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Glossary/Power purchase agreement

Power purchase agreement

A long contract to buy electricity from a named project, usually at an agreed price.

Also called PPA

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A power purchase agreement is how a company or a utility buys the output of a wind or solar plant without owning it. The price is agreed for many years. A corporate PPA is a common way to match an organisation’s demand with one named project.