What QuiEstVert does

QuiEstVert is a French non-profit association (association loi 1901) headquartered in Lyon that operates as a neutral industry body focused on Guarantees of Origin (GO) and the broader green-electricity market. Its functional role combines three activities: producing reference documentation and market data on GOs, benchmarking and comparing electricity suppliers, and advocating on regulatory frameworks that govern green-electricity certification. The association is led by President Ivan Debay, who also serves as CEO of member firm Origo.

The association's core outputs include a curated content library on Guarantees of Origin, an Electricity Supplier Comparator tool, an annual Barometer Report (the 2023 edition analyzed more than 1,000 reports covering 200 organizations), member interviews, thematic publications, and structured events such as the October 2025 full-day seminar on GO granularity. QuiEstVert also engages in policy advocacy, including a 2026 position paper submitted during the GHG Protocol consultation on Energy Attribute Certificate evolution and recurring participation in the RECS Market Meeting.

The business model is membership-funded: ten identified members span the energy value chain, including generators (CNR), large international energy groups (AXPO), retail suppliers (ekWateur, Opéra Énergie, Label Énergie), and traders/aggregators (NValue, GP Commodities, Commerg, Green Access, Origo). Revenue is supplemented by paid event participation (e.g., €70 per seminar attendee). The association employs five people, and no commercial revenue figures are disclosed, consistent with its non-profit, member-supported structure.

Name

QuiEstVert

Legal name

Association QuiEstVert

Website

https://quiestvert.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

QuiEstVert is a French non-profit association based in Lyon that serves the green-electricity market by producing documentation, benchmarks, and advocacy on Guarantees of Origin for generators, suppliers, traders, and policymakers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

QuiEstVert is a French non-profit association that promotes green electricity consumption in France through expert content, education, and advocacy on Guarantees of Origin (Garanties d'Origine). Its deliverables include an online electricity supplier comparator, annual Barometer reports on green electricity consumption, member interview content, paid conferences/seminars, and policy lobbying. The association is funded by corporate member companies in the renewable energy sector and by event participation fees.

Product overview

QuiEstVert operates as an advocacy and information association focused on promoting green electricity consumption in France. The organization provides educational content and documentation on Guarantees of Origin, publishes annual barometer reports on green electricity consumption, organizes conference events on energy transition topics, and offers an electricity supplier comparator service. QuiEstVert serves as a voice for its members through lobby activities and publishes interviews and thematic content covering renewable energy, electricity markets, and sustainability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Electricity Supplier Comparator Online comparison tool that allows users (individuals and small businesses) to find green electricity suppliers based on their consumption profile, pricing option, annual consumption, counter power, and housing details. Self-serve digital service available via the QuiEstVert website.
• Barometer Reports on Green Electricity Consumption Annual publications analyzing green electricity consumption in France and Europe, including quantitative data on Guarantees of Origin issuance, voluntary corporate renewable energy purchases, and benchmarking of large companies and public entities (e.g., 200 organizations analyzed in the 2023 edition, 74 TWh of GO used in France in 2022).
• Conference Events on Guarantees of Origin Paid in-person seminar days on Guarantees of Origin and related energy transition topics, featuring expert speakers and panel discussions. The October 2025 GO granularity seminar was priced at 70€ per participant.
• Association Membership for Energy Market Actors Corporate membership program for renewable electricity suppliers, brokers, producers, and consultants (e.g., ekWateur, Origo, NValue, Green-Access, Commerg, AXPO, CNR, Opéra Energie, Planète Oui, Mint, Energie d'ICI) who wish to support and collaborate on green electricity promotion in France. Members benefit from advocacy representation, content access, and participation in events.

Quantifiable outcome

• 74 TWh of Guarantees of Origin used in France in 2022 (+5 TWh from 2021)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• AXPOminorOthersSwiss energy company supporting QuiEstVert as a sponsor/member. AXPO is one of Switzerland's largest energy companies providing electricity and energy solutions.
• CNR (Compagnie Nationale du Rhône)minorOthersFrench public hydroelectric company and leading renewable energy producer, supporting QuiEstVert as a sponsor/member.
• CommergcoreOthersEnergy certificate broker helping companies source renewable electricity at best prices. Commerg is a founding/member company providing market expertise and carbon audit services through its subsidiary Commerg Solutions.
• ekWateurcoreOthersFrench green energy supplier with 250,000+ customers offering electricity, gas, and firewood. Active member providing consumer perspective on green energy adoption.
• Green AccesscoreOthersSubsidiary of UNITe group, promoting renewable electricity and commercializing Guarantees of Origin for over 15 years. Supports event organization including October 2025 GO granularity seminar.
• Green Power CommoditiescoreOthersTrading and advisory firm specializing in energy efficiency, energy attribute certificates, and renewable energy trading. Provides market expertise and professional trading perspective.
• Label EnergieminorOthersEnergy label supporting QuiEstVert as a sponsor/member.
• NValuecoreOthersSwiss renewable energy supplier since 2008 specializing in Guarantees of Origin and energy attribute certificates. Supports event organization including October 2025 GO granularity seminar.
• Opéra EnergieminorOthersIndependent energy broker founded in 2014 helping businesses and local authorities purchase gas and electricity. Supports event organization including October 2025 GO granularity seminar.
• OrigocoreOthersGuarantees of Origin provider helping companies trace electricity consumption to renewable producers since 2014. President Ivan Debay serves as association President. Origo supports event organization including October 2025 GO granularity seminar.
• Reforest ActionminorOthersForest preservation organization partnered with Mint (member company) for tree planting initiatives on behalf of customers.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• ADEME: French ecological-transition agency that publishes authoritative data on energy and the environment. ADEME is not a peer in the advocacy sense but is an adjacent reference body whose publications QuiEstVert's Barometer complements and cites.

Broad incumbents

• Eurelectric: European federation representing the electricity industry at EU level. Eurelectric works on the same EU renewable-electricity and GO policy files QuiEstVert engages with from a French standpoint, but with significantly larger membership and resources.
• WindEurope: European wind-energy industry association with substantial policy-advocacy and market-intelligence capabilities. While focused on wind rather than GOs broadly, WindEurope engages on overlapping French/EU renewable policy issues and represents a much larger member base.
• Union Française de l'Électricité (UFE): French electricity-industry trade body representing generators, suppliers, and grid operators. While UFE covers the full electricity sector rather than just renewables, it competes for the same French policy-advocacy airtime and engages on overlapping regulatory topics.
• SolarPower Europe: European solar-industry association. Like WindEurope, it operates in the broader renewable-energy advocacy space QuiEstVert occupies, with overlapping policy work on GO mechanisms and corporate renewable procurement at EU level.
• Syndicat des Énergies Renouvelables (SER): Main French federation representing the entire renewable-energy industry. SER is a broader incumbent with deeper resources covering all renewables (wind, solar, biomass, hydro), but its advocacy and policy work overlap with QuiEstVert's mission to promote renewable electricity in France.

Emerging players

• France Hydrogène: French industry association promoting hydrogen as part of the energy transition. It is an emerging player in the adjacent clean-energy advocacy space, targeting similar corporate and policy stakeholders as QuiEstVert but focused specifically on hydrogen rather than renewable electricity.

Direct peers

• RECS International: The European-level association that hosts the RECS Market Meeting and represents renewable-energy certificate stakeholders across Europe. QuiEstVert explicitly participates in RECS Market Meeting events, and the two organizations share an identical thematic focus on Guarantees of Origin / EAC market integrity, making RECS International its closest European peer.
• France Energie Eolienne (FEE): French wind-energy industry association representing onshore and offshore wind developers. FEE is a French advocacy peer that mirrors QuiEstVert's national-level industry-association model but focuses on wind rather than Guarantees of Origin and green-electricity consumption broadly.
• Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB): European association of GO issuing bodies that operationalizes cross-border GO transfers and standardization (EECS). QuiEstVert's documentation work on GO mechanisms closely tracks AIB's standards work, and the two serve overlapping audiences of suppliers, producers, and brokers operating in the GO market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@quiestvert
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/qui-est-vert

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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