\u002Ful>\r\n\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\">\u003Cstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">Practical solutions for companies\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\n\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto; mso-outline-level: 2;\">\u003Cstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">Not all organizations have smart meters in place to measure hourly consumption. However, the GHG Protocol allows the use of standardized \u003Cstrong>load profiles\u003C\u002Fstrong>, which provide reliable hourly demand estimates.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">The \u003Cstrong>CarbonTool platform\u003C\u002Fstrong> is already equipped to support this transition, offering advanced \u003Cstrong>dynamic energy simulations \u003C\u002Fstrong>and generating precise hourly consumption profiles. This enables clients to align with the new requirements without immediate investments in hardware or monitoring infrastructure.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\">\u003Cstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">A structural shift in renewable reporting\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\n\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto; mso-outline-level: 2;\">\u003Cstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">Moving from annual reporting to \u003Cstrong>hourly matching\u003C\u002Fstrong> marks a structural transformation in how companies manage their Scope 2 reporting. While compliance costs may rise in the short term, the long-term benefits are clear: stronger incentives for local renewable deployment, more investment in energy storage and a more resilient pathway to true 24\u002F7 clean energy.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>","CarbonTool","\u003Cp>Discover how GHG Protocol’s new Scope 2 hourly matching rule reshapes energy reporting, costs, and corporate sustainability strategies.\u003C\u002Fp>","GHG Protocol, Scope 2 reporting, hourly matching, renewable energy reporting, carbon accounting, corporate sustainability, energy storage, peak shaving, renewable energy certificates",1,[17],2,[19,22,25,29,33],{"id":15,"title":20,"slug":21},"Product","policy",{"id":17,"title":23,"slug":24},"Global Warming","global-warming",{"id":26,"title":27,"slug":28},3,"Policy","insights",{"id":30,"title":31,"slug":32},4,"Newsletter","product",{"id":34,"title":35,"slug":36},6,"Events","events",1781037846602]