# Can grid-connected solar or wind credits still get a CCP label on Verra?

Canonical: https://senseible.earth/answers/verra-vmr0017-grid-renewable-ccp

Yes, through one route. ICVCM found ACM0002 and AMS-I.D grid renewable credits do not meet the Core Carbon Principles, but approved Verra's revised VMR0017 v1.0. Verra labels its credits only if the baseline uses VT0009 and VT0008, additionality is assessed with VT0008, and any benchmark analysis meets VT0008 requirements 5.4.2(2) b and c.

## Old methods and the new one

- ACM0002, grid-connected renewable electricity, v1.0 to 21.0: Does not meet, under Gold Standard and the VCS.
- AMS-I.D, grid connected renewable electricity, v1.0 to 18.0: Does not meet, under both.
- VMR0017, the VCS revision of ACM0002, v1.0: CCP-Approved.
- Gold Standard's G-RESET (grid-connected renewables, storage and energy transition) v1.0: no decision shown yet.

## Verra's three conditions for VMR0017

1. The baseline is set using VT0009 Combined Baseline and Additionality Assessment and VT0008 Additionality Assessment.
2. Additionality is assessed with VT0008.
3. If a benchmark analysis is used, it meets requirements 5.4.2(2) b) and c) of VT0008.

## What this means for an existing solar park

Credits already issued under ACM0002 or AMS-I.D do not become labelled. Moving to VMR0017 is a methodology switch. If it counts as a new VCS methodology for your project, VCS Standard v5.0 puts the renewal request within two years of its approval and within four years of the end of the previous crediting period. The project then has to pass the VT0008 additionality test on its own numbers.

## Two other checks

- Do not sell the same megawatt hours as a credit and as a renewable energy certificate.
- Plain grid solar and onshore wind are not on India's Article 6.2 list, so an internationally transferable route is unlikely.

## What Senseible does here

Senseible reports location-based Scope 2 from electricity bills and market-based Scope 2 when you hold certificate or contract data, which is where most renewable claims end up. It does not label, rate or sell credits.

- [Why ICVCM rejected renewable credits](https://senseible.earth/answers/why-icvcm-rejected-renewable-energy-credits)
- [RECs and credits on the same MWh](https://senseible.earth/answers/renewable-project-recs-and-carbon-credits-same-mwh)
- [Captive solar under AM0123](https://senseible.earth/answers/captive-renewable-am0123-ccp-status)
- [Carbon credits](https://senseible.earth/carbon-credits)

Sources: [Verra, Verified Carbon Units Labels: CCP, Article 6 and other labels](https://verra.org/programs/verified-carbon-standard/verified-carbon-units-labels/), [ICVCM, Assessment Status: program and category assessments (category table updated 3 November 2026)](https://icvcm.org/assessment-status/), [Verra, VCS Standard v5.0 (16 December 2025): Section 3.8.9](https://verra.org/documents/vcs-standard-v5-0/)

Last reviewed 2026-11-03. ICVCM updates its assessment status table as decisions are made; check the methodology and version on the date you sign or buy.