Rated
Flathead Electric Cooperative Landfill Gas to Energy Project
- Standard
- VCS
- Methodology
- ACM0001 (CDM)
- Registry
- VCS-640 ↗ · Registered
- Country
- United States of America
- Credit type
- Energy industries (renewable/non-renewable sources), Waste handling and disposal
- Developer
- Flathead Electric Cooperative, Inc.
CarbonMeld's document-based rating gives Flathead Electric Cooperative Landfill Gas to Energy Project (VCS-640) 7.3 out of 10 (High rating) under CarbonMeld methodology v3, documents read on 20 Oct 2026. The analysis read 36 of the 39 registry documents. It is CarbonMeld's own assessment, not a rating given by the registry or the standard.
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Evidence
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Airlines (CORSIA)
No CORSIA label on the registry
Not usable for airlines' CORSIA obligations.
Source: registry label · read on 12 Nov 2026
Covers: this project's credit records as read on the registry
Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)
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Source: registry label · read on 12 Nov 2026
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Removal or reduction
Emission reduction or avoidance
Prevents or reduces emissions — fits contribution claims, not SBTi neutralisation.
Source: project sector
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Paris Agreement (Article 6)
No Article 6 authorization
No corresponding adjustment: the host country can also count this reduction towards its own target.
Source: registry label · read on 12 Nov 2026
Covers: this project's credit records as read on the registry
Information only, from public sources. Claim rules (CORSIA, SBTi, EU rules on green claims) change: check them before making a public claim. Since 27 September 2026, EU consumer rules do not allow “climate neutral” product claims based on offsets.
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5,235 | 5,235 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 13,524 | 13,524 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 14,683 | 14,683 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 14,622 | 14,622 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 14,552 | 14,552 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 15,422 | 15,422 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 19,568 | 19,568 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 20,401 | 20,401 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 20,629 | 20,629 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 21,342 | 11,152 | 10,190 | |
| 2019 | 29,233 | 22,570 | 6,663 | |
| 2020 | 39,575 | 39,575 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 42,656 | 42,656 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 35,333 | 35,333 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 38,819 | 15,404 | 23,415 | |
| 2024 | 62,780 | 19,457 | 43,323 | |
| Total | 408,374 | 324,783 | 83,591 |
Retired by
- Recreational Equipment, Inc23,629 t
- Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P20,675 t
- TerraPass18,759 t
- REI Co-op12,100 t
- HHPacific Beach LP6,166 t
- NHL Enterprises, L.P5,000 t
- Heritage Interactive Services/NCAA2,000 t
- Constellation Retail Customers1,947 t
- Constellation Energy1,132 t
- Constellation964 t
Organisations named as beneficiaries in the registry's public retirement records. (+2)
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CarbonMeld (2026). Flathead Electric Cooperative Landfill Gas to Energy Project (VCS-640): CarbonMeld document-based rating, methodology v3, documents read on 20 Oct 2026. https://carbonmeld.com/projects/flathead-electric-cooperative-landfill-gas-to-energy-project/.
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