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Title: Charting the Emergence of Corporate Procurement of Utility-Scale PV

Abstract

Through July 2017, corporate customers contracted for more than 2,300 MW of utility-scale solar. This paper examines the benefits, challenges, and outlooks for large-scale off-site solar purchasing through four pathways: PPAs, retail choice, utility partnerships (green tariffs and bilateral contracts with utilities), and by becoming a licensed wholesale seller of electricity. Each pathway differs based on where in the United States it is available, the value provided to a corporate off-taker, and the ease of implementation. The paper concludes with a discussion of future pathway comparison, noting that to deploy more corporate off-site solar, new procurement pathways are needed.

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  1. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
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National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Solar Energy Technologies Office (EE-4S)
OSTI Identifier:
1378900
Report Number(s):
NREL/PR-6A20-70003
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY; corporate purchasing; voluntary market; soft costs; solar; utility-scale; green tariff; Power Purchase Agreement; wholesale supplier; retail choice

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Heeter, Jenny S., Cook, Jeffrey J., and Bird, Lori A.. Charting the Emergence of Corporate Procurement of Utility-Scale PV. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.2172/1378900.
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author = {Heeter, Jenny S. and Cook, Jeffrey J. and Bird, Lori A.},
abstractNote = {Through July 2017, corporate customers contracted for more than 2,300 MW of utility-scale solar. This paper examines the benefits, challenges, and outlooks for large-scale off-site solar purchasing through four pathways: PPAs, retail choice, utility partnerships (green tariffs and bilateral contracts with utilities), and by becoming a licensed wholesale seller of electricity. Each pathway differs based on where in the United States it is available, the value provided to a corporate off-taker, and the ease of implementation. The paper concludes with a discussion of future pathway comparison, noting that to deploy more corporate off-site solar, new procurement pathways are needed.},
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year = {Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
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