Microsoft

Microsoft recently expanded on its pledge to be supplied by 100% renewable energy by 2025. The company has now committed to have 100% of its electricity consumption, 100% of the time, matched by zero carbon energy purchases by 2030 - also known as the 100/100/0 goal.

In order to achieve this, Microsoft need to know:

• What is it's initial hourly synchronicity? (% of hours during which Microsoft’s data centers source zero carbon electricity)
  

• How to certify the hourly match and avoid double counting of energy?
  

• How to integrate the granular certificates into the official Energy Certificates and calculate hourly CO2 for reporting?

Flexidao’s software solution will match one of Microsoft’s Amsterdam datacenter’s hourly energy consumption with Eneco’s Dutch offshore wind.

• Flexidao’s software calculated the 24/7 synchronicity score of its PPA by matching energy production data and energy consumption data
  

• Granular hourly energy certificates were issued and registered on the blockchain to avoid double counting
  

• Obtained all the energy certificates (Gos) needed to submit the yearly Scope 2 reporting
  

• Calculated the location-based and market-based CO2 emissions hour-by-hour in line with the GHG Protocol

Thanks to Eneco and Flexidao’s integrated 24/7 solution, Microsoft will be able to:

• Monitor and calculate the 24/7 synchronicity score of its CPPA supported by the claim of Granular Certificates (GCs) and guarantees of origin (GOs)

• Obtain all the GOs needed to submit the yearly Scope 2 reporting

• Calculate the location-based and market-based CO2 emissions hour-by-hour in line with the GHG Protocol Scope 2 guidelines

The learnings and outcomes of this project are constantly enabling more market participants to include 24/7 monitoring into their procurement strategies and Scope 2 reporting, incentivising adoption of 24/7 renewable energy matching at scale and fostering the decarbonization of local grids.