Adding production devices and consumers

This article will help you add your production devices and consumers to the Granular Energy platform

Adding Production Devices

To get started in the platform, you will first need to define your production portfolio. Under the Portfolio section, click on "Production devices". Production Devices (generation assets/power plants) can be added manually (one at a time) or by CSV bulk upload.

Adding production devices manually

To manually add a device, click on the "Add production devices" drop-down, then "Add a production device". Fill in the required information and then click Add Production Device:

Adding production devices through CSV upload

With the CSV upload option, you can upload your entire portfolio or a portion in one go. Click on the "Add production devices" drop-down, then select "Import a CSV".

Please refer to the Bulk uploading production devices or consumers via a CSV file article for details on the requirements.

Adding Consumers

To define your consumer portfolio. Under the Portfolio section, click on "Consumers".

We define a consumer as the lowest level for which you can allocate certificates. With this in mind, you can either:

• Enter individual metering points, so 1 consumer = 1 metering point
• Enter a customer with multiple metering points, so 1 consumer = 1 or more metering points

You can manually define customers and associated metering points or upload a CSV file.

Adding consumers manually

On the Consumers page, click “Add a consumer”. You'll need to enter information for

• Name
• Country
• Reference -- the unique metering point(s)

At the bottom, you can add the associated PPA(s) for the consumer. This will create Rules in the platform. To do so, select "Add a PPA" and select the correct production device. You may also add a PPA name and validity dates.

• The "trigger automatic allocations" box will allow allocations to be generated upon issuance or incoming transfer of production certificates.
• Once added, these can be viewed on the Rules page under the "Allocations" section. Click NEXT to proceed. 

Click "Add consumer" to finalize the consumer. 

Adding consumers through CSV upload

The CSV upload follows a similar process as for production devices. Start by selecting, "Import demand portfolio", then select the correct file for upload.

Please refer to the Bulk uploading production devices or consumers via a CSV file article for details on the requirements.