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How Storage Providers should Procure Renewable Energy

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Just as with Carbon Accounting Methodologies, there are various ways to procure renewable energy for electricity consumption needs, and SPs can employ one or more methods. However, there is also a β€˜hierarchy’ to these methods, based on their perceived impact of mitigating energy grid emissions, commonly referred to as β€˜β€™.

The various Renewable Energy Sourcing Methods that SPs may choose from, which are adopted from the , are listed in descending order of perceived precision and Additionality in the following section.

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