Collaborative Offsite PPA Structures for Renewable Energy Buyers

June 2, 2018

Bird & Bird, an international law firm and leading renewable energy practice, and Schneider Electric Energy & Sustainability Services (ESS) partnered to develop this guide. It is intended to be an educational resource for global renewable energy buyers of all sizes, looking to access offsite PPA structures.

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BREG has now established BESCo the Bridport Energy Services company as an Industrial and Provident Society. This development of this sister organisation has necessitated the development of business plan for BREG that makes clear the distinct roles of the two groups. The BREG plan is currently envisaged to have the following five themes: a programme of events informing ourselves and the wider community, and a contribution to the policy development; research development and demonstration of technologies so that they may be implemented with confidence; the delivery of projects through BESCo the establishment of a wood fuel resource the development of the Brit Valley Community Farm, a vision of integrated food and energy production and organic waste processing.

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