The methodology outlines a three-step approach for obtaining credits: retirement of coal-fired power plants, generation of replacement renewable electricity, and assurance of a just transition.
By JP Brisson, Michael Dreibelbis, Qingyi Pan, and Tal Carmeli
On May 6, 2025, Verra’s Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) published a new methodology to generate Verified Carbon Units (VCUs) through an accelerated retirement of coal-fired power plants (CFPPs). The methodology, titled “VM0052: Accelerated Retirement of Coal-Fired Power Plants Using a Just Transition,”
