A cancellation statement is the official document issued by a registry to confirm that an EAC has been cancelled to back a specific renewable energy claim. It serves as the auditable proof that the cancellation has occurred and records the details of the claim, such as the beneficiary, consumption period, and end-use purpose.
A cancellation statement typically records the beneficiary (the entity making the renewable energy claim), the consumption period the EAC is being applied to, the country and end-use purpose where relevant, the certificates that were cancelled (with their attributes such as vintage, technology, and generator), and a unique reference number from the registry. The exact format varies by registry, but the substance is consistent across schemes.
The cancellation statement is the document auditors, regulators, and verification bodies use to confirm that a renewable energy claim is backed by valid, cancelled certificates. For frameworks such as the GHG Protocol Scope 2 Guidance, RE100, and CDP reporting, the cancellation statement is the primary evidence of a Scope 2 renewable energy claim. Without it, the claim cannot be substantiated.
The cancellation statement is generated automatically by the registry when a cancellation is processed. The account holder can download it directly from the registry interface, and in many registries it is also available via API. In multi-registry portfolios, collecting and managing cancellation statements across dozens of registries is a significant operational task, since each registry has its own format and download workflow.
The two are functionally equivalent documents from different jurisdictions. European registries (including most EU GoO registries and UK Ofgem REGOs) issue cancellation statements. North American REC tracking systems and I-REC issuers typically issue retirement statements. Both serve the same purpose: confirming that the certificate has been used for a single, specific renewable energy claim and cannot be reused.
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