The Guarantees of Origin (GoO) market is on the verge of its biggest transformation in a decade. The Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) has announced a timeline for the implementation of the EECS 2.0 standard, which will fundamentally change the way renewable energy is reported and traded across Europe.
Is annual balancing a thing of the past?
The most significant change announced for 2026 is the introduction of “granularity,” or the alignment of production with consumption on an hourly basis. The current annual certificates will be replaced by real-time data, which will force companies to invest in modern energy data management systems.
“The transition to hourly Guarantees of Origin is not only a legal requirement but also an opportunity for true transparency in the energy mix. PowerLinks is already implementing AI algorithms that prepare our clients for this change.”
Technology in the Service of Compliance
The implementation of the new AIB regulations will require market participants to fully automate their processes. Manually entering data into national registry systems will become impossible due to the enormous volume of transactions generated. PowerLinks designs solutions based on microservices architecture that integrate directly with AMI meters.
In summary, the coming years will be a period of intensive digitization in the energy sector. Companies that start collecting high-temporal-resolution data now will gain a competitive advantage in the PPA and green certificate markets.
