A take rate is the only fair way to price aggregation. There's no setup fee, no monthly subscription, no minimum commitment. We get paid out of the credit revenue we generate, and we publish the rate.
Pathway certification + quarterly reporting is largely fixed-cost. For very small assets we charge slightly more so the work is sustainable.
The vast majority of FC, RNG, and biogas assets land here. This is the rate we use in every public worked example.
Once an asset clears half a million in gross credits, the work scales sublinearly. We pass the savings back as a lower take.
Four real-world asset profiles, run end-to-end at $80/MTCO2e LCFS and $20/MWh REC.
Because every other arrangement creates the wrong incentive. A flat monthly fee means we get paid whether your credits clear or not. A success fee tied to filing means we get paid whether the credits actually sell at price or not. A take-rate on net revenue is the only structure where our incentive is identical to yours: maximize the credits issued, maximize the price they clear at, minimize verification cost.
CARB pathway certification is a 90–270 day process and binds the asset to the certified pathway for at least 3 years. If you change aggregators inside that window, the new aggregator has to re-certify (cost: $40K+, time: 9 months, lost revenue: 1+ quarter of credit issuance). The 3-year exclusive is the minimum window that lets us amortize the upfront pathway work without charging you a setup fee. After year 3, you go month-to-month, 60-day notice.
| Scenario | How we handle it |
|---|---|
| Existing aggregation contract | We review the contract for free, identify the exit window, and start the clock for a clean handover. |
| Multi-asset portfolio | Take-rate is calculated per-asset. A 3-asset portfolio with a $300K and two $40K assets pays 20% / 25% / 25%. |
| Pathway sunsets | 3-year exclusive auto-reduces pro-rata for that credit stream. You can re-aggregate the surviving streams without penalty. |
| Sub-50 kW asset | Currently uneconomical. We'll add you to a waiting list and re-evaluate quarterly as pooled aggregation efficiency improves. |
It will tell you the gross, the take, and the net at the rate that applies to your asset size.