Good Energy : and Granular Energy help Teemill track hourly clean power

Sustainable e-commerce platform and clothing manufacturer Teemill is one of the first companies to track its renewable electricity use from supplier Good Energy in real time. Teemill can now track exactly where its electricity is sourced from every hour of the day, achieving renewable matching for over 95% of the time in an initial trial. Good Energy, powered by software provider Granular Energy, is matching renewable generation to Teemill's consumption, and delivering this insight.

Good Energy has matched the company's electricity usage to two generators, a hydro and an anaerobic digestor site, to achieve the initial 95% time-based matching. The new transparency further demonstrates Teemill's commitment to sustainability and tracing its environmental footprint. Time-based matching improves the accuracy of Teemill's carbon accounting by revealing the carbon intensity for each hour of activity.

Good Energy is one of the first energy suppliers in the UK to provide hourly sourcing to its customers. A longstanding critic of certificate based greenwashing in energy supply, time-based matching is a significant part of how it goes further to provide real renewable electricity.

Ordinarily '100% renewable' electricity supply is guaranteed via unit-based certificates (such as REGOs) to match customers' demand over 12 months - which does not reflect the physical reality of energy system or help integrate renewables . Good Energy has always forecast customer demand to match with the output of the +1700 renewable generators it sources power from in half hour units, successfully achieving around 90% real-time matching for several years. The Granular Energy platform is now taking this a step further by giving Good Energy's customer Teemill visibility into their hourly matching.

Nigel Pocklington, CEO of Good Energy, said: "There is widespread agreement that the unit-based system we have now, where certificates can be traded without suppliers buying renewable power, is not fit for purpose. Moving to a time-based certification system is an essential part of cracking down on greenwashing and giving customers the true picture of where their energy is coming from.

"Given Good Energy has been matching renewable generation to customer demand in this way for years, it is right that we take the lead in this space. Thanks to Granular Energy, we are now able to do that with a perfect pilot partner in Teemill."

Granular Energy's portfolio management platform allows Good Energy to manage, optimize and allocate certified production to consumption on an hourly basis. This provides Good Energy a foundation to create a 24/7 carbon free energy offering to end-customers. The company is amongst the first users of the platformy alongside some of the world's biggest energy companies.

Toby Ferenczi, co-founder of Granular Energy, commented: "Thanks to Good Energy, Teemill has become one of the first companies to be able to see where their electricity comes from each day. This matters because by striving for round-the-clock clean energy supply they are accelerating the shift to a carbon-free energy system."

Mart Drake-Knight, co-founder of Teemill, said: "We look at our business as a system and within that system we look to drive positive impacts in every area, especially in our use of resources and energy. Being able to track our energy use this way means we not only know what we're using, but where it is coming from, just as we do with the materials we use to make our clothing. That means all our partners, from major companies and international charities to the smallest operations, can have total confidence in our supply chain."

This project contributes to the global drive towards greater transparency in energy procurement, known as '24/7 carbon-free energy.' Recently, organisations such as Google, Microsoft and the US Federal Government have made commitments to source carbon-free energy on an hour-by-hour basis, in an effort to have greater carbon reducing impact through their energy purchases.

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About Granular Energy

Granular Energy is a start-up providing solutions for 24/7 clean energy. Granular Energy's team of experienced professionals, with backgrounds in energy and financial markets, is developing solutions to facilitate the transition to 24/7 energy sourcing for electricity suppliers and corporate consumers. Granular Energy's mission is to accelerate the transition to a carbon-free electricity system.

About Good Energy

Good Energy is a generator and supplier of 100% renewable power and an innovator in energy services. Since it was founded over 20 years ago, the company has been at the forefront of the charge towards a cleaner, distributed energy system. Its mission is to support UK households and businesses generate, store and share clean power.

The company boasts a 100% renewable energy mix, provided by 1,700 independent generators of wind, biogeneration, solar and hydroelectric power. Its support for renewables was recognised last year when it topped the Which? Eco Providers table comparing the sustainability of energy suppliers.

Based in Chippenham, Wiltshire, it employs more than 250 staff and has more than 270,000 customers. Visit www.goodenergy.co.uk

About Teemill

Founded in 2014, Teemill is the world's biggest dedicated circular economy e-commerce and supply chain platform. It works with more than 10,000 brands, including global NGOs and businesses, media, online content creators, influencers and side hustlers, providing an open-access circular design and supply chain platform. Its users include Greenpeace, WWF, BBC Earth, Google, Selfridges, Fortnum and Mason, and Lush.

Find out more and see how products are made at teemill.com