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ACRIndustrial Process EmissionsMINNESOTA; WISCONSIN; SOUTH DAKOTA; NEW JERSEY; IOWA, USGeneral Methodologyv2.1

Advanced Refrigeration - ARS2025007

ACR-1204 ↗

#229of 345 in United States#104of 147 in American Carbon Registry (ACR)

4.4/ 10
Integrity
4.0
Transparency
5.5
Claim Safety
3.5
Documentation
5.0

Audit Analysis

A multi-state US refrigeration retrofit project under ACR with VVB-confirmed additionality, but the first monitoring report contains 14 material findings and 17 required corrective actions, and the verified emissions reduction figure equals the full 10-year lifetime estimate despite covering only ~5.5 months of the crediting period. Leakage is deemed negligible without a quantified deduction, and several key MRV methods are not documented.

Red Flags

  • Verified ERR of 43,779 for a 5.5-month monitoring period equals the full 10-year ex-ante lifetime estimate, implying the project delivered roughly 22× the pro-rata expectation for the elapsed period
  • 14 material findings in the monitoring report, including ERR calculation errors, refrigerant charge miscalculations, and data mismatches across multiple sites
  • Leakage deemed negligible with no quantified deduction percentage stated, which is a significant omission for a refrigerant-based project where leakage is the primary emission source
  • 17 corrective actions required by the VVB, including corrections to Emission Reductions, Baseline Emissions, and Project Emissions figures in the monitoring report

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2025
43,779043,779
Total43,779043,779

Risk Indicators

Additionality

VVB-confirmed combined test

Permanence

Technology-based, no reversal risk

Leakage

Deemed negligible, no quantified deduction

Baseline

Project-specific, no reassessment data

Safeguards

Mentioned but grievance mechanism not stated

Double-claim

CCP and CORSIA status not stated

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Analysis ProvenanceScored2026-09-12General Methodology v2.1

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