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Producer: The owner of a Production Device which is valid for GC Issuance. 

Granular Certificate Issuer (GC Issuer): A Granular Certificate Issuer is an organization responsible for the administration of the Granular Certificates within a Domain for an Energy Carrier, ensuring the avoidance of Double Counting of the Attributes represented by the Granular Certificates it administers throughout their lifetime.

Consumer: The final beneficiary of GC/EAC cancelation and potentially the user of associated consumed energy. 

GC Matcher (or GC-Consumption Matcher) (or Matcher): An Organization that matches the Attributes of canceled GCs to a specific quantity of energy consumption of a specific Consumer/Supplier, with a view to determining the content of a GC Matching Claim.

Claim Verifier (or GC Claim Verifier): An organization checking that Granular Certificates (GCs) are canceled against the energy consumption measured at one or a group of multiple Consumption Points in compliance with the Matching rules in this standard and the guidelines in the GC Use Case Guidelines.

Configuration #1 - GC Scheme evolves out of EAC Scheme: the GC Scheme is an evolution of an existing EAC Scheme such that thecurrently operating EAC Issuing Body evolves into a GC Issuer, 

Configuration #2 - GC Scheme supplements EAC Scheme: the GC Scheme is an extension of an existing EAC Scheme and is managed by verified and approved third parties. Tasks and responsibilities related to the GC Scheme are performed by third-party entities in compliance with the rules and oversight of the existing EAC Scheme and EAC Issuing Body, and 

Configuration #3 - the GC Scheme is based on Canceled EACs: this GC Scheme enables GC Issuance where the EAC Issuing body does not oversee the coordination with GCs for the same production. Instead, the GC Issuer takes such coordination upon itself. This involves canceling GCs upon their Issuance, for the same beneficiary as the beneficiary of the associated EACs for the same represented energy.

the Energy carrier Carrier (always Electricity)

a unique Unique identification number

the date Date when the Production Device became operational

the productionProduction/storage discharge interval, which shall be a maximum of one hour

the GC Issuance date-stamp

the source Source of produced energy

the technology Technology used to produce energy

the name Name of the Production Device

the unique Unique ID of the Production Device (if available)

the capacity Capacity of the Production Device

the countryCountry/region of Issuance

the geographical Geographical location of the Production/Storage System that released the energy for which the GC is Issued (including zip code/postcode, street, city and country, and/or GPS coordinate). Where available, GPS coordinates shall be stated,

Wh as the base unit rather than a multiple (kWh, MWh, etc.) unit

the volume of energy production represented  (i.e face value of the certificate) rounded down to the nearest Wh whole number

the identity of the GC Issuer

whether it is Issued from production or released from storage

whether or not it can be used to inform consumers of the origin of the energy they consume (i.e. Disclosure)

whether or not it has been Issued following Energy Carrier conversion or release from energy Storage

configuration the GC is issued (i.e. Config-1,2 or 3).