Ledger-Based Carbon Accounting for the Power Sector: Key Insights from Bipartisan Policy Center

The Bipartisan Policy Center has published an issue brief on ledger-based carbon accounting for the power sector. The brief explores how distributed ledger technology could improve the accuracy and transparency of carbon accounting in electricity markets. This matters because current methods often rely on averages and estimates, which can obscure the real carbon intensity of power purchases. The brief highlights that better accounting could support corporate procurement of clean energy and help utilities meet emissions targets more precisely. It also discusses the policy and technical challenges of implementing such systems, including data standardization and grid coordination. For anyone tracking how carbon markets or clean energy claims actually get verified, this is a useful read.