This 20-page report may help an accounting team clarify if a derivative treatment is required for a virtual power purchase agreement project.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
State-by-State Map of Energy Choice in the U.S.
This map indicates which U.S. states have retail choice legislation that enable off-site power purchase agreements.
Clean Energy Business Model Manual
This report contains short case studies on different financing procurement mechanisms from cities around the world.