power purchase agreement

  • Energy storage and flexibility

    Chart of the week | Flexible asset PPA market—growing, evolving & competitive

    We’ve just completed the latest research for our Flexible Asset PPA Market report. In this report we analyse and forecast key aspects of this market to detail how Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) are being used to support flexibile assets. Here, we look at some of the key headlines from the...

  • Low carbon generation

    Australian Chart of the week | Don’t’ stop me now don’t stop me, ‘Cause I’m having a good time

    The news continues to be dominated by new renewable projects signing Power Purchase Agreements and the Integrated System Plan that is forecasting 28GW of new capacity is required by 2040. So if we are already seeing average curtailments for renewable projects of 5% across the National Electricity Market (NEM) in...

  • Low carbon generation

    Pixie Chart of the week | Record level of Corporate PPA activity in 2019

    A record amount of renewable energy was purchased by companies in 2019 through Corporate Power Purchase Agreements (CPPAs), Bloomberg New Energy Finance announced on 28 January. 19.5GW of deals in total were signed by over 100 companies, in 23 countries, 5.9GW more than in 2018 and as much volume as...

  • Low carbon generation

    Australian Chart of the week | I’ve reached the top and had to stop and that’s what botherin’ me

    The past few months have seen close attention paid to the curtailment of renewable generators across the NEM. We have seen AEMO limit the output of solar generators in North Western Victoria to manage voltage issues, the continuing story of wind curtailment in SA as a result of system strength....

  • Low carbon generation

    Chart of the week | Corporate PPAs: please form an orderly queue

    With the promise of long-term fixed price agreements with creditworthy consumers, corporate power purchase agreements (CPPAs) have become one of the most talked about routes to market for new subsidy-free generators. CPPAs provide for the sale of electricity from a developer to a final consumer typically using a supplier to...