Guarantees of Origin
What are Guarantees of Origin?
A Guarantee of Origin (GO) is a digital certificate that serves as proof that the energy carrier in question has a sustainable origin. A GO stands for 1 MWh of sustainably generated energy. The certificate includes information about the energy source, the production installation and the production date and place.
Suppliers can thus demonstrate that the energy they supply comes from a sustainable source. VertiCer is the point of contact in the Netherlands for the issue of GOs for sustainable energy carriers: electricity, thermal energy, green gas and green hydrogen.
The operation of GOs
A producer of (renewable) energy can register a production installation with VertiCer. The metering responsible party (grid operator or metering company) establishes this registration. After the production installation has been established and registered with VertiCer, the grid operator or metering company sends the metering values to VertiCer. For each MWh generated by your installation, VertiCer issues a Guarantee of Origin, if the applicable conditions have been met.
The certificates contain information about where, when and from which source the energy was generated. One GO is good for 1 MWh and is valid for one year after the month in which the energy was generated.
With GOs, you contribute to the energy transition. The more visibility there is on exactly what energy is being generated, the more consciously consumers and companies can choose what kind of energy they want to consume. Explicitly opting for sustainable energy is thus encouraged.
What can I do with a GO?
A trader can trade GOs across Europe. The GOs can be charged by traders to an end user or to the NEa for making HBEs.
A producer or individual can receive subsidies from the RVO if he has a subsidy decision. RVO uses information on the GOs of a producer or individual for the subsidy.
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