This guide may be a useful reference for city legal teams regarding power purchase agreement considerations – see the chapter on Power Purchase Agreements: Utility-Scale Projects.
Guide to Purchasing Green Power: Chapter 6
Chapter 6 of this U.S. EPA guide outlines the key criteria to use when evaluating project developers and important contract terms.
Land-Based Wind Market Report
This annual report on the wind industry contains aggregated, standardized pricing of existing power purchase agreements across different regions of the U.S.
System Advisor Model (SAM)
The System Advisor Model (SAM) is a free techno-economic software model that facilitates decision-making for people in the renewable energy industry. Cities may want to utilize this tool as a check against proposed power purchase agreement prices and to generally better understand potential costs of renewable energy systems given certain inputs. Microsoft Excel-based versions of the model are also available.
Renewable Energy Power Purchase Agreement Guidebook For Corporate & Industrial Purchasers
This report provides an overview and detailed explanation of terms and topics that cities should consider when structuring renewable energy power purchase agreements.
Plain Language Summary of Derivative Instruments
This 20-page report may help an accounting team clarify if a derivative treatment is required for a virtual power purchase agreement project.
Utility-Scale Solar Report
This annual report on the utility-scale solar industry contains aggregated, standardized pricing of existing power purchase agreements across different regions of the U.S.
RTO/ISO Energy Market Data
This website contains historical energy market data for six of the seven regional transmission organizations/independent system operators: CAISO, ERCOT, ISO-NE, MISO, NYISO, and PJM.
Renewable Energy Procurement: A Guide to Buying Off-Site Renewable Energy
This report describes how to get started on procuring off-site renewable energy, the associated opportunities, ways to make the business case, and planning the procurement process.
Charting the Emergence of Corporate Procurement of Utility-Scale PV
This report compares the market penetration, access, hedging opportunities, contract requirements, and implementation challenges across four approaches to purchase renewable energy: off-site power purchase agreements, retail choice, utility partnerships, and licensed wholesale electricity sellers.