Guarantee of Origin
The regulation of the renewable energy directive (RED II) regarding guarantee of origin (GO) has been implemented in Finland. GOs are issued for
- electricity produced with renewable energy sources, nuclear power and efficient co-production
- renewable gas and hydrogen produced with renewable energy sources
- heat and cooling produced with renewable energy sources and waste heat and cold.
Act on Guarantees of Origin for EnergyLink to an external website (1050/2021)
Government Decree on Guarantees of Origin for Energy Link to an external website(1081/2021)
The Energy Authority supervises the compliance with the Act 1050/2021 and the provisions issues under the Act (1081/2021). Under the Consumer Protection Act (38/1978) the consumer ombudsman supervises the lawfulness of marketing in the context of the marketing of electricity, gas, hydrogen, heating or cooling to consumers.
The registrar of the registry of guarantees of origin for heating and cooling is the Energy Authority.
Contact information: go@energiavirasto.fi
The registrar of the registry of GOs for electricity is the electricity transmission system
operator Fingrid Oyj. Fingrid Oyj has separated this task to its fully owned subsidiary Finextra Oy.