Solar PPAs For The People: New Collaborative Model Is Open For Feedback

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http://www.aer-online.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7439

Can the collaborative-development model made famous by websites like Wikipedia also help to standardize and simplify solar power purchase agreements (PPAs)?

San Mateo, Calif.-based Tioga Energy Inc. says it has taken a critical first step toward open, accessible PPAs by making its SurePath PPA available to the public and fellow industry members. The electronic document officially went live today.

The company, which owns and operates solar power systems for commercial, nonprofit and government customers, believes that breaking down the privacy wall for this historically proprietary document will ultimately benefit the entire commercial-scale solar sector.

"In the early days, everyone thought it made sense to have a proprietary PPA," Paul Detering, CEO of Tioga, tells Solar Industry. "But we've come to the conclusion that in order to drive down costs for commercial solar systems - 100 kW to several megawatts across multiple roofs - and make the economics better, one of the areas to improve is to make the PPAs a lot simpler."

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[WhiteTara]

1. this is great! n/t

[kristopher]

2. Very good information to bring into the public realm

It is directly related to the principle behind the subject of this recent thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=115x276959