About Time.

The dashboard maps the growth of the round-the-clock clean power market. It aggregates data from research, regulations, whitepapers, media, support letters, PPA deals, case studies and more to track the global transition to round-the-clock clean energy. Use this tool to analyze market momentum, discover active suppliers, and monitor global policy updates.

By centralizing data on regulations, hybrid PPAs, suppliers and more, the tool proves that round-the-clock clean power is a viable reality.

The tool tracks and shares developments about round-the-clock clean power and granular electricity accounting. It includes research, regulations, whitepapers, media, support letters, deals, company targets, case studies and more — structured across various pages and formats. Use the tool to analyze market momentum, discover active suppliers and monitor global policy updates.

Please note: Use the contents at your own risk, and always cross-reference with primary sources. Each row links to its source — click through to verify. This is a living tool, and we would love to hear ideas for feedback and improvements too.

We are currently beta testing the About Time tracker to ensure data and user experience are fully optimized before full launch. Our team updates the global platform as new corporate procurement deals, supplier tariffs, and regulations emerge.

We need your help to improve this tool. Please contact us if you spot any tracking errors, software bugs, or missing data points such as a regulation or a supplier. We also welcome your general thoughts, feedback, and ideas for future improvements.

You can share your feedback by using the suggestion form at the bottom of this page. You can also email our team directly at info@energytag.org.

EnergyTag — a non-profit setting the standard for granular electricity certificates so clean-energy claims can be verified hour by hour. Visit energytag.org for the standards work itself.

The Registry Acceleration Fund is a LevelTen Energy initiative supporting electricity registries that upgrade their infrastructure to issue hour-stamped, granular certificates aligned with the EnergyTag standard. It accelerates the global rollout of hourly tracking by funding the registry-side technical work needed to make 24/7 CFE claims verifiable.

Annual accounting balances total clean energy generation against total annual demand on paper. This practice hides real-world grid deficits. For example, a company with 100% annual solar matching still relies on fossil fuels at night. Hourly tracking exposes these gaps. It encourages buyers to buy wind, solar, and battery storage to ensure clean energy flows every hour.

Standards are changing. Both the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP) and the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) are reviewing updates for Scope 2 emissions accounting. They are considering granular tracking methods to stop corporate greenwashing and drive true grid decarbonization. While the SBTi's recently announced updates do not include hourly matching in targets, there is a requirement for hourly matching reporting for large users. The GHG Protocol has proposed hourly matching as a requirement for large users also in its draft standard due to be finalized in 2027.

The About Time dashboard provides the empirical evidence base for these updates. It shows standard-setters that the policy, supply chains, and procurement models needed for hourly tracking are already operational worldwide.

Companies combine multiple technologies to match their hourly demand profile. Our Hybrid PPA tracker shows that buyers mix solar and wind with battery storage (BESS). Some buyers also use firm clean power assets like hydro, geothermal, and nuclear energy to fill hourly gaps.

Head to our Suppliers section. The dashboard tracks over 60 active suppliers worldwide. You can sort live offers, pilots, and announced tariffs across the globe.

Granular Certificates (GCs) are next-generation Energy Attribute Certificates (EACs). They prove exactly when and where an energy asset generated electricity. Unlike traditional certificates that use annual averages, GCs tag energy data down to the specific hour.

Our dashboard maps global registry upgrades. You can monitor which registries are ready to issue hourly GCs today.

Standard green energy contracts rely on net annual accounting. A supplier matches your total annual electricity use with clean energy generated at any point in the year.

Hourly matching tariffs require real-time alignment. Suppliers match your demand with clean power flowing into the grid during that exact same hour. Our Hourly Product Suppliers database tracks over 60 active utility products and corporate tariffs matching this standard.

Yes. Battery energy storage systems (BESS) are critical for shifting clean energy to peak demand hours. Solar assets produce excess energy during the day, but nothing at night. Batteries store this day-time surplus and discharge it when the sun goes down.

Our Hybrid PPA tracker shows real-world momentum for this strategy. The data reveals that buyers are increasingly combining wind, solar, and BESS in single procurement contracts.

Hourly data exposes the exact times when fossil fuels pollute the power grid. This transparency directs corporate investments toward the hours that suffer from clean energy deficits.

When buyers target these high-emission hours, they crowd out fossil fuel plants faster. The Research section on our dashboard indexes peer-reviewed studies proving how hourly matching accelerates grid decarbonization.

Power prices hump when renewable generation drops and electricity demand peaks. Traditional annual certificates hide these expensive hours because they use net averages over the year. Hourly matching exposes these high-priced periods to corporate buyers.

This clear data encourages buyers to procure clean energy even when it is scarce. This drives the markets and investment in batteries and flexible power to shift clean electricity availability to evening peaks. This strategy can replace expensive fossil fuel generation and lower overall energy costs over time.

Wind and solar provide homegrown power. This clean power is not dependent on international markets, supply chains or geopolitical constraints (e.g. the recent closure of the Strait of Hormuz). Relying on imported fossil fuels leaves national grids, and consumers, vulnerable to sudden supply and price shocks.

Hourly matching strengthens the grid by showing exactly when a grid relies on imported fossil energy. The data exposes specific hours when domestic renewable generation drops. Corporate buyers can then use this information to target investments in technologies such as batteries and flexibility in those insecure periods. These targeted actions help build a self-sufficient, resilient electricity system.

Additionality helps ensure your clean energy contract funds new clean energy assets instead of buying from old ones.

Deliverability helps ensure clean energy can reasonably physically flow to your facility through local grid boundaries without causing congestion. Deliverability boundaries tend to follow the boundaries seen in power markets, which rely on similar concepts.

A procurement rule requiring corporate energy contracts to fund new clean energy projects. It ensures your investment adds new clean capacity to the local grid rather than buying from existing assets.

Electricity procurement that matches consumer demand with clean energy generation hour-by-hour on the same grid network. It replaces legacy annual averaging models. This strategy is not an all-or-nothing milestone. It encompasses high percentage tracking targets — such as achieving a 90% firm renewable match — as companies actively scale up their hourly clean energy coverage.

A Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) captures and stores electrical energy in batteries, typically using lithium-ion technology. It charges during periods of low demand or high renewable generation (such as peak sun or wind) and discharges when grid demand is high, stabilizing electricity networks and smoothing out when clean generation drops. Our Hybrid PPA tracker displays growing momentum for contracts combining wind, solar, and BESS to stabilize supply.

A group of clean energy assets that share the same physical site and grid connection point. In a power purchase agreement (PPA), a co-located portfolio typically combines complementary generation and storage technologies, such as solar PV, onshore wind, and battery storage.

A tracking metric proving that clean electricity can reasonably physically flow to the buyer. It requires the clean energy asset and the consumer to operate within the same power grid boundaries. This rule prevents companies from claiming remote power that cannot reach their facilities.

A tradeable digital instrument used to track renewable energy generation and consumption. Traditional EACs match energy on a net annual basis, which masks real-world grid reality.

Next-generation Energy Attribute Certificates (EACs) that track clean electricity down to the specific hour of generation. GCs augment annual certificates with precise hourly timestamps and location tags. Our platform tracks global registry upgrades that issue these certificates.

The Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol is the world's most widely used international carbon accounting tool. Developed by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), it provides standardized frameworks for businesses and governments to measure, manage, and report their climate-warming emissions.

A Guarantee of Origin (GO or GoO) is an electronic certificate that proves to a consumer that exactly 1 MWh of electricity was produced from renewable energy sources. The official tracking certificate for renewable energy inside the European Union. You can filter active GO legislative updates in our Policy section.

A power purchase agreement (PPA) that bundles multiple energy technologies under a single contract. Buyers often combine solar and wind with battery storage to secure continuous hourly coverage.

A carbon accounting method that measures emissions based on the average grid intensity where you consume electricity (i.e. usually within the same national boundary). It uses physical grid data from a specific geographic region. This method reflects the actual carbon intensity of the local power grid, but it does not account for specific corporate energy contracts.

A carbon accounting method that calculates emissions based on the clean energy contracts your company signs. It uses contractual instruments like Energy Attribute Certificates (EACs) to prove ownership of renewable power. This method allows companies to claim a lower carbon footprint by purchasing certificates, even if the local grid still burns fossil fuels.

A long-term contract where a corporate buyer purchases clean electricity directly from an energy supplier.

A tradeable, market-based instrument that proves one megawatt-hour (MWh) of electricity was generated from a renewable energy source and delivered to the grid.

A global corporate climate partnership that validates business emission reduction targets. The SBTi defines criteria for corporate decarbonization in line with climate science.

Indirect greenhouse gas emissions resulting from purchased electricity, steam, heating, or cooling. Companies calculate these emissions using market-based or location-based methods.