100% RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY
From our beginning, we’ve provided British businesses with zero carbon, 100% renewable electricity*. By harnessing the power of nature, our electricity supply is sourced solely from solar, wind and hydro power – there’s no coal, gas, nuclear or biomass in our mix.
We chose solar, wind and hydro for our fuel mix because they are all zero carbon and 100% renewable forms of energy, meaning they don’t create any carbon emissions at the point of generation and are naturally replenishing. For a more detailed look into why we have chosen the sources in our fuel mix, including their unique benefits and considerations, read our blog.
What is supplied
through the grid?
As standard in Great Britain, electricity to all properties is supplied via National Grid’s transmission network, and local distribution network operator’s (DNO) networks – not directly from any specific renewable (or non-renewable) generator. Great Britain uses multiple sources for electricity generation, from renewables, to nuclear to fossil fuels, which means that sites are provided with electricity from the whole mix of generation sources that the grid is being supplied with at that time, even when you have a renewable electricity contract.
In Great Britain, the National Grid ESO (Electricity System Operator) balances this continuously in real-time to ensure electricity supply is available to meet demand.
HOW WE PURCHASECUSTOMERS’ ELECTRICITY
At Bryt Energy we purchase electricity through our parent company, Statkraft. Once a renewable electricity contract is agreed with us, Statkraft use the British wholesale electricity market to procure the volume of electricity agreed for the duration of your contract. This allows us to match the price agreed with customers.
HOW WE MATCH THIS WITH RENEWABLE GENERATION
To supply customers with zero carbon, 100% renewable electricity*, we purchase and manage Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin (REGO) certificates to match your contracted electricity volume – this ensures that an equivalent amount to your supplied electricity was generated from renewable assets in Great Britain in that given compliance year.
Procuring your REGOS
As standard, whilst the REGO certificate cost to you is agreed as part of your contract, these REGOs are purchased “unbundled” through a separate mechanism to your electricity (unless through a Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (CPPA) or sleeving agreement – a mechanism that brings separately sourced REGOs into an electricity supply contract). REGOs purchased by us are solely owned by Bryt Energy and redeemed by us submitting them to the regulator, Ofgem, in July of each compliance year. Ofgem requires Suppliers to do this in accordance with electricity suppliers’ standard licence conditions (SLC), in order to report on their Fuel Mix Disclosure (FMD) annually.
Sourcing REGOs
We source the majority of our REGO certificates through our parent company, Statkraft, but we may also purchase them elsewhere to ensure we get the best value for our customers. When we purchase REGOs from Statkraft, they can be from Statkraft-owned renewable generation assets, assets with which Statkraft has a power purchase agreement (PPA), or fully independent third-party renewable energy generators.
Fuel Mix Disclosure reporting
REGO certificates are held by energy suppliers for Fuel Mix Disclosure (FMD) purposes and Bryt Energy’s FMD represents our total amount of electricity purchased from the wholesale market to cover our portfolio of customers’ supply in a given FMD year.
We additionally purchase and redeem sufficient REGOs each year to cover the electricity lost in the transmission and distribution of our customers’ electricity. This is calculated based on the annual loss factor published by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, as part of their ‘Fuel Mix Disclosure Data Table’, and is built into our own Fuel Mix Disclosure.
Tailored REGO requirements
Individual specific customer contracts may have slightly differing requirements for REGO certificates, and therefore may include a single or multiple REGO source type. However we always ensure that we only purchase REGOs for solar, wind and hydro electricity generation and this is shown in our Fuel Mix Disclosure. This is audited and verified each year by an independent third party, EcoAct.
WHAT THIS MEANS FOR
CUSTOMERS’ REPORTING
Our supply products have been audited and verified by an independent third party, EcoAct. They have certified that our zero carbon, 100% renewable electricity* supply is backed by Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin certificates (REGOs).
This allows all of our customers to report their electricity consumption (Scope 2) as zero carbon, under the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol market-based method. You do not need the REGO certificate codes to be able to report this using this method.
Learn more about our fuel mix here, or read our fuel mix FAQs.
EVIDENCING YOUR SUPPLY
In addition to your contract, our electricity supply products are evidenced through our Bryt Energy renewable contract certificates that we can provide to our customers. This certificate confirms that the customer on contract with us is being supplied with electricity that’s been sourced solely from zero carbon, 100% renewable* sources – solar, wind and hydro – for that contract period.
We also recommend that customers keep our EcoAct Assurance Statement with their Bryt Energy renewable contract certificate to show their supply has been audited and verified as zero carbon and 100% renewable*. Please contact heretohelp@brytenergy.co.uk to receive a Bryt Energy renewable contract certificate.
You can view our verification assurance statement here.
WHY WE’VE CHOSEN THIS APPROACH
Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin certificates (REGOs) were put in place to match and track renewable generation, and this is currently the only official mechanism recognised by DESNZ (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) in Great Britain for tracking renewable electricity for electricity Suppliers Fuel Mix reporting purposes. Purchasing electricity on the British wholesale market and matching this with REGO certificates allows us to ensure an equivalent amount of electricity has been generated through renewables.
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