A Renewable Electricity Guarantee of Origin (REGO) certificate is a digital certificate issued for each megawatt hour of renewable electricity generated or dispatched. It records the source of the electricity and when it was generated or dispatched, time-stamped to the hour unless a longer interval is chosen.
Key points
- One certificate per MWh generated or dispatched
- Time-stamped, usually to the hour
- Storage facilities can take part
- Can be traded or retired
- Supports market-based reporting, including NGER
Who can create them
Owners or operators of eligible facilities can apply to participate as a registered person. Eligible facilities include renewable electricity generation facilities and energy storage facilities. Facilities are registered through the Clean Energy Regulator’s Online Services, and the eligible registered person responsible for a facility creates its REGO certificates.
How they are used
REGO certificates can be traded, or retired when the electricity is used in a supply chain. They can lower the electricity-related emissions reported on Product Guarantee of Origin certificates, under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) Scheme, or in other market-based emissions accounting frameworks. They let suppliers and consumers demonstrate renewable electricity use in Australia and internationally.
REGO and LGCs
A facility can take part in both the REGO and the Large-scale Renewable Energy Target, but cannot create a large-scale generation certificate and a REGO certificate for the same electricity. The Renewable Energy Target ends on 31 December 2030, and the REGO continues after it.
Retirement
Retiring a REGO certificate permanently uses it to claim the renewable electricity it represents, so it cannot be traded again. Voluntary retirement is done in the holder’s REGO account. The Clean Energy Regulator administers the REGO.
Where they are held
REGO certificates are held in REGO accounts in the Unit and Certificate Registry, where they can be viewed, tagged, transferred and retired. Participants, certificates and facility details are published on the GO Register.
Legislation
REGO certificates are created under Part 4 of the Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin) Act 2024 and the Guarantee of Origin rules.
References & sources
Primary regulatory documents and authoritative references underpinning this answer.