Published on 20 January 2026
Overview
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol has launched a consultation on proposed revisions to its Scope 2 corporate electricity accounting rules, which are widely used by companies worldwide to report emissions from purchased electricity. These rules play a critical role in shaping corporate demand for renewable electricity and, in Europe, are a key driver of investment in wind energy through Power Purchase Agreements.
WindEurope supports more transparent and granular corporate electricity accounting, but stresses that reforms must remain proportionate, market-aligned and supportive of electrification and industrial competitiveness. In particular, WindEurope’s recommendations focus on:
This paper sets out WindEurope’s concerns with elements of the proposed revision and proposes practical, market-compatible alternatives that maintain high ambition while preserving investment signals for renewable energy and supporting Europe’s decarbonisation and competitiveness objectives.
WindEurope supports more transparent and granular corporate electricity accounting, but stresses that reforms must remain proportionate, market-aligned and supportive of electrification and industrial competitiveness. In particular, WindEurope’s recommendations focus on:
- temporal matching,
- the definition of deliverability, and
- legal certainty for existing PPAs and renewable assets.
This paper sets out WindEurope’s concerns with elements of the proposed revision and proposes practical, market-compatible alternatives that maintain high ambition while preserving investment signals for renewable energy and supporting Europe’s decarbonisation and competitiveness objectives.
