RTC
Energy attribute certificate representing one unit (typically 1 MWh equivalent) of thermal energy — heat or cooling — produced from renewable sources such as solar thermal collectors, geothermal heat, biomass combustion, or large-scale heat pumps. Decouples the renewable-heat attribute from the physical heat carrier for trading, transfer, or retirement.
Also known as: Renewable Thermal Certificate
Hierarchy
Section titled “Hierarchy”Broader: Energy Certificate
Details
Section titled “Details”| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| addresses product | Thermal Energy (Products Taxonomy) |
See also
Section titled “See also”Technical details
- IRI:
https://spec.decarbnexus.com/taxonomy/INT/commodityCertTypes/RTC - Kind: Taxonomy Concept
- command token: rtc
- command token: renewable-thermal
- command token: thermal