energytag.org

What It Is

EnergyTag is an independent, grant-funded nonprofit whose core mission is to advance “hourly and location-based” matching of clean electricity. Its focus is on electricity market rules and Scope 2 carbon accounting reform, rather than being a SaaS product in the traditional sense. Its website clearly states that it does not sell services, does not operate a membership model, and does not issue or sell Granular Certificates.

Core Capabilities and Standards

Its work is built around three main pillars: developing open-source standards for hourly clean electricity tracking, showcasing next-generation clean electricity procurement cases, and driving policy reform. The key approach is to use time-stamped Granular Certificates to match electricity consumption with clean generation on the same grid and in the same hour. Its standards and certification work focus on time granularity, geographic deliverability, trusted metering data, prevention of double counting, and transparent registry governance. It is also developing standards for energy storage accounting.

Pricing and Business Model

EnergyTag does not offer software packages, subscription pricing, free trials, or enterprise plans. Its funding comes from grants from organizations such as Breakthrough Energy Foundation, European Climate Foundation, and Google.org. For corporate procurement teams, it is better understood as a reference for methodology, standards, and certification, rather than a software platform that can be directly purchased and deployed.

Pros and Cons

Its strengths are its independent positioning, emphasis on transparency and scientific evidence, and references to research from IEA, Princeton, MIT, TU Berlin, and others supporting the system-level value of hourly accounting. The website also provides many global case studies showing that hourly tracking is already being practiced in markets such as the United States, Europe, India, and Japan. The downside is that it does not provide software, APIs, SLAs, payment options, or localized services. Implementation depends on registries, energy suppliers, or third-party platforms such as Flexidao and Granular Energy.

Who It’s For and Access from China

EnergyTag is suitable for government regulators, grid and certificate registries, energy suppliers, large electricity consumers, data centers, hydrogen companies, and ESG/carbon accounting teams looking to understand and adopt a 24/7 carbon-free electricity procurement framework. Access from China is not specified in the available text, so it is considered unknown; payment issues are also not applicable. If you need actual software or certificate trading, consider Flexidao, Granular Energy, I-REC, M-RETs, PJM, T-REC, or local green power/green certificate platforms.