Environmental Tracking Network of North America (ETNNA) Overview
The Environmental Tracking Network (ETNNA) is a voluntary association of certificate tracking systems, regulators and interested market participants that are vested in preventing double-counting and promoting harmonization among certificate tracking systems in North America. Such harmonization will encourage trade, create a common currency for certificates of generation, prevent double counting, and support new and emerging markets.
See us online at www.etnna.org.
Mission
The primary objective of ETNNA is to create a forum
for the coordination and cooperation of systems issuing and tracking
certificates of generation in North America.
Primary Functions
ETNNA has eight core functions and organizational activities.
- Promote compatibility among existing and emerging certificate issuing or tracking systems in North America.
- Convene representatives of North American issuing or tracking systems on a regular basis to discuss common issues and resolve common problems.
- Maintain an aggregated renewable energy "Generator Registry" for North America to facilitate the efforts of the issuing or tracking systems to ensure that electric generation or conservation certificates are not double-counted.
- Maintain a library of resources to assist existing and emerging issuing, tracking or registering systems, including but not limited to, model contracts and agreements, legal arguments, operating rules, best practices, lessons learned, etc.
- Provide a forum for discussions relating to interaction between North American electricity-based certificate issuing or tracking systems and emissions registering and accounting bodies.
- Provide a forum for representatives of North American greenhouse gas registries to meet on a regular basis to discuss common issues, develop common standards and resolve common problems.
- Issue detailed reports on North American aggregated certificate and related market activity.
- Consult with parties interested in developing new certificate or environmental attributes tracking systems.
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