'CLIMATE GROUPNorth America New York:+1 (646)233 0550nda-New0eht+911149874369/49874363RE100CDPRE100.orgFrequently AskedQuestions (FAQs):TechnicalLast updated:24 March 2025Edited FAQs:49,56,68New FAQs:50Reference materialsPlease review all RE100's guidance to support your review of these FAQs,including:The RE100 joining criteria.The RE100 technical criteriaThe RE100 credible claims paperRE100's guidance on how its members are held to accountPlease review previous RE100 publications,including:Previous RE100 annual disclosure reports.RE100 market briefingsRE100's paper on business leadership in the transition to renewable electricity (referred to inthis document as 'The RE100 Leadership Paper).Please reach out to technical@re100.org with any technical queries related to the RE100 initiative.RE100 Technical FAQs 1Joining RE1001.Can any company join RE100?No.There are eligibility criteria.One of them is having an annual electricity consumption of at least0.1 TWh.Please see all the requirements in the RE100 joining criteria.2.Can a company join RE100 if it is already consuming 100%renewable electricity?Yes,companies that already consume 100%renewable electricity can join RE100.They commit tomaintaining this achievement and to having their achievement verified against the RE100 technicalcriteria year-on-year through the annual reporting obligation.3.What are the next steps once a company becomes a member?RE100 member companies must progress towards their RE100 target in-line with the RE100technical criteria,and once the target is achieved,maintain achievement year-on-year.Members have an annual reporting commitment to the initiative which is met through responses tospecific questions in CDP's Corporate Questionnaire.Members are also encouraged to participate in campaign activities,share knowledge with peers.inspire others to follow,and publicly advocate for the clean electricity revolution.Setting a target:Scope and exclusions4.What is included in a RE100 target?RE100 targets are consumption targets.The goal is to be consuming 100%renewable electricity bya target year.The target covers all your organization's electricity consumption.Your organization's electricity consumption is defined as the electricity consumption whichunderlies,according to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol:.All scope 2 emissions;and,All scope 1 emissions.Review Chapter 3:Setting Organizational Boundaries in the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard forguidance on organizational and operational boundaries.If you operate in leased space,reviewAppendix F to the Standard.RE100 does not guide companies on choosing and applying an organizational boundary settingapproach.This is a service that can be provided by consultants if needed.RE100 reserves the right to require member companies with significant consumption of electricity infranchise operations not accounted for in scopes 1 and 2 to extend the RE100 target to thoseoperations.5.Can subsidiary companies join RE100 independently from theirgroup parent companies?Generally,no.The RE100 commitment must be made by the group parent,for the entire group.Individual companies with clear and separate branding from their parent companies,a degree ofindependence in their operations,and annual electricity consumption above 1 TWh/year may bepermitted to join the initiative independently of their group parent.This recruiting decision is madeby Climate Group on a case-by-case basisThe subsidiary company must report to CDP independently from its parent company to meet itsreporting obligation to RE100.°CLIMATE GROUPCDPRE100 Technical FAQs 2