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 |
|---|---|
| Primary account retirement | GRN |
| Retired on behalf of Beneficial Owner | BBO |
| Retired on behalf of corporate | OTH |
Retirement Reason Codes
Used for GET Certificate Holdings & POST Certificate Retirement.
| Retirement Type Code | Retirement Reason Description | Retirement Reason Code |
|---|---|---|
| GRN | Meet Corporate Renewable Energy Goals | 1 |
| GRN | Meet Carbon Neutrality Goals | 2 |
| GRN | Meet Overall Sustainability Goals | 3 |
| BBO | Meet Corporate Renewable Energy Goals | 4 |
| BBO | Meet Carbon Neutrality Goals | 5 |
| BBO | Meet Overall Sustainability Goals | 6 |
| OTH | Meet Corporate Renewable Energy Goals | 7 |
| OTH | Meet Carbon Neutrality Goals | 8 |
| OTH | Meet Overall Sustainability Goals | 9 |
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 |
Fuel Type Codes
Used for GET Certificate Holdings.
| Fuel Type Name | Fuel Type Code |
|---|---|
| Biogas - Agricultural Methane | BAM |
| Biomass Combustion - Agricultural Products | BAP |
| Biomass Combustion - Agricultural Waste | BAW |
| Biomass Combustion - Animal Waste | BCA |
| Biogas - Animal Waste | BGA |
| Biogas - Wastewater Methane | BGW |
| Biogas - Liquid Biofuels | BLB |
| Biogas - Landfill Methane | BLF |
| Biomass Combustion - Liquid Biofuels | BML |
| Biomass - Animal Waste - Swine Waste, Solid or Gas | BA1 |
| Biomass - Animal Waste - Poultry Waste, Solid or Gas | BA2 |
| Biomass Combustion - Wood Products | BWP |
| Biomass Combustion - Wood Waste | BWW |
| Coal (used for Multi-Fuel Generators; will not create TIGRs) | CO1 |
| Diesel (used for Multi-Fuel Generators; will not create TIGRs) | DI1 |
| Fuel Cells using Hydrogen derived from Fossil Fuels | FC1 |
| Geothermal Energy | GE1 |
| Hydroelectric Water - Dam/Impoundment | H2O |
| Hydroelectric - Run-of-the-River | HRR |
| Hydroelectric - Tidal | HTI |
| Hydroelectric - Wave power | HWA |
| Fuel cells using Hydrogen derived from renewables | HYD |
| Jet Fuel (used for Multi-Fuel Generators; will not create TIGRs) | JET |
| Municipal solid waste | MS1 |
| Natural Gas (used for Multi-Fuel Generators; will not create TIGRs) | NG1 |
| Oil (used for Multi-Fuel Generators; will not create TIGRs) | OIL |
| Concentrated Solar Power | SCP |
| Solar Photovoltaics | SO1 |
| Solar Serving On-Site Load | SOL |
| Wind | WND |