Channel balance
ZevRouter API credits
Spendable API balance for model requests. These credits pay provider cost and ZevRouter pricing policy inside the AI gateway.
See ZevRouter channelEnergy credits
Credits record clean-energy participation.
ZEV energy credits are cross-channel impact and accounting records. They are separate from product balances such as ZevRouter API credits.
Credit boundaries
Two credit meanings must stay separate.
Energy layer
ZEV energy credits
Usage-linked or sale-linked clean-energy accounting records that can be grouped by channel, region, project, and proof status.
See energy dashboardCross-channel ledger
Every channel should write comparable records.
ChannelZevRouter, travel, or building energy
Source eventUsage, booking, sale, or generation data
Credit recordAmount, region, status, and source link
Proof stateEstimate, pending, verified, or rejected
SettlementEligible for zToken batch only after gates
What changes next
Credits become the user-facing bridge to zToken.
The public page should eventually show a user's energy credits by channel and region. The zToken page should explain settlement mechanics; the proof page should explain which records are evidence-backed.