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).
Large-Scale Renewables Aggregation Pitch Handout Template
This Word template can be utilized to pitch a large-scale renewable energy aggregated deal to key decision makers. It includes customizable language that helps explain what aggregation is, how these types of projects work, why they are beneficial, what some next steps are, and frequently asked questions. This pitch handout can be utilized to get early buy-in from key decision makers to move forward with a procurement group.
Large-Scale Renewables Aggregation Pitch Deck Template
This PowerPoint template can be utilized to pitch a large-scale renewable energy aggregated deal to key decision makers. It consists of three pitches, which can be utilized to get early buy-in from key decision makers to move forward with a procurement group, get approval to enter into a joint RFP, and get the final permission to sign contracts. The pitch deck template 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 aggregated deal.
Virtual Power Purchase Agreement Legal Considerations
This memo addresses certain federal, state, and local legal considerations and best practices for a municipality entering into a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA).
Legal Memo on Virtual Power Purchase Agreements in Ohio
This memo addresses federal, state, and local legal considerations pertaining to a municipality in Ohio entering into a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA).
Legal Memo on Virtual Power Purchase Agreements in Missouri
This memo addresses federal, state, and local legal considerations pertaining to a municipality in Missouri entering into a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA).
Legal Memo on Virtual Power Purchase Agreements in Minnesota
This memo addresses federal, state, and local legal considerations pertaining to a municipality in Minnesota entering into a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA).
Legal Memo on Virtual Power Purchase Agreements in Indiana
This memo addresses federal, state, and local legal considerations pertaining to a municipality in Indiana entering into a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA).
How Local Governments Can Buy Renewable Energy and Support Market Development
This webinar covers strategies local governments can consider to procure renewable energy and support renewable energy market development, including power purchase agreements (PPAs), virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs), community solar, and more. The webinar also cover how the regulatory landscape impacts the RE purchasing options available to a particular community and highlights case studies from local governments across the United States that have successfully implemented these strategies, including Arlington, VA, and Denver, CO.
More Than a Megawatt: Embedding Social & Environmental Impact in the Renewable Energy Procurement Process
This paper provides a starting framework and expert third-party guidance on how to maximize the positive social and environmental impacts of renewable energy purchases and minimize the negative impacts.