Structured energy products are custom-designed financial or physical contracts that go beyond standard supply agreements. Think Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs or vPPAs) or tailored pricing structures built around a buyer's specific consumption profile, risk appetite, and price expectations.

These products often span years or even decades, giving energy-intensive industries and corporate buyers long-term price certainty while supporting their Scope 2 reporting under the GHG Protocol. They're particularly common across European and North American markets where companies need to lock in renewable supply at predictable costs.

Structured products work hand-in-hand with Energy Attribute Certificates (EACs) - the GOs, RECs, or I-RECs that provide the actual proof of renewable consumption for reporting purposes. The structured product secures the power or hedge, while the certificates handle the compliance side for renewable claims. Buyers still need to procure and cancel certificates delivered within structured products in the relevant registry or Soldera virtual accounts to make valid renewable energy claims.

For companies operating across multiple markets, managing these arrangements alongside certificate procurement across different registries gets complex fast. That's where unified certificate management platforms come in to ensure that audit trails are kept clean and all national rule deviations are automatically followed.