To calculate the business case and to compare technologies as well as product quality and costs, project developers and operators require performance guarantees from suppliers, such as hydrogen production rate and power consumption. To make sure all relevant aspects are considered, and values can be compared, we advocate for a standardized approach to the definition and calculation of performance values and the resulting electrolyzer lifetime. We have created a user-oriented guide based on our expertise from many years of developing and manufacturing industrial-scale water electrolyzers. Read our new technical paper about electrolyzer performance values: A comprehensive guide to metrics and best practices.