April 16, 2013
As global leaders such as Apple, Facebook, Google and Salesforce publicly commit to 100% renewable energy for their data centers, SR Inc has been consistently asked by Sustainable Business & Enterprise Roundtable (SBER) Member-Clients for Executive Guidance, Guidebooks, Tools and Advisory Services on how best to develop and implement a strategy for renewable energy that is part of a broader energy management strategy.
As one part of this, SR Inc has created a Member Briefing on best practices and vendors in Solar Polar Purchase Agreements (SPPAs). SR Inc’s SBER Member Briefing builds on dozens of guidebooks and tools that SR Inc has developed for SBER Member-Clients, including Managing Energy Procurement Risks, International Markets for Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), and Market Structures for Conventional and Renewable Energy.
(Source: Managing Energy Procurement Risk Report, SR Inc.)
The SBER Member Briefing on SPPAs focuses on the mid-sized commercial & industrial (C & I) market, primarily via rooftop and ground solar sites of 500 kW to 5 MW of installed capacity. The Briefing examines best practices and pitfalls in developing SPPAs, key contract and negotiating terms for effective SPPAs, regional considerations and variations, and overviews of leading vendors in key markets.
Per Member-Client direction, the Briefing focuses particularly on CA, NJ, NY, TX and VA. In particular, it describes typical pricing and financial benefits, contract length, legal and regulatory structures, operational matters and risk allocation for SPPAs. Select SPPA providers examined include: Alternative Power, EPG Solar, Lighthouse Solar, Mercury Solar Systems, Nautilus Solar, NRG Solar, SPG, Standard Solar, Sun Edison, Sun Power, Tioga Solar and Vanguard Energy Partners.
