A presentation made by City of Charlotte staff for the city council regarding an opportunity to participate in Duke Energy’s Green Tariff, the Green Source Advantage program.
Adaptations for Off-Site Renewables Procurement in 2020 and Beyond
This is an addendum to the American Cities Climate Challenge Renewables Accelerator’s Off-Site Renewables Power Purchase Agreement – Request for Proposal (RFP) Template. It provides guidance on how RFP processes and documents for renewables procurement may need to be updated due to COVID-19 and its impacts.
CO-Benefits Risk Assessment (COBRA) Health Impacts Screening and Mapping Tool
A tool that estimates the health and economic benefits of clean energy policies.
Off-Site Renewables Power Purchase Agreement – Request for Proposal (RFP) Template
The goal of this document is to provide local governments with an easily modifiable template, including a suggested structure and example language, to use when developing their own off-site renewable RFP. For cities and counties required to use their local government’s RFP template, the material in this template should be easily transferable to your city or county RFP template.
City of Denton RFP for Utility Scale Solar PPA
This Request for Proposal (RFP) was issued by the City of Denton, TX, in 2018 for a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). The city was seeking proposals for up to 100 MW of utility scale solar energy as part of its plan to obtain a 100% renewable power supply capacity for its electric load.
Off-Site Renewables PPA – Attachment 1 Bid Sheet for RFP Template
This bid sheet was developed as part of the Off-Site Renewables Power Purchase Agreement – Request for Proposal (RFP) Template. The bid sheet is meant to be released in conjunction with the RFP to help the city/county collect project and economic data across all responses in a comparable fashion.
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.
Introduction to the Virtual Power Purchase Agreement
This paper serves as an introduction to the virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA)—its place in the off-site renewable energy procurement market, how the VPPA works, and why VPPAs have been a popular instrument in the United States thus far.
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.