French Registry for Power Guarantees of Origin

EEX operates the National Registry for Guarantees of Origin (GO) under appointment from the French Ministry of ecology, sustainable development and energy. The GO mechanism is the only system recognized in France for the tracking of energy production from renewable sources. It ensures that end consumers can verify the origin of the electricity that they consume. GOs thus provide an opportunity for individuals and companies to actively participate in the energy transition.

Issuance

The issuance of GO  can be requested up to 5 months after the end of the relevant production period and they are valid for one year following the end of the production period to which they apply. Once expired, they can no longer be used, nor transferred.

Use or Cancellation

The GOs are used and effectively cancelled by power suppliers or specialized companies for the marking of electricity intended for the consumer.

Transfer

It is possible to transfer active GOs  within the National Registry from one account holder to another. As EEX is a member of AIB (Association of Issuing Body), its account holders can import and export guarantees of origin electronically from and to other European countries.

Regulation

The European regulation applicable to the Guarantee of Origin system is Directive n°2009/28/CE dated 23 April 2009 relative to the promotion of the use of energy generated from renewable sources. The European Directive was transposed into French law in the code of energy, notably in articles L314, R314 and R333, modified by decree n° 2016-944 dated 11 July 2016.

Account Holders

To issue, transfer or use GO in France, it is necessary to become an Account Holder in the National Registry for Guarantees of Origin. You will find in this page the registration process and the list of Account Holders.

Registration Process

The main steps to join the National Registry for Guarantees of Origin are the following:

1. Download the admission Form, the EECS Domain Protocol and the EEX Standard Terms and Conditions for Registries
2. Fill in the admission form and agree to the EEX Standard Terms and Conditions
3. Please note that the documents must be signed by a company's legal representative (or by an authorised person who has received the power of a legal representative)
4.  Send back documents to the Admission Department

When the dossier is complete, you will receive, via registered mail addressed to the main company contact, the contract signed by EEX, the access codes, for each contact who requested an electronic access.

List of Account Holders

Please click here to access the list of current account holders.

Production Devices

The Account holder needs to register the production devices for which GOs are requested. Only production devices producing power from renewable energy or high-efficiency cogeneration may be registered in the National Registry for Guarantees of Origin.

Production devices benefiting from feed in tariff or market premium contracts

According to the French law 2017-227 voted on the 24th of February 2017, and to the Arrêté dated on the 24th of August 2018 which entered into force on the January 4th 2019, production devices benefitting from feed in tariff or market premium contracts in France must be registered on the French GO registry on the account opened for the French State.

The producer doesn’t need to open an account on the registry to register its production device. Moreover, it is highly recommended for the producer, to register his production devices through their co-contracting party. This registration is free of charge but mandatory. 

All production devices corresponding to the following criteria are concerned: 

• Production of electricity from a renewable source, installed in the French Metropole
• Benefitting from a feed in tariff or market premium contract
• Installed capacity above 100kW

Guarantees of Origin Data

EEX complies with its reporting obligation by publicly disclosing the complete list of Guarantees of Origin issued in France.

Data published

EEX publishes the data contained in the National Registry for Guarantees of Origin, according to Article 8 of Decree 2006-1118 dated 5 September 2006 concerning the GO of electricity produced from renewable energy sources of cogeneration, and modified by decree 2012-62 dated 20 January 2012.

Consumer information

The public information provided by EEX aims to inform consumers of the origins of their renewable energy. 

For more details, click here.

Mix disclosure

Electricity suppliers must inform final customers concerning the origin of the electricity they consume. They are obliged by law to show the share of each energy source used to produce the electricity that they supplied. This may be down via existing electricity billing and invoices or via an additional attached document.

French National Mix

The production, consumption and residual mixes are computed using the production data of RTE and the Guarantee of Origin mechanism.

For more details, click here.

Useful Links

• Association of Issuing Bodies, association of all issuing bodies in Europe

• Association RECS International

• Res-legal, legal sources on renewable energy at the European level

• EPEX capacity warranty