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MetricRenewable energy consumption

Renewable energy consumption in own operations

Measurement answer

What this metric measures

Renewable energy consumption in own operations is final energy consumed by owned or controlled operations from renewable fuel, purchased or acquired renewable energy, and self-generated non-fuel renewable sources.

Specification

Metric specification

Result format
Structured table
Unit
Structured table — see field-level units
Reporting basis
Reporting-period flow
Aggregation
Compatible MWh only; alternative accounting bases remain separate
Pillar
Environmental
Topic
Renewable energy consumption
Controlled domain
Energy
Entity type
Metric

Reporting boundary

Final renewable energy consumed in owned or controlled operations. Fuel used to generate energy later consumed is counted once under fuel, and energy whose renewable attributes were sold is not represented as self-generated renewable consumption under the future GRI profile.

Cross-library identity

Library mappings and variants

These links compare quantity, population, boundary, period, unit, denominator, aggregation, dimensions, and method edition. Partial relationships are navigation aids only and never authorize observation reuse.

Verified source occurrences

Framework coverage

This is one canonical metric. The bindings below show every verified framework occurrence without creating duplicate metric pages. Edition, disclosure, role, and relationship remain source-specific.

  • Adopting Disclosure

    European Sustainability Reporting Standards

    ESRS E1
    Publisher
    EFRAG
    Edition
    Taxonomy entry point dated 22 December 2023; package published 30 August 2024
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Edition Variant
    Mapping outcome
    Cross Library Link
    Source locator
    ESRS E1; E1-5; paragraph 37; datapoint E1-5_06; taxonomy concept esrs_EnergyConsumptionFromRenewableSources
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  • Adopting Disclosure

    EU Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Standard

    renewable-energy-consumption
    Publisher
    European Commission / EFRAG
    Edition
    Commission delegated act adopted 3 July 2026; pending Official Journal publication
    Requirement
    Conditional
    Relationship
    Reuses Canonical Metric
    Mapping outcome
    Reused
    Source locator
    Annex I paragraph 32 table
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  • Adopting Disclosure

    GRI Standards

    Source evidence
    Publisher
    Global Reporting Initiative
    Edition
    Published edition future-effective from 1 January 2027
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Defines Disclosure
    Mapping outcome
    Direct Evidence
    Source locator
    Effective-date cover; Disclosures 103-2, 103-4 and 103-5
    Open official framework source

Value structure

Dimensions and units

Unit
Structured table — see field-level units
Reporting basis
Reporting-period flow

Unit meaning: This metric is reported as a structured table; each field carries the unit stated in the table fields below.

Table fields and units

  • Renewable source, renewable fuel or non-fuel class, and carrier
  • Purchased, acquired or self-generated origin
  • Energy consumed (MWh — megawatt-hours of final renewable energy consumed; 1 MWh = 1,000 kWh)
  • Location-based or market-based basis, contractual instrument and attribute ownership
  • Activity, facility, country, reporting period, method edition and missing-value reason

Published dimensions

  • Renewable energy-consumption row
  • Renewable energy source
  • Renewable fuel or non-fuel class
  • Electricity, heat, steam or cooling carrier
  • Purchased, acquired or self-generated origin
  • Location-based or market-based classification
  • Contractual-instrument type, quality and attribute ownership
  • Activity, facility and country
  • Reporting method edition

Disclosure method

Formula information

Status
Not applicable
Formula type
Structured Disclosure

Disclosure form

No single formula

Populate the structured fields from qualifying source observations and retain each field-level unit, boundary, status, and method; do not collapse the disclosure into one calculated value.

Verified sources

Evidence and status sources

Sustopedia checked each record-specific claim directly against primary publisher material. Labels distinguish current measurement authority from future compatibility and corroborative, legal, edition, or method status context. Corroborative evidence can support a stated limitation but cannot establish the core measurement by itself.

Measurement evidence

  • Measurement evidenceChecked 15 August 2026

    GRI 103: Energy 2025

    Publisher
    Global Reporting Initiative
    Edition
    Published edition future-effective from 1 January 2027
    Locator
    Effective-date cover; Disclosures 103-2, 103-4 and 103-5

    Supports: Official publisher reference linked specifically to the Sustopedia metric “Renewable energy consumption in own operations”; interpret it with the source-edition basis and limitations shown on this page.

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Use with context

Interpretation boundaries

Method disclosures required

Source-edition basis: Binding Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2772 consolidated 1 January 2025, ESRS E1-5 paragraph 37(c) and AR32-35; the July 2026 annex and GRI 103: Energy 2025 are compatibility evidence only.

  • Renewable source and renewable fuel or non-fuel class
  • Carrier and purchased, acquired or self-generated origin
  • Final energy consumed in MWh, spelled out as megawatt-hours of final renewable energy
  • Location-based or market-based classification
  • Contractual-instrument type, quality state and attribute ownership
  • Activity, facility, country, reporting period and method edition
  • Double-count controls across fuel, purchased energy and self-generation
  • Unavailable and unclassified values with reasons, never silently represented as zero

Record-specific limitations

  • Renewable classification depends on source, contractual instruments, market boundary, timing and attribute ownership.
  • A renewable-energy total is not evidence of additionality or zero lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions.
  • Location-based and market-based alternatives are not additive.
  • Renewable fuel, purchased energy and self-generated non-fuel energy remain separate to prevent double counting.

Interpret this metric with the stated reporting boundary, period convention, value shape, and unit. Results prepared with different boundaries or conventions may not be directly comparable.

Measurement evidence supports the core record-specific claims described above. Corroborative evidence can support limitations, while compatibility and status sources provide their separately labelled context. None of these cards by itself determines an organisation's legal applicability, filing readiness, assurance status, or compliance conclusion.