News · 15.09.2025

Granular Energy is in the process of registering as an Exempt Supply Notification Agent (ESNA) under the UK Balancing and Settlement Code (BSC). This move underscores our commitment to enabling transparent energy supply models. We believe exempt supply can empower traceable, direct energy relationships between clean generators and end users. Scaling it demands rigorous data integrity and close compliance with regulatory requirements—strengths at the heart of Granular Energy.

News · 09.09.2025

Granular Energy has partnered with Matched Energy, a UK non-profit that benchmarks energy suppliers' clean energy performance using public data. While Matched Energy provides independent transparency through hourly matching scores, Granular Energy gives suppliers the infrastructure to launch 24/7 clean energy tariffs. Together, they're building a transparent energy system that enables innovative carbon-free electricity products for consumers.

Insight · 01.09.2025

Matched, a new independent, open-source initiative, founded by Joe Kwiatkowski, has published methodology for calculating temporal matching between renewable energy supply and consumption in the UK electricity market. How do the ‘100% renewable’ tariffs backed by REGOs in the UK actually line up with the consumption they cover? Granular Energy's Sebastian Porter, Charles Checkley and Benedict Shegog were invited to review the methodology alongside other industry experts. This blog sets out the Matched methodology principles.

Insight · 20.08.2025

From global compacts to granular certificates, the ecosystem shaping hourly carbon-free electricity is evolving fast. Granular Energy's Maartje van der Molen writes about the initiatives and standards that are critical to the evolution of hourly matching.

News · 12.08.2025

Granular Energy is proud to announce our accreditation as an official issuer of Granular Certificates (GCs) under Configuration #3 of the EnergyTag standard. This milestone reinforces our commitment to driving the global shift to 24/7 carbon-free energy (CFE) by enabling trusted, auditable hourly matching of clean energy in regions where such tracking was previously unavailable.

Case study · 06.08.2025

A growing number of hourly clean energy tariffs are now live. Swathes of energy consumers across the world are now receiving information on their hourly matching score from their supplier. To understand the story of how these tariffs and offers have gone live, Granular Energy’s Benedict Shegog spoke to teams at three suppliers who’ve launched hourly matching products: JERA in Japan, A2A in Italy, and Ecotricity in the UK.

05.08.2025

From mandatory renewable quotas in China to GHG Protocol Scope 2 review updates and the ISB approval of recommendations on hourly matching, July saw 24/7 carbon-free energy move further into the mainstream. In this issue, we highlight the key developments shaping certificate markets, clean energy tracking, and time-based procurement.

News · 28.07.2025

We contributed to a study alongside AFRY and Nord Pool to review the impact of 24/7 Carbon Free Energy (CFE) trading on electricity system operation. The project assessed impacts on NESO, market design, and trading patterns. It also draws on input from government, industry, storage operators, and energy traders. Read the final report here.