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Iceland GO guide

Guarantees of Origin in Iceland.

Icelandic Guarantees of Origin help document renewable electricity attributes for buyer claims. Use 1 GO per 1 MWh as the sizing baseline.

Market summary

Iceland certificate basics.

Landsnet is responsible for issuing Guarantees of Origin in Iceland. For early procurement sizing, estimate one certificate for each megawatt-hour of electricity you want to match with renewable attributes.

Buyers should confirm production technology, vintage, transfer or cancellation route, beneficiary details, and whether the documentation supports the intended Scope 2 or customer-facing claim.

Certificate

Guarantee of Origin, commonly shortened to GO.

Unit

1 certificate per 1 MWh for calculator sizing.

Issuing body

Landsnet is the Icelandic issuing body for GOs.