PPA risks and limits

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Topic: Power Purchase Agreements Energy Strategy

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Primary source: https://bfe-institut.com/post/von-gruenstrom-zu-strategie-die-rolle-von-ppa-in-der-modernen-energieversorgung

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Not suitable if energy production and actual consumption cannot be coordinated.

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  • What can go wrong if volume and price risks are not managed?: Implementation includes managing volume and price risks. If those risks are not managed, the implementation requirement is not met.
  • When do implementation risks become visible in a PPA?: Implementation risks become visible when energy production is coordinated with actual consumption and when volume and price risks must be managed.

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Not suitable if actual consumption cannot be aligned with energy production: Is this true?

Not suitable if energy production and actual consumption cannot be coordinated.

What can go wrong if volume and price risks are not managed?

Implementation includes managing volume and price risks. If those risks are not managed, the implementation requirement is not met.

When do implementation risks become visible in a PPA?

Implementation risks become visible when energy production is coordinated with actual consumption and when volume and price risks must be managed.

Sources

  1. https://bfe-institut.com/post/von-gruenstrom-zu-strategie-die-rolle-von-ppa-in-der-modernen-energieversorgung

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