What is EAC Cancellation?

Executed through registry interfaces or Soldera virtual accounts , cancellation (also known as retirement or redemption) is one of two ways an EACs lifecycle comes to an end, the other being expiration . Once cancelled, EACs are removed from circulation as they become ineligible for transfer or future use. This mechanism exists to prevent the double counting of renewable energy: multiple parties cannot claim attributes from identical certificates, because all registry protocols block duplicate retirements. Cancelling an EAC grants the user a cancellation certificate, which are essential to keep for complete audit trails and market-based Scope 2 disclosure .