Featured in The Quality Issue – 04-2019

Necessity mothers innovation in Aussie solar PPAs

Having observed early adopters negotiate renewable energy contracts for financial and sustainability gains, the next wave of Australia’s commercial and industrial energy consumers is ready for offtake. A raft of flexible new solar PV contract models and services is rising to meet their ambitions.

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Natalie Filatoff

02 Apr 2019

Carlton & United Breweries, one of Australia’s largest beer brewers, last year signed a 12 year PPA with Baywa r.e. to source energy from the 112 MW Karadoc Solar Farm in Northern Victoria. | Image: BayWa r.e.

A few years ago, Australian businesses purchased their electricity contracts from an energy retailer, and when multi-year contracts came up for renewal, threw their weight behind negotiating better outcomes. Today, rocketing electricity prices – which saw commercial energy bills in some states more than double in the 2016-17 financial year – have coincided with an …

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