This Google Sheet tool is designed to help renewable energy procurement groups align on key details for a joint off-site PPA RFP, including electricity procurement needs, resource details, PPA details, co-benefit requirements, and risk mitigation strategies. (Note: You will need to save a copy of the tool to be able to edit and use it for your procurement group’s work).
Case Study: Cincinnati’s Path to a 100 MW Solar Deal
This case study outlines the steps the City of Cincinnati followed to execute a 100 MW renewable energy transaction that will result in the largest city-led solar installation east of the Mississippi by the end of 2021.
Just Energy Policies and Practices Action Toolkit
The toolkit consists of eight modules providing practical, user-friendly guidance on how communities of color and low-income communities can take action to phase out toxic energy like coal, nuclear, and oil facilities and bring in clean energy like wind and solar.
Solar Powering Your Community: A Guide for Local Governments
This guide is a comprehensive resource to assist local governments and stakeholders in designing and implementing a strategic local solar plan. It includes examples and models that have been field-tested in cities and counties around the country.
Off-Site PPA Pitch Deck Template
This pitch deck can be utilized to help secure buy-in from key decision makers for an off-site solar or wind project. It includes customizable slides that help explain how these types of projects work, as well as calculate or speak to the economic, climate, jobs, and health benefits of an off-site project.
On-Site Solar Webinar: Economic Assessment & Ownership
This webinar is about the key considerations for various ownership financing structures and how to perform an on-site solar economic assessment using NREL’s REopt Lite web tool. It was presented as part of the American Cities Climate Challenge Renewables Accelerator program.
Corporate Purchaser’s Guide to Risk Mitigation
The report, of which this is the executive summary, dives into five specific risks buyers find unfamiliar: price, shape, basis, volume, and operational risk. It then reviews a range of mitigation strategies.
Solar and Wind Off-Site PPA Economic Calculator (SWOPEC)
This Excel model provides a lifecycle financial analysis of off-site renewable energy physical PPAs and virtual PPAs. There are two primary use cases: 1) evaluating the economic implications of off-site versus other renewable procurement methods early in the procurement process, and 2) comparing different off-site PPA RFP bids later in the procurement process.
Net Generation by State, Type, Producer, & Energy Source Form: EIA-906, EIA-920, and EIA-923 Detailed Data Files
A spreadsheet of annual energy generation by source of energy for each state.
Emerging Green Tariffs in U.S. Regulated Electricity Markets
This brief provides detailed information on the green tariff proposals and offerings for commercial and industrial (C&I) customers in regulated markets in the U.S.