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.
Guide to Purchasing Green Power
This report provides an overview and key details on each of the following procurement methods: physical power purchase agreements, financial power purchase agreement contracts, green tariffs, and self-generation.
Institutional Renewable Energy Procurement: Guidance for Purchasing and Making Associated Environmental Impact Claims
This report outlines common renewable energy transaction structures, provides a framework for analyzing and prioritizing these options, and explains how to properly communicate the impact of different types of deals.
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.
Status and Trends in the U.S. Voluntary Green Power Market (2017 Data)
This report summarizes the status and trends of seven ways that customers can obtain green power, including utility green pricing programs, utility renewable contracts, unbundled renewable energy credits, competitive suppliers, community choice aggregations, power purchase agreements, and community solar.
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.
Solar Request for Proposal Proposal Evaluation Matrix
This solar Request for Proposal evaluation matrix provides a framework and potential evaluation criteria to use when evaluating multiple proposals.
Model Solar Leases and Power Purchase Agreements
These power purchase agreement contracts (in Microsoft Word) are designed to assist residential, commerical, and industrial customers looking to sign a power purchase agreement.
Solar Power Purchase Agreement Template
This power purchase agreement contract (in Microsoft Word) is designed to assist commercial customers looking to sign a power purchase agreement.
Energy Savings Performance Contract Template
This Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) template (in Microsoft Word) is designed for commercial customers looking to work with an energy services company (ESCO).