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Procuring Large-Scale Renewables through Aggregation: A Guide for Local Governments

Procuring Large-Scale Renewables through Aggregation: A Guide for Local Governments

Full Title: Procuring Large-Scale Renewables through Aggregation: A Guide for Local Governments
Author(s): Mia Reback, Alisa Petersen, Stephen Abbott, Yuning Liu
Publisher(s): Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)
Publication Date: August 20, 2021
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Description (excerpt):

Local governments across the United States are setting ambitious goals to transition to renewable energy. Since most municipalities cannot supply 100 percent of their electricity needs with on-site supply alone, they often look to purchase off-site renewable energy. One approach to do this that can provide numerous benefits is buyer-led aggregation.

Aggregation is an innovative yet underutilized approach in which two or more buyers collaborate to purchase energy from a large-scale generation facility.

This guide outlines how local governments can pursue buyer-led aggregated PPAs for utility-scale renewable projects. It includes the benefits of aggregation, off-site procurement options available to aggregation groups, and case studies of five successful aggregated renewables procurements. The guide also presents a seven-step process to guide local governments to pursue an aggregated procurement.

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