Behind-the-Meter PPAs: Unlocking On-Site Value in a Complex Landscape
Behind-the-meter PPAs offer corporates direct access to renewable energy and cost savings, but come with unique challenges—from spatial constraints and bespoke contracting to capital intensity and regulatory uncertainty. This session explores how developers, corporates, and financiers are navigating these complexities to unlock the full potential of on-site generation and storage.
Unlocking Corporate Offtake
The UK Government’s role in supporting CPPAs How BESS off-take strategies can facilitate deals Portfolio Optimisation to help CPPAs stack up with CfDs
Unlocking Premium Value: How Co-Located Battery Storage Transforms Renewable PPAs
Co-located Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are transforming renewable PPA economics by converting intermittent generation into firmer, higher-value delivery profiles. By storing excess energy and discharging during peak demand, BESS addresses solar cannibalisation, reduces curtailment, and enables premium pricing. This session explores commercial and contracting strategies from fully bundled hybrid PPAs to partial flexibility arrangements […]
Powering AI: How Data Centre Energy Demand Is Reshaping the UK Grid
Ofgem has revealed that 140 data centres are seeking grid connections requiring 50GW of peak capacity—five times higher than government forecasts and far exceeding even the most ambitious demand projections. With 71 “mature” projects (20GW) already prioritized for connections, renewable energy developers face a critical challenge: competing for limited grid capacity against power-hungry data centres […]
Simplifying Complexity –The Future of PPA Design in the UK & Ireland Market
PPA structures are being reshaped by increased price volatility, evolving policy frameworks, and changing buyer risk appetite. The UK and Ireland provide timely case studies of how these pressures are influencing PPA design, while insights from other power markets with comparable characteristics help illuminate which challenges are structural, which are transitional, and which solutions are […]
