Setting up ARTs for Multiple Recipients

Please note that the screenshots are showing simulated data.


During Generator Registration

  1. Under the Fuels tab, click on Add New Fuel Type three times.
  2. Select the correct Fuel type and Fuel Source (Solar, Solar PV) for all three fuels.
  3. Select IL ABP for the Program Eligibility and add the ABP App ID for all the fuel types. The ID should be the same in all fuel types.
  4. In the Label field, add the recipient (i.e. ComEd, MidAmerican, or Ameren). Currently, this will be the only place where the labels will be visible. M-RETS (CleanCounts) is working on making labels visible in Generation reporting and Recurring Transfers. In the meantime, it is important to know/remember the order the fuel types are in as that will help you when allocating RECs to the recipients. You can always come back to the Fuel(s)s tab in the Generator to confirm which fuel type belongs to which recipient.
  5. After uploading the necessary documentations (Schedule A, as-built diagram, Certificate of Completion, Interconnection Agreement), you can submit the generator to pending status for M-RETS admins to review and approve.


Creating ARTs

ARTs are Automatic Recurring Transfers, which are also known as Standing Orders. Before uploading

generations to the system, you must create the recurring transfers and ensure the recurring transfers are in Accepted status.

  1. Head to the Transactions table and select the Recurring tab.
  2. Select Add Recurring Transfer.

  1. Select the Generator for the recurring transfer

  1. What you will now see is three different fuel types that you can select from, and they all look the same. M-RETS is working on making sure the labels are visible in this window soon. In the meantime, the order of Generator Fuels matches their order under the Fuels tab of the generator (that was shown above in step 5). Therefore, first fuel would be ComEd, second fuel would be MidAmerican, and third fuel would be Ameren. You will create ARTs for all three. Select a fuel type (Solar) and hit Next.

  1. Select the correct Vintage Dates per your agreement with IL. You can make the ART open-ended if you do not see the year your contract ends, but make sure the start date is correct. Hit Next.

  1. Select to another M-RETS organization in the drop down.

  1. Choose the correct recipient based on the fuel type you chose. If you chose the first Solar, the recipient would be ComEd and so forth. Hit Next.
  2. For the quantity of RECs, select Percent and write in 100. Click the Irrevocable Toggle and hit Review.

  1. Review and make sure everything looks correct before selecting Add.
  2. You should now see the ART in Pending status.
  3. Repeat steps 1-9 until you have created three ARTs and they are all showing in Pending status, which means it is waiting to be approved by the recipient.
  4. After the ARTs have been accepted by the recipients, the status will change from Pending to Accepted. You can now upload generation into the system.

Generation Reporting

  1. If you are self-reporting generations for your generator, follow all the steps below. If you have a designated QRE (Qualified Reporting Entity), skip to step 6 under Reporting Generation: Through CSV file.
  2. Head to the Generations table.
  3. There are two ways you can report generations: Directly through the portal or by uploading a CSV file.

Reporting Generation: Directly through portal

  1. Click Add New Entry
  2. Choose the correct generator you want to report generation for.
  3. Select the Start Date and End Date.
  4. Write in the Quantity and select in which units you are reporting them in.
  5. Hit Next.

  1. The Fuel Split is where you are allocating the RECs for the recipients. Again, the labels are not visible, but the fuels are in the same order as they were under the fuels tab of the generator. Thus,if ComEd is supposed to receive 30% of the generation write in 30 for the first fuel. If MidAmerican is supposed to receive 40% of the generation write in 40 in the second fuel. And if Ameren is supposed to receive 30% of the generation, write in 30 in the third fuel. Select Next.

  1. Review the allocations and make sure everything looks correct before hitting Save.
  2. Click Submit on the pop-up window confirming that you’ve reported 100% of the production for the selected period.
  3. You will now see the generation you’ve reported under the Activity log. If the generation status is Issued, that means generation has been approved and RECs issued. You should now also check under Transaction table > Pending tab that the RECs have been automatically transferred to their recipients and is pending their acceptance.
  4. If the generation status is Pending: Capacity Feasibility, that means that you would need to send M-RETS the meter/production data for manual approval. After M-RETS admins have approved the generation, you will see the status changed to Issued and RECs automatically transferred.

Reporting Generation: Through CSV file

  1. The system will only accept a CSV file that has been formatted correctly per below:

  1. Click Upload under the Generations – Activity Log.
  2. Keep the Granularity by Month and unit as MWh.

  1. Attach the correct file and hit Upload.
  2. You will now see the Generation you’ve uploaded under the Pending tab. If the status is Pending: Capacity Feasibility, Waiting for Fuel Split, that means that you would first need to send meter/production data to M-RETS admins for review and manual approval.
  3. Once the M-RETS admins have approved them, you will see the status as Pending: Waiting for Fuel Split
  4. Scroll all the way to the right and you will see a Fuel Split button. Hit the Fuel Split button.

  1. The Fuel Split window is where you are allocating the RECs for the recipients. Again, the labels are not visible, but the fuels are in the same order as they are under the fuels tab of the generator. So, if ComEd is supposed to receive 30% of the generation write in 30 for the first fuel. If MidAmerican is supposed to receive 40% of the generation write in 40 in the second fuel. And if Ameren is supposed to receive 30% of the generation, write in 30 in the third fuel. You can also always reference to how you allocated the generation previously in the Last Percentage column. Select Save.

  1. The generation can now be seen in the Activity log with status Issued. This means the generation has been approved and RECs issued. You should now also check under Transaction table - Pending tab that the RECs have been automatically transferred to their recipients and is pending their acceptance.

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