Reference Data
Some of the data sent and received through the API uses codes to represent certain field values. See the set of codes below.
Retirement Type Codes
Used for GET Certificate Holdings & POST Certificate Retirement.
| Retirement Type Description | Retirement Type Code |
|---|---|
| Used by the Account Holder for a Renewable Portfolio Standard | RPS |
| Used By the Account Holder for a Green-e Energy certified Voluntary Market sale | GRN |
| Used for Account Holder's Renewable Energy Goal/Commitment | RGL |
| Retired on behalf of Beneficial Owner | BBO |
| Other | OTH |
Retirement Reason Codes
Used for GET Certificate Holdings & POST Certificate Retirement.
| Retirement Type Code | Retirement Reason Description | Retirement Reason Code |
|---|---|---|
| RPS | Owned Generation | 19 |
| RPS | Purchased Energy | 20 |
| RPS | Purchased RECs | 21 |
| GRN | REC-Only Product | 22 |
| GRN | Utility Green Pricing Program | 23 |
| GRN | Green Electricity Product | 24 |
| RGL | Power Purchase Agreement RECs | 34 |
| RGL | Utility Green Pricing/Tariff RECs | 35 |
| RGL | Unbundled RECs | 36 |
| BBO | Utility Green Pricing/Tariff | 31 |
| BBO | Green Electricity Product | 32 |
| BBO | Unbundled RECs | 33 |
Certificate Status Codes
Used for GET Certificate Holdings.
| Certificate Status Code | Description |
|---|---|
| PENDING | Part of a pending transfer, not transferable |
| ACTIVE | Active and transferable |
| RETIRED | Retired and not transferable |
Retirement Certificate Type Codes
Used for GET Certificate Holdings & POST Certificate Retirement
| Retirement Certificate Type | Retirement Certificate Type Code |
|---|---|
| Individual Detailed | SINGLE |
| Aggregated Summary | [Not yet available] |
SubAccount Type Codes
Used for POST Create New Sub-Account
| SubAccount Type Name | SubAccount Type Code |
|---|---|
| Active | ACT |
| Retirement | RET |
| Kansas Goal | KSG |
Fuel Type Codes
Used for GET Certificate Holdings.
| Fuel Type Name | Fuel Type Code |
|---|---|
| Biomass - Animal Waste - Swine Waste, Solid or Gas | BA1 |
| Biomass - Animal Waste - Poultry Waste, Solid or Gas | BA2 |
| Agriculturally Derived | BAD |
| Biogas - Agricultural Methane | BAM |
| Biomass - Other | BAO |
| Biomass Combustion - Agricultural Products | BAP |
| Biomass Combustion - Agricultural Waste | BAW |
| Biomass Combustion - Black Liquor | BBL |
| Biomass Combustion - Animal Waste | BCA |
| Biogas - Animal Waste | BGA |
| Biogas - Wastewater Methane | BGW |
| Biogas | BIG |
| Biogas - Liquid Biofuels | BLB |
| Biogas - Landfill Methane | BLF |
| Municipally Derived | BMD |
| Mill Waste | BMF |
| Biomass Combustion - Liquid Biofuels | BML |
| Utility Derived | BUD |
| Biomass Combustion - Wood Products | BWP |
| Biomass Combustion - Wood Waste | BWW |
| Coal | CO1 |
| Concentrated Solar Power | CSP |
| Landclearing | DBL |
| Diesel | DI1 |
| Forest Derived Residues | FBR |
| Forest Derived Salvage | FBS |
| Forest Derived Thinnings | FBT |
| Fuel Cells using Hydrogen derived from Fossil Fuels | FC1 |
| Federal Hydroelectric | FHP |
| Geothermal Energy | GE1 |
| Hydroelectric Water - Dam/Impoundment | H2O |
| Hydroelectric Water - NY RPS Eligible | HNY |
| Hydroelectric - Run-of-the-River | HRR |
| Hydroelectric - Tidal | HTI |
| Hydroelectric - Wave power | HWA |
| Hydroelectric Water - Dam/Impoundment (New) | HWN |
| Fuel cells using Hydrogen derived from renewables | HYD |
| Jet Fuel | JET |
| Municipal solid waste | MS1 |
| Natural Gas | NG1 |
| Non-Renewable - Other | NRO |
| Oil | OIL |
| Solar Photovoltaics | SO1 |
| Solar Serving On-Site Load | SOL |
| Wind | WND |