Energy Tokenization Complete Guide: From Concept to Launch

This is the core challenge of credibility. Solutions include: 1) **Oracles:** Integrate trusted data oracles (like Switchboard or Pyth) to feed verified data from smart meters or energy monitors directly on-chain. 2) **Regular Attestations:** Work with third-party auditors to provide periodic, publicly verifiable reports linking on-chain token balances to off-grid generation or carbon sequestration. 3) **Transparent Documentation:** Host all verification data, audit reports, and asset details on your project's website, built using tools like the Spawned AI builder.

An **energy token** typically represents a unit of energy (e.g., 1 kWh) that has been or will be generated, often from a renewable source. It's a claim on power. A **carbon credit token** represents a certificate that 1 ton of carbon dioxide equivalent has been avoided or removed from the atmosphere. While both are environmental assets, one is a commodity (energy) and the other is an environmental instrument. A single project could issue both—tokens for the green energy produced and separate tokens for the carbon emissions avoided by not using fossil fuels.

Yes. Spawned is designed to make token launch accessible. The AI website builder requires no coding. The token deployment process is a guided dashboard where you set parameters like name, symbol, and supply. However, for more advanced features—like customizing the smart contract for specific redemption mechanics or building a complex oracle integration—you may need developer resources. The basic launch of a tradable energy-themed token is a no-code process.

Beyond the 0.1 SOL launch fee, consider: 1) **Blockchain Fees:** Solana transaction fees are negligible (fractions of a cent). 2) **Data Oracles:** If using premium oracle services for live data feeds, there may be subscription costs. 3) **Verification & Audit:** Costs for third-party audits or attestations to prove asset backing. 4) **Community Management:** Your time or costs for moderators. The 0.30% creator fee from trades on Spawned is designed to help cover these ongoing operational costs.

On the Spawned platform, a total of 0.60% is taken as a fee on each trade. This is split evenly: 0.30% goes to you as the token creator, and 0.30% is distributed pro-rata to all wallets holding the token at the time of the trade. This is automatically handled by the platform's smart contracts. It incentivizes people to hold your token, as they directly earn a share of the trading activity just by keeping it in their wallet.

Graduation occurs when your token reaches certain liquidity and holder thresholds. Your token and its liquidity pool migrate away from the launchpad's shared pool to its own independent pool (e.g., on Raydium or Orca). At this point, the Spawned trading fees (the 0.60%) stop. This is when you can activate advanced features of Solana's Token-2022 standard, such as setting up a custom **perpetual transfer fee** (e.g., 1%). This fee would apply to all future transfers of your token, creating a permanent revenue stream for your project's treasury.

Technically, yes. You would need a way to meter your excess solar generation and attest to that data on-chain (via an oracle or manual proofs). The bigger challenge is scale and liquidity. Tokenizing a single household's output creates very few tokens, making a liquid market difficult. This model works better for aggregated projects—like a community solar garden, a neighborhood co-op, or a commercial solar farm—where the combined output is significant enough to create a meaningful number of tokens for trading.