About

Who uses M-RETS?

Trusted by Fortune 25 companies, industry-leading generators and regulators for our transparent and user-friendly system, M-RETS tracks environmental attributes for voluntary and compliance claims in all states, provinces and territories in North America.

Generator owners

Functions: Register generators to report energy generation, issue certificates, manage transactions and retire certificates for voluntary purposes.

Eligible account types:
  • Small Project Subscription: For registering multiple projects with a cumulative capacity not exceeding 1.5 MW. Outgoing transfers only; voluntary retirements only.
  • Project Subscription: Allows for unlimited registrations. Outgoing transfers only; voluntary retirements only.
  • General Account Subscription: Recommended for those needing to retire certificates for compliance purposes or intending to use an API for managing activities and certificates.

Utilities

Functions: Fulfill obligations under Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS)/Renewable Energy Standards (RES) or Clean Energy Standards (CES). Using the general subscription, can hold, transfer, retire credits, register and manage projects.

Subscription options:
  • General Subscription: For retiring certificates for compliance. Utilities can also register their own generators.
  • Qualified Reporting Entity Subscription: To report generation for other users’ generators connected to their grid.

Regulators

Functions: Manage eligibility flags, set up programs, define rules for certificate retirements, provide oversight and run reports on certificate retirement.

Eligibility for Program Administrator Subscription: Staff from regulatory bodies (e.g., Utility Commissions). Administrators of voluntary market programs may qualify.

Marketers and Brokers

General Account Subscription Functions: Manage transactions between clients buying and selling certificates.

Market Administrator Subscription Functions: Facilitate the marketing, sale and exchange of Environmental Attribute Certificates (EACs) through a market platform via an API with M-RETS.

Corporate/Individual Buyers

Functions: Receive certificate transfers and retire them voluntarily for your organization or a customer.

General Account Subscription: To receive transfers of certificates from other subscribers.

Global leadership

We are driven to advance sustainable energy and resource practices that prioritize our environment and drive change in our economy. M-RETS collaborates with stakeholders around the world to share knowledge and advocate for data-driven standards and decision making.

M-RETS partners
  • EnergyTag
  • IREC Standard Foundation
  • ITRACK
  • Instituto Totum
  • Evident
  • Natural Gas Coalition
  • American Biogas Council
  • Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA)
  • Clean Energy Buyers Institute CEBI
  • Powerledger
  • TraceX
  • Google
  • Facebook