Approaching our twentieth year of operation and having recently issued our two billionth EAC for clean energy🎉, CleanCounts continues to set the standard for transparent, technology-neutral tracking of zero-carbon generation.
CleanCounts began issuing EACs for nuclear generation in 2023 and is able to provide nuclear generation tracking and certificate issuance in all 28 U.S. states that have nuclear power facilities. Additionally, CleanCounts issues EACs for a majority of nuclear power plants in Canada. CleanCounts’ tracking functionality enables market participants—including utilities, corporations, and brokers—to integrate qualifying nuclear procurement and EACs directly into both annual and more granular clean energy accounting frameworks. Market participants owning nuclear generation may also consider:
1. Establishing Verifiable Climate Value
As voluntary and compliance carbon accounting frameworks (especially the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Scope 2 update) evolve toward greater precision, companies and utilities must prove the provenance of their electricity. Nuclear energy—being zero-emission at the point of generation—holds intrinsic climate value. CleanCounts supports the issuance and retirement of traceable Energy Attribute Certificates, that delivers value to interested buyers and supports auditor-driven verification.
CleanCounts’ registry provides a required layer of transparency and credibility: a standardized, regulator-trusted record that a specific quantity of nuclear-generated electricity was produced, sold, and retired as clean energy.
2. Accessing Corporate and Voluntary Market Demand
Corporations pursuing granular carbon-free energy strategies—like Google, Microsoft, and Salesforce—are increasingly looking to diversify their clean power portfolios with firm clean sources of energy. Nuclear generation is attractive for its reliability and baseload capacity.Nuclear issued EACs help corporates claim nuclear power as “carbon-free” in their emissions reporting when credibly done  through a recognized registry.
By using CleanCounts to issue EACs, nuclear generators can directly participate in this growing voluntary procurement market, opening new revenue streams and long-term contracting opportunities.
3. Ensuring Inclusion in Future GHG and Policy Frameworks
The GHG Protocol consultations now open through Dec. 19 and is proposing to tighten requirements for location-based and hourly-matched reporting. Nuclear’s carbon-free attributes will become more valuable in those systems—but only if tracked through a verifiable registry. CleanCounts is already set up to issue hourly and granular certificates, ensuring that nuclear facilities can integrate seamlessly into granular clean energy portfolios and carbon accounting frameworks.
4. Expanding Market Access Through Connectivity and Confidence
Registering nuclear generation in CleanCounts doesn’t just prevent market fragmentation—it strengthens market connectivity. A unified, trusted registry ensures nuclear power can move seamlessly across compliance and voluntary markets, unlocking participation in multi-state programs and international trading frameworks.
CleanCounts’ nonprofit governance and interoperability standards mean nuclear generators can integrate smoothly with other registries and emerging systems for granular, hourly, and cross-border tracking. That creates one coherent marketplace—where data flows securely, certificates maintain their value, and clean energy from any source, including nuclear, can reach the buyers who need it most.
Instead of worrying about duplication or exclusion, nuclear operators using CleanCounts gain a stronger foothold in a growing ecosystem of credible, climate-aligned energy attributes—positioning their assets at the center of tomorrow’s trusted, interconnected clean energy markets.
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5. Demonstrating Leadership and Innovation
Nuclear energy companies can demonstrate that they are climate-aligned market participants, not just power producers. By issuing nuclear EACs in CleanCounts, they can:
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Pilot granular certificate issuance, positioning nuclear as the backbone of round-the-clock carbon-free energy.
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Integrate emissions data into certificates to differentiate advanced reactors or life-extended units.
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Support cross-technology innovation, such as pairing nuclear with clean hydrogen or synthetic fuel production.
6. Strengthening Public and Investor Confidence
At a time when the public conversation around “clean” is expanding to include all zero-carbon technologies, nuclear generation needs clear, auditable proof of its carbon-free contribution. Registrations and EAC issuance via CleanCounts provide regulatory-grade transparency, enabling nuclear developers to communicate their environmental benefits credibly to investors, customers, and policymakers.
In Summary
For nuclear operators, registering with CleanCounts isn’t just an administrative step—it’s a strategic market position. It turns megawatts into verifiable clean energy assets, opens access to billions in voluntary clean energy spending, ensures inclusion in evolving carbon accounting standards, and positions nuclear power as a core technology in the 24/7 carbon-free future.
