Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) has accredited SCS Engineers’ lead verifiers with the electricity power entity specialty under the ODEQ Clean Fuels Program (CFP). The CFP is a regulatory cap-and-trade system designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels.
SCS is now accredited to perform EPE (electricity power entity) transaction verifications for businesses and utilities that are required to report under the CFP. The main type of project under the program is electric charging stations.
The ODEQ requires Electricity Power Entities to submit quarterly reports in the Oregon Fuel Reporting System (OFRS) to verify electricity transactions. SCS, as an accredited third-party verification body, ensures data quality and accuracy, with specific verification statements required for electricity suppliers. Clients receive a full verification report including; information on facility boundaries and data sources, a description of accounting procedures and data management, a copy of the verification plan, a description of the data checks the verification body conducted, a log of issues, any qualifying comments the verification body would make about its findings during the verification process, and a copy of the verification report and statement.
SCS GHG verification scope includes entity-wide disclosures, single facilities, public and private electricity generation facilities, compliance offsets, and renewable fuel pathways. SCS Engineers also conducts independent audits of environmental data, including electricity and water usage, waste, and energy use, to support accuracy, compliance, and efficiency across all operations.
In addition, as an Accredited CFP Verification Body in Oregon, SCS Engineers verifies the following programs:
If you’d like to learn more about these programs or cap-and-trade, please get in touch with our GHG experts at SCS Engineers.
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