PROJECT PROFILE · CERTIFICATE-BASED CLIMATE PROTECTION
VCS1820 describes a grid-connected wind farm in the Escalante Department in Chubut. This page separates the project scope, measured grid injection, modelled emission reductions, the ongoing registry process, and the subsequent allocation of VCUs.
WIND ENERGY · SYMBOLIC IMAGE
Note: The image shows wind energy in a dry landscape. It is not from the Manantiales Behr Wind Farm and does not demonstrate project impact. Photo: Ricky Esquivel · Pexels.
COUNTRY
Argentina
Verra ID
VCS1820
TECHNOLOGY
Onshore wind energy
STATUS IN REGISTER
Verification approval requested
WHY FEED-IN MATTERS
For the project balance, the documented grid feed-in is linked with a methodologically determined emission factor of the Argentine interconnected system. Only this comparison results in a calculated emission reduction for a defined monitoring period.
The technology generates electricity. The method answers which emissions are associated with this electricity.
CONTENT
01
Project Profile
02
Project approach
03
Calculation
04
Further posts
05
Assignment
06
Classification
07
Sources
01 · PROJECT AT A GLANCE
The data pass for VCS1820
The current registry entry specifies the methodology, crediting period, units, and status of proceedings. Differing performance data from the VCS project context and current operator communications remain separate.
PROJECT NAME IN THE REGISTER
Manantiales Behr Wind Farm
LOCATION
Escalante Department · Chubut, Argentina
Verra ID
VCS1820
PROJECT SPONSORS IN THE REGISTER
YPF Energía Eléctrica S.A. · YPF Luz
SECTOR
Energy industries (renewable/non-renewable sources)
PROJECT APPROACH
Grid-connected onshore wind energy · Connection to the SADI
PERFORMANCE IN THE VCS PROJECT CONTEXT
99 MW · 30 turbines, each with 3.3 MW
CURRENT OPERATOR DETAILS
104 MW installed capacity
PROJECT STANDARD
Verified Carbon Standard (VCS)
REGISTER METHODOLOGY
ACM0002 “Grid-connected electricity generation from renewable sources” · Version 19
VALIDATOR IN THE REGISTER
AENOR Confia, S.A. · Unipersonal
PROJECT START ACCORDING TO REGISTER
01/08/2018
REGISTRATION DATE
17/04/2019
CREDITING PERIOD
01/08/2018–31/07/2028 · Term 1
ESTIMATED ANNUAL EMISSION REDUCTION
251,000 t CO₂e
ISSUED VCUs
1,122,446
ACTIVE VCUs
442,996
DECOMMISSIONED VCUs
544,684
CANCELLED VCUs
0
AFOLU buffer contributions
0 · Energy project, not an AFOLU project
CURRENT REGISTER STATUS
Verification approval requested
TEST BENCH OF THIS PAGE
05/09/2026
Why two capacity figures appear: The VCS project documentation describes 99 MW from 30 wind turbines with 3.3 MW each. YPF Luz states an installed capacity of 104 MW on the current operator page. Without additional technical documentation, these figures are not equated or subsequently converted to one another.
What the current status means: "Verification approval requested" is the procedural status shown in the Verra registry on the audit date. It is more precise than the general designation "registered" and, on its own, says nothing about the outcome of the ongoing audit or approval step.
Why estimation, issuance and retirement are not the same: 251,000 t CO₂e is the annual expected value stated in the registry. Issued VCUs are based on verified monitoring periods. Active and retired units describe registry statuses – this does not yet imply a specific corporate allocation.
02 · WHAT THE PROJECT PROVIDES FOR
Generate wind power, feed it into the SADI, and record it traceably
When it comes to the carbon footprint, installed capacity is not the only thing that matters. The decisive factor is the amount of electricity generated within a specified period and fed into the interconnected grid system at the defined metering point.
01
Harnessing wind in Chubut
The VCS project context describes 30 wind turbines in the Escalante Department. The current operator's website shows a different total output.
02
Feed electricity into the grid
The generated electricity is fed into the Argentine interconnected system, SADI. It does not follow from this that specific households, products or companies are directly supplied.
03
Document creation
Measurement data on the volume of electricity fed in, calculation documents, and independent audits form the basis for the issuance of VCUs.
03 · HOW A UNIT IS CREATED
ACM0002 Version 19 establishes the methodological framework specified in the registry for grid-connected electricity generation from renewable sources.
01
Set baseline
The reference scenario describes how the corresponding amount of electricity would have been provided in the Argentine interconnected system without the project.
02
Measure electricity quantity
The electricity actually generated and fed in at the defined metering points is documented for the monitoring period.
03
Apply emission factor
The eligible amount of electricity is linked to the methodologically determined emission factor of the electricity system. Relevant project and leakage emissions are taken into account.
04
Verify and issue
Following independent auditing, VCUs with vintage and serial numbers can be issued in the registry. A subsequent retirement documents their specific use.
04 · OTHER PROJECT REFERENCES
What can be described in addition to the VCU calculation
The VCS project framework quantifies greenhouse gas emissions. Energy, infrastructure, employment or environmental references require their own data and evidence; they do not follow automatically from an issued VCU.
ENERGY SYSTEM
Wind power in the SADI
The wind farm feeds electricity into the Argentine interconnected grid. Which conventional generation is displaced in the baseline scenario is analysed methodologically.
PROJECT SCOPE
Wind farm within an energy complex
YPF Luz describes Manantiales Behr as a wind and thermal generation complex. VCS1820 refers to the wind farm; the thermal plant is not part of the VCU impact logic shown.
EMPLOYMENT
Construction, operation and maintenance
Project sources can describe employment and qualification references. Statements regarding the number, duration, or quality of jobs must be proven separately from the emission calculation.
ENVIRONMENT
No combustion during plant operation
Wind energy does not require any fuel during operation. However, a complete environmental assessment would still need to include manufacturing, infrastructure, land use and end-of-life.
FOR COMMUNICATION
A link to renewable energy or the Sustainable Development Goals is not a comprehensive sustainability credential. What matters is which specific statement is supported by which indicator, which source, and over which time period.
05 · FOR SUPPORTING COMPANIES
Issued VCUs do not yet constitute an allocation to a company
The registry shows 1,122,446 issued and 544,684 retired VCUs. Tangible support only becomes traceable through the clear retirement for a beneficiary. A robust allocation includes at least:
Project name and Verra ID VCS1820
specific quantity in t CO₂e
Vintage or monitoring period
Decommissioning date and register reference
full serial number range
Beneficiary and documented purpose of use
The profile explains the project. A company's actual climate contribution is only proven by the retirement and allocation certificate.
06 · CLASSIFICATION AND COMMUNICATION
What the support means – and what it doesn't
A voluntary climate contribution is presented separately from reductions within one's own value chain.
CAN BE DOCUMENTED
IS NOT AUTOMATICALLY ASSIGNED
a VCS project currently in the 'Verification approval requested' status
the result or completion of the current approval step
an emission reduction calculated in accordance with ACM0002 and verified for completed periods
a direct measurement of avoided CO₂ emissions at the wind turbine
99 MW in the VCS project context and 104 MW in current operator communications
that both specifications describe the same state of the art and accounting framework
a VCS registry entry with issued VCUs
automatically an Article 6 authorisation, a CCP label or an external rating
Wind power with zero fuel combustion during plant operation
a complete life cycle assessment including manufacturing, infrastructure and end of life
the retirement of specific VCUs for a beneficiary
a reduction of own emissions, climate neutrality, or a green product label
It is not the wind turbine that occupies the climate protection unit. Rather, it is the audited period, the issued VCU and its unique allocation.
07 · SOURCES AND RELEVANCE
The basis openly accessible
Status and units change. The current register entry and the project, monitoring, and verification documents published there remain authoritative.
PRIMARY SOURCE
Verra Registry
VCS1820 · Status, project data, documents and units
METHODOLOGY
ACM0002
Grid-connected electricity generation from renewable sources · Version history
OPERATOR DETAILS
YPF Luz · Manantiales Behr
Current technical and operational details of the wind farm
PROJECT CONTEXT
YPF Luz · CO₂ Certificates
Operator information on the VCS project and available certificates
NATUREOFFICE
Documentation Framework
General rules for voluntary climate contributions
TEST BENCH
5 September 2026
We are happy to answer any specific questions regarding project allocation, vintage, or available documentation.