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ScoredVCSEnergy industries (renewable/non-renewable sources), Waste handling and disposalUnited States of AmericaRegistry: RegisteredACM0001

Flathead Electric Cooperative Landfill Gas to Energy Project

Developer: Flathead Electric Cooperative, Inc.

VCS-640 ↗

#34of 694 in Methane#170of 1795 in United States#40of 1608 in Verra (VCS)#18of 294 in ACM0001

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 7.8 / 10 Dimension scores are locked — the faint arcs are empty tracks, not zero scores.

Scale 0–10 · method weights: integrity 35% · transparency 25% · claim safety 25% · documentation 15%.

Analysis

Flathead Electric Cooperative Landfill Gas to Energy Project (United States of America) captures landfill gas and flares or uses it (landfill gas to energy project with a gas engine and a flare (minimum 150 scfm, maximum 1200 scfm, 36 MMBTU/hour); gas flows to the engine or the flare, not simultaneously) under ACM0001; registry status Registered (VCS), 408,374 credits issued (vintages 2009–2024). The documents name SCS Global Services as validator of the crediting-period renewal and NSF International Strategic Registrations, Ltd (2009-06-26 – 2010-12-31), First Environment, Inc (2011-01-01 – 2015-06-30), SCS Global Services (2015-07-01 – 2019-06-25, 2019-06-26 – 2021-03-31), GHD Services, Inc (2021-04-01 – 2022-03-31, 2023-08-01 – 2024-12-31), Ruby Canyon Environmental a TÜV SÜD company (2022-04-01 – 2023-07-31) as verification bodies. The latest verification report (1-August-2023 – 31-December-2024) verifies 79,943 tCO2e.

Red Flags

No red flags detected.

Findings

Risk Indicators

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Eligibility & market

What can you claim with this credit?

Four checks buyers ask about, from the registry and the Integrity Council (ICVCM).

  • Airlines (CORSIA)

    No CORSIA label on the registry

    Not usable for airlines' CORSIA obligations.

    Source: registry label

  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    CCP-labelled credits

    The registry marks these credits with the Core Carbon Principles label of the Integrity Council.

    Source: registry label

  • Removal or reduction

    Emission reduction or avoidance

    Prevents or reduces emissions — fits contribution claims, not SBTi neutralisation.

    Source: project sector

  • 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

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.

Registry labels last checked:2026-10-18

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2009
5,2355,2350
2010
13,52413,5240
2011
14,68314,6830
2012
14,62214,6220
2013
14,55214,5520
2014
15,42215,4220
2015
19,56819,5680
2016
20,40120,4010
2017
20,62920,6290
2018
21,3429,05612,286
2019
29,23322,5706,663
2020
39,57539,5750
2021
42,65642,6560
2022
35,33335,3330
2023
38,81915,40423,415
2024
62,78019,45743,323
Total408,374322,68785,687

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