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EECS certificates are uniquely identifiable, tradable and relate to a standard unit of energy – 1 megawatt hour (1MWh). Each contains standard information relating to how and when the associated energy was generated and of its environmental impact:

• The “energy medium” – electricity, fuel or heat
• A unique certificate number
• The date on which the installation became operational
• The first and last days on which the associated energy was produced
• The type of installation – its environment (e.g. land, sea …), energy source (e.g. fossil, renewable …), type (e.g. solar, wind …) and fuel (e.g. geothermal, natural gas …)
• The identity of the installation
• The country of issue
• The location of the installation
• The capacity of the installation
• The face value of the certificate (e.g. 1 megawatt hour)
• The issuer of the certificate
• The date of issue
• The identity of any label schemes under which it is eligible
• The identity of any EU Directives under which it is eligible
• The purpose of the certificate (either disclosure or support)
• An indication of whether other certificates have been (or can be) issued, associated with the same unit of energy, for other purposes
• An indication of whether or not public support has been received, and the form of such support.

In addition, CHP-GO certificates contain:

• Use of heat (category)
• Lower Calorific value (MJ/kg)
• CO2 emitted
• Primary Energy savings (%)
• Actual amount of primary energy savings (MJ)
• CO2 savings (%).