Integrity Framework
Our framework turns scattered project data into a clear quality view — so sustainability, procurement, and finance can approve the same shortlist with shared evidence.
Why it exists
Solar projects can look alike on a marketing slide. They are not alike in the registry. We score carbon integrity, additionality, delivery robustness, co-benefits, and data transparency before recommending any volume.
The output is a scorecard your team can circulate — strengths called out, residual risks not hidden.
The five domains
Each domain asks a different question. Together they stop a single glossy metric from hiding structural weakness.
Is the baseline conservative? Are emission factors current and sourced correctly? Does monitoring capture auxiliary consumption, downtime, and data gaps?
Solar lens: Credible MWh metering and correct methodology application are non-negotiable.
Would the reductions likely happen without carbon finance? We pressure-test investment barriers, policy incentives, and alternative revenue including power sales.
Solar lens: Strong PPAs or subsidies do not automatically fail a project — but weak “carbon made it happen” stories do.
Will the tonnes arrive when promised? We review historical generation, curtailment risk, verification cadence, and counterparty reliability for spot and offtake.
Solar lens: Plant performance and issuance calendars drive whether your reporting deadline is realistic.
Local employment, skills, land stewardship, and air-quality improvements can strengthen social license — when evidenced, not merely asserted in a brochure.
Solar lens: We separate documented co-benefits from unverifiable marketing language.
Can a third party reconstruct the claim from public and project documents? We favor clear design documents, monitoring reports, registry trails, and traceable serial pathways.
Solar lens: If your auditor cannot follow the file trail, the credit does not belong on your shortlist.
How scoring works
Framework workflow
Some issues are deal-breakers: broken title, unresolved double claiming, missing verification, or methodology mismatch. Those projects never become “average scores.”
Projects that pass gates receive domain scores so your team can compare options — not just accept a single broker opinion.
Scorecards highlight residual concerns (grid-factor uncertainty, delivery timing, co-benefit evidence gaps) so approval is informed, not optimistic.
Language is written for sustainability, procurement, and finance together — less decoding, fewer alignment meetings.
Pre-offer checks
Beyond the five domains, these operational checks keep weak inventory off your desk.
Who uses the scorecard
Checks claim safety, vintage fit, and whether the solar story matches your public climate narrative.
Compares options with shared criteria instead of competing slide decks from multiple sellers.
Sees delivery robustness, documentation strength, and residual risks before budget approval.
Gets a concise quality signal — not a 40-page dump — when sign-off is needed quickly.
What you receive
Summary
A clear composite view plus the two or three issues your committee should debate before buying.
Evidence pointers
References to methodology, monitoring, registry status, and attribute checks — so diligence is reproducible.
Outcomes
Quality failure is expensive — in budget, reputation, and rework. Scoring exists to catch problems before retirement.
FAQ
No. It is INFINITNEX’s internal Integrity Framework for solar-backed credits — designed to support your purchase decision with transparent domain logic.
Yes. Hard gates (title, double claiming, verification gaps) can exclude a project even if some domains look strong.
Yes. Comparable scorecards are the point — so your team can weigh trade-offs instead of trusting a single recommendation.
No framework removes all risk. A high score means the project cleared our gates and graded well — you still align claim language to what was actually retired.
Yes. Contact us with your volume and constraints; we can share a sample format and discuss current solar inventory that passed screening.
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Utility, C&I, and portfolios — and the diligence lenses we apply.
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Questions to align sustainability, procurement, and finance before you retire.
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