INSIGHT

Corporate PPAs - What's happening?

By Kate Axup
Competition, Consumer & Regulatory Energy Renewable Energy

In brief

Power purchase agreements are no longer the exclusive domain of retailers. As electricity prices rise and we move towards a carbon constrained future, companies are looking for ways to manage their exposure to changing electricity prices and to purchase electricity from renewable sources. Generators are also looking beyond retailers as potential offtakers to support the development of new renewables facilities. Consequently, over the past year power purchase agreements with corporate offtakers (Corporate PPAs) have become increasingly popular in Australia.

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