GlobalCarbonCouncilMethodologyforRenewableEnergyGenerationProjectsSupplyingElectricitytoGridorCaptiveConsumers(GCCM001v3)1of17MethodologyforRenewableEnergyGenerationProjectsSupplyingElectricitytoGridorCaptiveConsumersGCCM001V3.0-2022GlobalCarbonCouncilMethodologyforRenewableEnergyGenerationProjectsSupplyingElectricitytoGridorCaptiveConsumers(GCCM001v3)2of17GlobalCarbonCouncilMethodologyforRenewableEnergyGenerationProjectsSupplyingElectricitytoGridorCaptiveConsumers(GCCM001v3)3of17CONTENTS1.BASELINEANDMONITORINGMETHODOLOGIESOFGCC...............................42.SOURCE/SOFTHISBASELINEANDMONITORINGMETHODOLOGY...........................43.DESCRIPTIONOFKEYTERMS...................................................................................54.APPLICABLEPROJECTACTIVITIESANDTHEIRELIGIBILITYCONDITIONS.....................65.SECTORALSCOPEAPPLICABLETOGCCVERIFIER.......................................................76.PROJECTBOUNDARY...............................................................................................77.BASELINESCENARIO...............................................................................................88.ADDITIONALITY......................................................................................................88.1ProjectSpecificAdditionality...............................................................................89.BASELINEEMISSIONS..............................................................................................910.PROJECTEMISSIONS...............................................................................................1211.LEAKAGEEMISSIONS...............................................................................................1212.EMISSIONREDUCTIONS..........................................................................................1213.MONITORINGMETHODOLOGY................................................................................1313.1Parametersformonitoringduringthecreditingperiod......................................13GlobalCarbonCouncilMethodologyforRenewableEnergyGenerationProjectsSupplyingElectricitytoGridorCaptiveConsumers(GCCM001v3)4of171.BaselineandMonitoringMethodologiesofGCC1.GlobalCarbonCouncil(GCC)isMENAregion’sfirstandonlyvoluntarycarbonoffsettingprogramthataimstocontributetoavisionofsustainableandlowcarboneconomyoftheregionandhelptocatalyseclimateactionsontheground.Referwww.globalcarboncouncil.comfordetails.2.GCCmethodologiesfacilitatetheprojectownersofeligiblegreenhousegas(GHG)reductionprojectstocalculateemissionreductionoftheirprojects,monitortheemissionreductionsanddeveloptheprojectsubmissioninaccordancewiththemethodologies.3.Thismethodologyforrenewablepowergenerationprojects,whicheithersupplypowertotheconnectedgridortorecipientcaptiveuserforcaptiveconsumption(hereonwardsreferredas“theprojectactivity”)facilitatestheprojectsthatdisplacetheelectricitywhichwouldbeprovidedtothegridbymoreemission-intensivemixofpowersources,thanthatestablishedunderprojectactivity.ThepowergeneratedfromtheRenewablesourcescanbeeitherdirectlysoldtothegridorusedforcaptiveconsumptionorcanbestoredinaBatterystoragesolution(BESS)attachedtorenewableenergygenerationplantandthendeliveredtothegridorusedforcaptiveconsumption.2.Source/softhisBaselineandMonitoringMethodology4.ForthedevelopmentofGCCmethodologies,therequirementsofthe‘GCCProgramManual’(paragraphs43-46)and‘StandardforDevelopmentofMethodologies’areapplied.ThedeterminationofbaselinescenarioandbaselineemissionsareconsistentwithUNFCCC’sCleanDevelopmentMechanism(CDM)guideline“Guidelinefordeterminingbaselineformeasure/s”(BaselineGuideline)referredintheabovestandard.5.ThismethodologyisbasedonfollowingbaselineandmonitoringmethodologiesofCDM.•ACM0002:Gridconnectedelectricitygenerationfromrenewablesources;and•AMS-I-D:Gridconnectedrenewableelectricitygeneration.•AMSIF:RenewableenergygenerationforCaptiveuseandmini-grid6.ThismethodologyalsoreferstothelatestapprovedversionsofthefollowingtoolsandguidelinesofCDM:(a)“Tooltocalculatetheemissionfactorforanelectricitysystem”(b)“Tooltocalculatebaseline,projectand/orleakageemissionsfromelectricityconsumptionandmonitoringofelectricitygeneration”;(c)“ToolforDemonstrationandAssessmentofAdditionality”7.ThismethodologyisdevelopedbyGCCincollaborationwithQatarGeneralElectricity&WaterCorporation(KAHRAMAA).GlobalCarbonCouncilMethodologyforRenewableEnergyGenerationProjectsSupplyingElectricitytoGridorCaptiveConsumers(GCCM001v3)5of173.DescriptionofKeyTerms8.Thefollowingdescriptionofkeytermsapplytotheprojectsusingthismethodology:Sr.No.KeyTermDescription1Utilityscalepowerplant(USPP)USPPsarethosepowerplantswhichareimplementedonlyforthepurposeofproducingelectricity(usingrenewableenergytypesapplicableinthismethodology)andsupplyingittoregionalornationalelectricitygrid,withorwithoutuseofelectricityforanydomestic,commercialorindustrialcaptivepurposes.Thepowerplantcanbecomprisedofmultiplepowerunitsbasedonsinglesiteormultiplesites.TheexampleofUSPPisalarge-scalesolarPVplantconnectedtogrid.2DistributedPowerPlants(DPPs)DPPsarethosedistributedtypeofpowerplantswhichareimplementedonlyforthepurposeofproducingelectricity(usingrenewableenergytypesapplicableinthismethodology)andsupplyingittoregionalornationalelectricitygrid,withorwithoutuseofelectricityforanydomestic,commercialorindustrialcaptivepurposes.TheDPPsmaybecomprisedofmultiplepowerunits,atoneorsinglesiteordistributedinmultiplesiteswithamaximumcapacityofindividualunitof100kW1.TheexampleofDPPsisresidentialrooftopsolarPVs,whichsupplyelectricitytogridinadditiontomeetingthedomesticelectricitydemand.3InstalledcapacityornameplatecapacityTheinstalledornameplatecapacityofapowerunitisthecapacityofpowergeneration,expressedinKilowattsoroneofitsmultiples,forwhichthepowerunithasbeendesignedtooperateatnominalconditions.TheinstalledcapacityofUSPPorDPPsisthesumoftheinstalledcapacitiesofitspowerunits.4BESSBatterystorage,orbatteryenergystoragesystems(BESS),aredevicesthatenableenergyfromrenewables,likesolarandwind,tobestoredandthenreleasedaspergridavailabilityorwhencustomersneedpowermost.BESSqualifyingunderthismethodologyshouldbelocatedneartheREbasedUSPPorDPPs.5RecipientcaptiveuserTheexistinguserofelectricity,otherthanthegrid,whichreceiveselectricityfromrenewableenergyprojectactivityanddemonstratesthatitisconnectedtothegridwithorwithoutprojectactivity1Refer25(a)ofinsection3.2of‘StandardforDevelopmentofMethodologies’.atStandardforDevelopmentofMethodologiesV3(globalcarboncouncil.com)GlobalCarbonCouncilMethodologyforRenewableEnergyGenerationProjectsSupplyingElectricitytoGridorCaptiveConsumers(GCCM001v3)6of174.ApplicableProjectActivitiesandtheirEligibilityConditions9.TheprojectactivitieseligibleunderthismethodologyaimtobuildandoperateanewUSPPornewDPPs,whicharesubjecttofollowingeligibilityconditions.(a)Therenewableenergygenerationprojectsshallsupplyelectricitytouser(s),eithergridoraspecificidentifieduser2.Theprojectactivitywilldisplaceelectricityfromanelectricitydistributionsystemthatisorwouldhavebeensuppliedbyfromanationaloraregionalgrid(gridhereafter);thefollowingrenewableenergygenerationtechnologiesqualifyunderthismethodology:(i)SolarPhotovoltaic;(ii)On-shoreorOff-shoreWind;(iii)Tidal;(iv)Wave.(b)TheprojectactivitiescanalsoinvolvesettingupandimplementationofaBESSalongwiththerenewableenergygenerationplant.(c)TheprojectactivitywhereinaBESShasbeendeployed,caneitherbeagreenfieldinstallationwhereintheBESShadbeenconceptualisedalongwiththerenewableenergygenerationunitormayberetrofittedintoanexistingsetupofrenewableenergyproject,whetherornotregisteredwithGCC.(d)IncasetheProjectOwnerswanttoclaimcarboncreditsduetoretrofitofBESSintoexistingrenewableenergygenerationunit,theywouldneedtodemonstratethathistoricallytherenewableenergyunitwassubjecttocurtailedoutputduetolowgridstabilityorcapacitylimitation3inthegridinfrastructureforhandlingtheincreasedgeneration.Thismustbethroughevidenceofexistenceoftechnicalandregulatory/commercialconstraints(e)Theprojectactivitiesshallnotinvolvecombinedheatandpower(co-generation)systems.(f)Theprojectactivitiesshallnotinvolveco-firingoffossilfuelofanykind.(g)Theprojectactivitiesmayhaveconsumptionofelectricity(gridonon-sitegeneration)forsiteoffices.(h)DPPsthatsupplyelectricityalsofordomestic,commercialorindustrialcaptivepurposeseitherwhollyorinadditiontosupplytogrid,shalldemonstratethatgridconnectionwasavailableonthesitebeforetheimplementationofprojectactivity.(i)Undernoconditionwouldthebatterystoragesystem(BESS)bechargedfromthegridexceptincaseofemergencysituationslikedeepdischargeorexceptional2Themethodologydoesnotapplyiftheelectricitysuppliedbyprojectplanttocaptiverecipientviagridwheelingorbankingmechanism.3BESShelpsstoringtheexcessenergythatcanbesuppliedatotherperiodoftimewhenthegridiscapabletoabsorbtheexcessrenewableenergywithoutfacinginfrastructureconstraintorgridinstabilityissues.GlobalCarbonCouncilMethodologyforRenewableEnergyGenerationProjectsSupplyingElectricitytoGridorCaptiveConsumers(GCCM001v3)7of17operationalsituationsduetorequirementsfromregulatoryauthoritiesinordertosafeguardthesafetyandoperationalintegrityoftheconnectedgridsystem.BESSwhichconsumesgridpowerorfossilfuel-basedcaptivepowerforauxiliaryloadassociatedwithBESSsetupandemploycoolingand/orfiresuppressionsystemsbasedonrefrigerantsorcleanagentswiththeglobalwarmingpotential(e.g.Hydrofluorocarbon(HFC)orChlorofluorocarbon(CFC))arenotincludedunderthismethodology.5.SectoralScopeApplicabletoGCCverifier10.ThesectoralscopeseligibleunderGCChavebeendefinedinsection3.2of‘StandardforDevelopmentofMethodologies’.11.Onlyathird-partyverifierapprovedunderGCCforthesectoralscope1:EnergyIndustries(renewable/non-renewablesources)canconductProjectVerificationorEmissionReductionVerificationofGCCprojectthatappliesthismethodology.6.ProjectBoundary12.Thespatialextentoftheprojectboundaryincludestheprojectpowerplant,,BESS(wheredeployed)andallpowerplantsconnectedphysicallytotheelectricitysystemthattheGCCprojectpowerplantordistributedtypepowergenerationdevicesortherecipientcaptiveusersarephysicallyconnectedto.TheGHGsincludedinorexcludedfromtheprojectboundaryarelistedinTable1Table1:EmissionsourcesincludedinorexcludedfromtheProjectBoundarySourceGHGIncludedJustification/explanationDeterminationofEmissionsBaselineCO2emissionsfromelectricitygenerationinfossilfuelfiredpowerplantsthataredisplacedduetotheprojectactivityCO2YesThemajorsourceofemissionsinthebaselineCDMTool:“Tooltocalculatetheemissionfactorforanelectricitysystem”CH4NoExcludedforsimplification.Thisemissionsourceisassumedtobeverysmall-N2ONoExcludedforsimplification.Thisemissionsourceisassumedtobeverysmall-Co2emissionfromincrementalelectricitydeliverytothegridbyBESSinstallationincaseofretrofitCO2YesThemajorsourceofemissionsinthebaselineCDMTool:“Tooltocalculatetheemissionfactorforanelectricitysystem”CH4NoExcludedforsimplification.Thisemissionsourceisassumedtobeverysmall-N2ONoExcludedforsimplification.Thisemissionsourceisassumedtobeverysmall-GlobalCarbonCouncilMethodologyforRenewableEnergyGenerationProjectsSupplyingElectricitytoGridorCaptiveConsumers(GCCM001v3)8of17ProjectActivityEmissionsfromon-siteelectricityuseintheprojectactivityOremergencychargingofBESS(e.g.incaseofdeepdischargeorexceptionaloperationalsituationsduetorequirementsfromregulatoryauthorities)CO2YesMaybeanimportantemissionsource.CDMTool:“Tooltocalculatebaseline,projectand/orleakageemissionsfromelectricityconsumptionandmonitoringofelectricitygeneration”CH4NoExcludedforsimplification.Thisemissionsourceisassumedtobeverysmall-N2ONoExcludedforsimplification.Thisemissionsourceisassumedtobeverysmall-7.BaselineScenario13.TherationaleasperBaselineGuidelinefordeterminationofbaselinescenarioisthattheelectricitydeliveredtothegridbytheprojectactivitywouldbegeneratedbytheoperationofgrid-connectedpowerplantsandbytheadditionofnewgenerationsourcesintothegrid.14.Hypotheticallyitmeansthatapowerplantwithemissionfactorequivalenttogridmixwouldhavesuppliedelectricityinabsenceofnewprojectplantoraddedcapacity.Agridemissionfactorisareasonablebenchmarkthatprovidestheproxyperformanceofthebaselinepowerplant.15.IncaseofdeploymentofaBESSalongwiththegreenfieldorexistingrenewableenergygenerationunits,thebaselinescenarioisthattheamountofelectricitydeliveredtothegridorsuppliedtorecipientcaptiveuserbypowerplant(includingrenewableenergygenerationunit/sandBESS)wouldhavebeengeneratedbythegridconnectedpowerplants.16.ForretrofittingofBESSintoexistingrenewableenergygenerationunit/shistoricaldailygenerationdataforaperiodof3yearspriortoinstallationoftheBESSsolutionshouldbeavailable.Iftherenewableenergygenerationunitisnot3yearsold,historicaldailyenergygenerationdataforaperiodofatleast1yearsshouldbeavailable.8.Additionality8.1ProjectSpecificAdditionality17.Undertheproject-specificadditionalityapproach,theadditionalityofGCCprojectsshallbedeterminedbyProjectOwnerusingtheCDMTool:“ToolforDemonstrationandAssessmentofAdditionality”.18.IftheProjectOwnerdemonstratesthatthepenetrationrateoftherenewableenergytechnologies(mentionedinparagraph9(a)above)employedbytheUSPPundertheGlobalCarbonCouncilMethodologyforRenewableEnergyGenerationProjectsSupplyingElectricitytoGridorCaptiveConsumers(GCCM001v3)9of17projectactivityatthetimeofprojectsubmission4toGCCislessthanorequalto2%ofthetotalinstalledcapacityofpowergenerationingrid-connectedpowerplants,thentheprojectactivityisconsideredas“automaticallyadditional”.19.ForprojectactivitiesinstallingDPPswhichfallunderthemicro-scalecategoryofCDM,theGCCProjectStandardrequiresProjectOwnerstodemonstratetheadditionalityusing“CDMMethodologicaltool:Demonstrationofadditionalityofmicroscaleprojectactivities”.20.FortheprojectsoninstallationofBESSdeploymentwheretheProjectOwnerchosestherouteofdemonstrationoffinancialadditionalityfollowingguidelinesapply.IncaseswhereinProjectOwnerhastheflexibilityofgenerationandcharging/storageinBESSduringoff-peakperiodandgeneration/saleofpowertothenationalgridduringpeakperiodandthusgettingafavourabletariff,thehighesttariffreceivedbyProjectOwnerfortheadditionalelectricitysuppliedduetoBESSwillbeconservativelyusedinthecashflowfordemonstrationofeconomicattractivenessoftheproject.Intheabsenceofsuchconservativeestimation,ProjectOwnerwouldclearlydemonstratetheload,generationandconsumptionpatternandjustifyastowhythatisnotthecaseintheproject.21.Forrenewableenergypowerplant,withorwithoutinstallationofBESS,andwherethegeneratedpowerisconsumedbyarelated5recipientcaptiveuserthatreplacesgridpower,andisinthejurisdictionswheredifferentiatedtime-of-the-daytariffisappliedbygridauthorities,theeconomicattractivenessoftheprojectshallbedemonstratedusingthehighesttariffatwhichtherecipientcaptiveuserwouldhavereceivedpowerfromthegrid.22.Forrenewableenergypowerplant,withorwithoutinstallationofBESS,andwherethegeneratedpowerisconsumedbyanunrelatedorthird-partyrecipientcaptiveuserthatreplacesgridpower,theeconomicattractivenessoftheprojectshallbedemonstratedusingthehighertariffamongthatpaidtoprojectownerbycaptiveuserbasedonthepowerpurchaseagreementsigned;andthatwouldhavebeenpaidbygridauthorities,basedonpubliclyavailabletariff,hadthepowerbeensuppliedtothegrid.23.Forrenewableenergypowerplant,withorwithoutinstallationofBESS,suppliedpowertoboth,thegridandrecipientcaptiveuser,combinationofaboveapproachesshallbeusedappropriatelyforthedemonstrationofadditionality.9.BaselineEmissions24.BaselineemissionsarecalculatedusingtheguidanceprovidedinBaselineGuidelines.BaselineemissionsincludeonlyCO2emissionsfromelectricitygenerationinpowerplantsthataredisplacedduetotheprojectactivity.Themethodologyassumesthatallprojectelectricitygenerationabovebaselinelevelswouldhavebeengeneratedbyexistinggrid-4ForA2projectsactivities(ReferParagraph11.a.iiofGCCProjectStandardavailableathttps://www.globalcarboncouncil.com/resources/Project-Standard-v3.pdf)theapplicablepenetrationrateshallbecheckedatthetimeofstartofoperationofprojectactivity.5Arelatedcaptiveusermeansuseriseitherthesamecompanythatgeneratesrenewableenergyorbelongstothesamegroupofcompanies.GlobalCarbonCouncilMethodologyforRenewableEnergyGenerationProjectsSupplyingElectricitytoGridorCaptiveConsumers(GCCM001v3)10of17connectedpowerplantsandtheadditionofnewgrid-connectedpowerplants.Thebaselineemissionsaretobecalculatedasfollows:Case-1:ForgreenfieldrenewableenergygenerationprojectactivitieswithorwithoutBESS𝐵𝐸𝑦1=𝐸𝐺𝑃𝐽,𝑦×𝐸𝐹𝑔𝑟𝑖𝑑,𝑦Equation(1)Case-2:ForprojectactivitieswhereBESSisinstalledasretrofittoanexistingrenewableenergygenerationprojectactivity𝐵𝐸𝑦2=𝐸𝐺𝑃𝐽𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑖𝑡,𝑦×𝐸𝐹𝑔𝑟𝑖𝑑,𝑦Equation(2)Where:𝐵𝐸𝑦=Baselineemissionsinyeary(tCO2)𝐸𝐺𝑃𝐽,𝑦𝐸𝐺𝑃𝑗,𝑦,𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑖𝑡𝐸𝐹𝑔𝑟𝑖𝑑,𝑦===QuantityofnetelectricitygenerationthatisproducedandfedintothegridorsuppliedtorecipientcaptiveuserreplacinggridpowerasaresultoftheimplementationoftheGCCprojectactivityinprojectyearyinagreenfieldprojectactivity(MWh)orIncrementalamountofnetelectricitygenerationthatisproducedduetoinstallationofBESSandfedintothegridorsuppliedtorecepientcaptiveuserthatreplacesgridpowerduringyeary(MWh)CO2emissionfactorforgridconnectedpowergenerationinyeary(tCO2/MWh)determinedasperoneofthefouroptionsbelow:(i)CombinedmarginCO2emissionfactorforgridconnectedpowergenerationinyearycalculatedusingthelatestversionofthe“Tooltocalculatetheemissionfactorforanelectricitysystem”(tCO2/MWh)oftheCDM;Or(ii)LatestavailableemissionfactoroftheGridinacountryasapprovedbyCDMstandardizedbaselineGlobalCarbonCouncilMethodologyforRenewableEnergyGenerationProjectsSupplyingElectricitytoGridorCaptiveConsumers(GCCM001v3)11of17Or(iii)LatestavailableemissionfactoroftheGridinacountryasapprovedbyitsrelevantNationalAuthorityorDesignatedNationalAuthority(DNA)underCDMorUNFCCCfocalpoint,incaseDNAdoesn’texist.Or(iv)LatestIFIcombinedmarginemissionfactorspublishedonUNFCCCwebsite.6Or(v)LatestpublishedEmissionfactorderivedbyInternationalEnergyAgency(IEA)7(Thisoptioncanbeusedonlyifitisobjectivelydemonstratedthatoptions(i),(ii),(iii)and(iv)abovearenotavailable).𝐸𝐺𝑃𝑗,𝑦,𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑖𝑡Where:𝐸𝐺𝑃𝑗,𝑦𝐸𝐺ℎ𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙,𝑦===𝐸𝐺𝑃𝑗,𝑦−𝐸𝐺ℎ𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙,𝑦Equation(3)QuantityofnetelectricitygenerationthatisproducedandfedintothegridorconsumedcaptivethusreplacinggridpowerasaresultoftheretrofitofBESSintotheexistingrenewableenergygenerationunitinprojectyeary(MWh)Annualaverageamountofelectricitygenerationfromtherenewableenergygenerationunitinthe3yearspriortoimplementationofBESSprojectactivity(MWh)orAnnualaverageamountofelectricitygenerationfromtherenewableenergygenerationunitinatleast1yearpriortoimplementationofBESSprojectactivity,iftheexistingrenewableenergygenerationunitislessthan3yearsold(MWh)6HarmonizedIFIDefaultGridFactors2021v3.17http://data.iea.org/payment/products/122-emissions-factors.aspxGlobalCarbonCouncilMethodologyforRenewableEnergyGenerationProjectsSupplyingElectricitytoGridorCaptiveConsumers(GCCM001v3)12of1725.Thegridemissionfactorcalculationsshallbebasedondatafromanofficialsource(whereavailable)8andmadepubliclyavailable.10.ProjectEmissions26.Formostrenewableenergyprojectactivities,projectemissionsareequaltozero.However,CO2emissionsfromon-siteconsumptionofelectricitybyprojectactivityshallbecalculatedusingthelatestversionoftheCDMmethodologicaltool“Tooltocalculatebaseline,projectand/orleakageemissionsfromelectricityconsumptionandmonitoringofelectricitygeneration”.27.Inadditiontotheparametersmentionedinthemonitoringsectionofthismethodology,theparametersreferredinthetoolaboveshallbemonitored.28.IncaseofuseofGridpowerforchargingofBESS,inemergencysituation(suchasdeepcharging),theprojectemissionsassociatedwithconsumptionofgridpowerwouldbecalculatedusingthelatestversionoftheCDMmethodologicaltool“Tooltocalculatebaseline,projectand/orleakageemissionsfromelectricityconsumptionandmonitoringofelectricitygeneration”.11.LeakageEmissions29.Noleakageemissionsareanticipatedunderthismethodology.12.EmissionReductions30.Emissionreductionsarecalculatedasfollows:yyyyLEPEBEER−−=Equation(4)8Fordetermining‘CombinedmarginCO2emissionfactorforgridconnectedpowergeneration’usingthelatestversionofthe“Tooltocalculatetheemissionfactorforanelectricitysystem”(tCO2/MWh)oftheCDM,theplantemissionfactorsusedforthecalculationofemissionfactorsshouldbeobtainedinthefollowingpriority:Isuggestusingdifferentbulletse.g.a),b)ori),ii)etc.1.Acquireddirectlyfromthedispatchcenterorpowerproducers,ifavailable;2.Calculated,ifdataonfueltype,fuelEmissionFactor,fuelinput,andpoweroutputcanbeobtainedforeachplant.Ifconfidentialdataavailablefromtherelevanthost-countryauthorityareused,thecalculationcarriedoutbytheprojectownershallbeverifiedbytheindependentverifierandtheprojectsubmissiondocumentmayonlyshowtheresultantcarbonemissionfactorandthecorrespondinglistofplants;3.Calculated,asabove,butusingestimatessuchas:defaultIPCCvaluesfromthe2006IPCCGuidelinesforNationalGHGInventoriesfornetcalorificvaluesandcarbonemissionfactorsforfuelsinsteadofplant-specificvaluestechnologyprovider’snameplatepowerplantefficiencyortheanticipatedenergyefficiencydocumentedinofficialsources(insteadofcalculatingitfromfuelconsumptionandpoweroutput).Thisislikelytobeaconservativeestimate,becauseunderactualoperatingconditionsplantsusuallyhavelowerefficienciesandhigheremissionsthannameplateperformancewouldimply;conservativeestimatesofpowerplantefficiencies,basedonexpertjudgmentsonthebasisoftheplant’stechnology,sizeandcommissioningdate;4.Calculated,forthesimpleoperatingmargin(OM)andtheaverageOM,usingaggregatedgenerationandfuelconsumptiondata,incaseswheremoredisaggregateddataisnotavailable.GlobalCarbonCouncilMethodologyforRenewableEnergyGenerationProjectsSupplyingElectricitytoGridorCaptiveConsumers(GCCM001v3)13of17Where:𝐸𝑅𝑦=Emissionreductionsinprojectyeary(tCO2)𝐵𝐸𝑦=BaselineEmissionsinprojectyeary(tCO2)𝑃𝐸𝑦=Projectemissionsinprojectyeary(tCO2)𝐿𝐸𝑦=Leakageemissionsinprojectyeary(tCO2)13.MonitoringMethodology31.AlltheassumptionsmaderelatedtomonitoringparametersshouldbeexplainedanddocumentedtransparentlyintheprojectsubmissiontoGCC.13.1ParametersformonitoringduringthecreditingperiodTable1.Data/ParameterData/Parameter:EFgrid,,yDataunit:tCO2e/MWhDescription:CO2emissionfactorofthegridelectricityinyearySourceofdata-Measurementprocedures(ifany):CO2emissionfactorforgridconnectedpowergenerationinyeary(tCO2/MWh)determinedasperoneofthefouroptionsbelow:(i)CombinedmarginCO2emissionfactorforgridconnectedpowergenerationinyearycalculatedusingthelatestversionofthe“Tooltocalculatetheemissionfactorforanelectricitysystem”(tCO2/MWh)oftheCDM;Or(ii)LatestavailableemissionfactoroftheGridinacountryasapprovedbyCDMstandardizedbaselineOr(iii)LatestavailableemissionfactoroftheGridinacountryasapprovedbyitsrelevantNationalAuthorityorDesignatedNationalAuthority(DNA)underCDMorUNFCCCfocalpoint,incaseDNAdoesn’texist.Or(iv)LatestIFIcombinedmarginemissionfactorspublishedonUNFCCCwebsite.Or(v)LatestpublishedEmissionfactorderivedbyInternationalEnergyAgency(IEA)(Thisoptioncanbeusedonlyifitisobjectivelydemonstratedthatoptions(i),(ii),(iii)and(iv)abovearenotavailable).GlobalCarbonCouncilMethodologyforRenewableEnergyGenerationProjectsSupplyingElectricitytoGridorCaptiveConsumers(GCCM001v3)14of17Monitoringfrequency:Oncedetermined,theemissionfactorwillremainfixedfortheentirecreditingperiod,unlessoption(i)isusedandotherspecificationsareprovidedinthe“Tooltocalculatetheemissionfactorforanelectricitysystem”ofCDM.QualityProcedures,ifany.Anycomment:Table2.Data/ParameterData/Parameter:𝑬𝑮𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍,𝒚Dataunit:MWhDescription:Annualaverageamountofelectricitygenerationfromtherenewableenergygenerationunitinthe3yearspriortoimplementationofBESSprojectactivity(MWh)orAnnualaverageamountofelectricitygenerationfromtherenewableenergygenerationunitinatleast1yearpriortoimplementationofBESSprojectactivity,iftheexistingrenewableenergygenerationunitislessthan3yearsold(MWh)SourceofdataElectricitymeter(s)Measurementprocedures(ifany):Thisparametershouldbeeithermeasuredandmonitoredusingabi-directionalenergymeterorcalculatedasthedifferencebetween(a)thequantityofnetelectricitysuppliedbytheprojectplant/unittothegrid,and(b)thequantityofelectricitydeliveredtotheprojectplant/unitfromthegridduringhistoricalyears(asabove)priortoimplementationoftheBESSretrofitintheplant.Incaseitiscalculated,thenthefollowingparametersshallbemeasured:(b)Thequantityofelectricitysuppliedbytheprojectplant/unittothegrid;and(c)Thequantityofelectricitydeliveredtotheprojectplant/unitfromthegridQualityProcedures,ifany.Monitoreddatashouldhavebeenmeasuredusingcalibratedmetersthathadbeencalibratedaspernationalstandardsorrequirementssetbythemetersupplierorrequirementssetbythegridoperators.Theaccuracyclassofthemetersshouldbeinaccordancewiththestipulationofthemetersupplierand/oraspertherequirementssetbythegridoperatorsornationalrequirements.Ifthesestandardsarenotavailable,andthemetersupplierdoesnotspecify,calibratethemetersevery3yearsandusethemeterswithatleast0.5accuracyclass(e.g.ameterwith0.2accuracyclassismoreaccurateandthusitisaccepted).Monitoringfrequency:Monthlyoryearlyrecordingfrequency.GlobalCarbonCouncilMethodologyforRenewableEnergyGenerationProjectsSupplyingElectricitytoGridorCaptiveConsumers(GCCM001v3)15of17Table3.Data/ParameterData/Parameter:EGPJ,yDataunit:MWhDescription:Quantityofnetelectricitygenerationsuppliedbytheprojectplant/unittothegridorconsumedbyrecipientcaptiveuserthusreplacinggridpowerinyearySourceofdataElectricitymeter(s)Measurementprocedures(ifany):Thisparametershouldbeeithermeasuredandmonitoredusingabi-directionalenergymeterorcalculatedasthedifferencebetween(a)thequantityofnetelectricitysuppliedbytheprojectplant/unittothegridorrecipientcaptiveuser,and(b)thequantityofelectricitydeliveredtotheprojectplant/unitfromthegridorthetotalamountofpowerdeliveredtotheinternalgridforreplacementofgridpowerfromprojectplantincaseofcaptiveconsumption.WhentheprojectinvolvestheimplementationofseveralDPPsthatrequiresample-basedmonitoring,theCDM’s“Standard:SamplingandsurveysforCDMprojectactivitiesandprogrammeofactivities”shallbeappliedbytheProjectOwner.Incaseitiscalculated,thenthefollowingparametersshallbemeasured:(d)Thequantityofelectricitysuppliedbytheprojectplant/unittothegrid;and(e)Thequantityofelectricitydeliveredtotheprojectplant/unitfromthegridQualityProcedures,ifany.Theelectricitymetermeasuringnetelectricityexporttogrid(anddomesticconsumptionincaseDPPorprojectsdeliveringpowerforrecipientcaptiveuserincludinginternaluseofProjectOwnere.g.RooftopPVunitsupplyingpartelectricitytothehouse)willbesubjecttoregularmaintenanceandtestinginaccordancewiththestipulationofthemetersupplierand/oraspertherequirementssetbythegridoperatorsornationalrequirements.Thecalibrationofmeters,includingthefrequencyofcalibration,shouldbedoneinaccordancewithnationalstandardsorrequirementssetbythemetersupplierorrequirementssetbythegridoperators.Theaccuracyclassofthemetersshouldbeinaccordancewiththestipulationofthemetersupplierand/oraspertherequirementssetbythegridoperatorsornationalrequirements.Ifthesestandardsarenotavailable,andthemetersupplierdoesnotspecify,calibratethemetersevery3yearsandusethemeterswithatleast0.5accuracyclass(e.g.ameterwith0.2accuracyclassismoreaccurateandthusitisaccepted).Monitoringfrequency:Continuousmonitoring,hourlymeasurementandatleastmonthlyrecording.GlobalCarbonCouncilMethodologyforRenewableEnergyGenerationProjectsSupplyingElectricitytoGridorCaptiveConsumers(GCCM001v3)16of17VersionDateCommentV3.022/02/2022Revisiontoi.AddapplicabilityofmethodologiesapplyingBESStorenewableenergygenerationunits.ii.Allowforcaptiveconsumptionofpartofpowergeneratedwithintheprojectactivity.iii.Removestandardisedadditionalityapproachusingpositivelistofvariouscountries.V2.009/12/2020Revisionto:iCorrecttheerrorinthetextondemonstrationof2%penetrationofREprojectactivitytoclaimautomaticadditionality.iiIncorporatethetimelineforA2typeprojectactivitytodemonstrate2%penetrationtoclaimautomaticadditionality.iiiReplacenameof“StandardforKeyProjectRequirementsandMethodologicalDevelopment”withtheupdateddocument“StandardforDevelopmentofMethodology”.V1.013/01/2020InitialadoptionbyGCCSteeringCommitteebasedonfollowing:i.Considerationbyindividualsteeringcommitteemember,followedbyevaluationofentiresteeringcommitteeii.15-dayglobalstakeholderconsultationtakenplacebetween25/11/2019to10/12/2019DOCUMENTHISTORYGlobalCarbonCouncilMethodologyforRenewableEnergyGenerationProjectsSupplyingElectricitytoGridorCaptiveConsumers(GCCM001v3)17of17
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