This report outlines the potential benefits, challenges, and common elements of city-utility partnership agreements, and also provides a list of tips and considerations for implementing them.
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.
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.
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.
