# Your Clean Energy Mix

India’s clean energy transition is accelerating. Corporate decarbonization targets, SEBI’s new BRSR-Core disclosures, and the sharp rise in Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPOs) — climbing to 43% non-fossil by 2030 — are putting fresh pressure on facility managers and energy procurement teams.

**But a silent challenge remains: When you use power matters almost as much as how you source it.**

### The Hourly Carbon Puzzle

India’s grid is greener than ever — but also spikier. By mid-2024, solar and wind, together, supply over 25% of daily generation in peak months. Yet, grid carbon intensity swings wildly:

* Midday (11 AM–2 PM): Solar drives grid emissions below 500 gCO₂/kWh.
* Evening peak (6–9 PM): Fossil-heavy ramp-ups spike it above 750 gCO₂/kWh.\
  Monsoon months deepen this volatility. Across many SLDCs (State Load Dispatch Centres), low solar availability combines with erratic wind, making the "when" of your electricity use a huge carbon lever.

India's hourly grid carbon intensity vs. typical solar generation curve (CEA, POSOCO FY 2024-25 data)

### Why 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy (CFE) Is Your Edge

Adopting 24/7 CFE — matching your consumption with real-time clean energy — delivers two wins:

1. Compliance & Reputation: BRSR-Core now mandates companies to disclose Scope 2 emissions with finer granularity.
2. Resilience & Savings: Open-access PPAs (power purchase agreements) increasingly penalize "time-of-day" deviation charges.
3. Smart load shaping reduces costs and grid dependence during fossil-fueled peaks.<br>

### Real-World Proof: Tata Motors Pune Plant

Tata Motors’ Pune plant — a manufacturing hub spanning over 800 acres — recently piloted a 24/7 CFE strategy.\
By blending a RTC (Round-The-Clock) hybrid PPA combining solar, wind, and storage with behind-the-meter batteries, Tata Motors achieved an annualized Clean Energy Score of 74% in FY 2024.\
This move helped them:

* Slash Scope 2 emissions by over 35,000 tonnes.
* Avoid evening peak tariffs by using stored solar.
* Get early alignment with BRSR-Core disclosures.

It’s a blueprint many industrial campuses and tech parks can replicate — and scale.<br>

### How to Boost Your Clean Energy Score Today

The Clean Energy Score — your facility’s percentage of hourly load matched with renewable or low-carbon energy — is becoming the next big KPI.

**Here are two actionable pathways:**

**🔹 Green Day-Ahead Market (GDAM) + Flexible Bidding**\
Procuring renewable energy blocks during solar-heavy hours through GDAM, and dynamically adjusting shift loads, can push your score above 60%.

**🔹 Behind-the-Meter BESS (Battery Energy Storage Systems)**\
Deploying 2–4 hours of on-site storage allows you to absorb cheap solar power and discharge during evening peaks — a fast-track to 80%+ CFE coverage.

> **💡 Quick Tip:** New Viability Gap Funding (VGF) schemes for battery projects can shave off 20–30% of your initial storage investment.

### How Grid Insight Can Help

Grid decarbonization is a rising tide in India, but only those who ride the hourly wave — not just annual averages — will lead the next era of sustainable growth. In 2025, industries, businesses and institutions are under more pressure than ever to prove their renewable energy impact - not just claim it.

At Grid Insight, we’re decoding your Clean Energy Score - by tracking the exact energy mix from your utility, your location, and your actions. Because every energy decision counts.

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