Changes in PPA Terms and Off-Takers

A recent, interesting article in PowerSource notes a shift in PPA terms in de-regulated markets. For landowners hosting projects in these markets, these shifts need to be considered when valuing long-term wind lease revenue, particularly post-PPA revenue valuations.

The PowerSource article also includes interesting information regarding purchasers — namely, corporations. The existence of these corporate off-take options (in these same markets) arguably should mitigate stranded-asset risk and also should be considered as an off-take option in these particular markets.

http://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/policy-powersource/2015/10/20/Wind-energy-seeks-long-term-committed-partner-renewable-Pennsylvania/stories/201510200019