Now, it pays to own a public EV charger.
The Community Energy Association (CEA) is lowering barriers and making it easy to generate revenue selling carbon credits earned by owning public electric vehicle charging stations.
Our Carbon Credit Aggregation Service allows you to pool BC Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) carbon credits with other owners across the province. Aggregating credits from many local governments, community organizations, strata and private owners, creates a large pool of high value credits. CEA can then arrange sales at higher per-credit prices, benefiting clients big and small.
Maximize the return on your EV chargers and support your community.
First Stream Now Open: Allocation agreements for 2024
If you still have unsubmitted credits from 2024, consider signing an allocation agreement by March 21, 2025. See the details below.
Our team will follow-up to complete onboarding within 5 business days.
Benefit to using the Carbon Credit Aggregation Service
The Carbon Credit Aggregation Service means local governments of any size can take part in the carbon credit market. Not only do small and rural communities gain the opportunity to earn money from their EV chargers, but all clients enjoy reduced administrative costs, the reliabilit of standardized legal agreements, and the potential for higher sale price per credit.
A non-profit organization, CEA serves municipalities that would be too small to enter the market independently, and charges all clients a reasonable rate of $0.0175 / kWh (for an allocation agreement). Fees are deducted only on credit sale, not when credits are generated, so there is no “out-of-pocket” cost to your local government.
Frequently Asked Questions
Download the latest Frequently Asked Questions (pdf).
More Questions?
Email lcfs@communityenergy.ca to speak with our team.
How to participate
Here is an overview of how participation in the Aggregation Service works.
- Sign up to start the onboarding process. Our team will review submissions within five business days. You will receive an email or phone call to review and complete the appropriate agreements.
- CEA will aggregate all credits received. When a suitable volume has been aggregated, CEA will open a tender on the Low Carbon Fuel Standard credit market.
- A buyer will be selected through the bidding process. Upon completion of the sale, CEA will transer you the value of your credit sale, subtracting the administrative fee.
Sign up
It only takes a minute to complete the form. Get started with the Carbon Credit Aggregation Service today!
Choosing an agreement
There are two ways to participate in the Aggregation Service. Clients may participate in one, or the other, or both as necessary. Our team will advise you on the best path to take during the initial review process.
Allocation Agreements
CEA is accepting allocation agreements for 2024 credits until March 21, 2025.
If credits have not yet been generated for the most recent eligible year, clients may sign an allocation agreement. CEA can take over legal responsibility for a client's credit compliance. CEA will list the credits on the market and make the sale. Clients are paid out at an agreed rate when the credits sell.
Representation Agreements
CEA will begin accepting representation agreements on April 1, 2025.
If credits have already been generated for 2024 and earlier years, clients may sign a representation agreement. CEA will act as a broker between clients and potential buyers. While CEA gains the sole right to list the client’s credits on the market, the final transaction will be completed directly between the client and the buyer.
Already participating in LCFS?
If you are already generating credits from 2024, it is important that you continue to meet the province's Compliance Deadline of March 31, 2025.
If you cannot sign an allocation agreement by March 21, 2025, then we recommend you:
- Submit through the Low Carbon Fuel Standard Portal before March 31, 2025.
- Then sign up for the CEA Carbon Credit Aggregation Service.
- Complete a Representation Agreement, in order to benefit from aggregated sales.
About the Low-Carbon Fuel Standard's credit market
The BC Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) requires Part 3 transportation fuel suppliers to meet annual carbon intensity targets. Carbon intensity targets will become increasingly stringent, requiring a reduction of 30 per cent by 2030 and with penalties rising to $600 per ton of excess emissions.
To meet their annual compliance requirements, fuel suppliers may turn to the carbon credit market to make up the difference between their remissions reductions and the mandated target.
Owners of electric vehicle (EV) chargers, including many municipalities, Indigenous communities, and community organizations, may be accruing credits. However, it may be a challenge for a small organization to bring these credits to market. That’s where CEA’s carbon credit aggregation service can step in to help.
