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Sample Documents for Power Purchase Agreements

FEMP works with Federal agencies and partners to assemble sample documents from past power purchase agreement (PPA) projects. The intent of these documents is to provide sample resources to help streamline the PPA process for Federal agencies.

The following sample documents are organized into:

Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader.

Requests for Proposal and Contracts

Sample documents are available for the following requests for proposal:

Contracts

A copy of the Western Area Power Administration's Power Purchase Agreement Template is also available for Federal agencies. If interested, contact:

Randy Manion
Western Area Power Administration
720-962-7423
manion@wapa.gov

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Land Use Agreements

Sample documents are available for the following land use agreements:

  • Photovoltaics at DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory License (PDF 152 KB): License document issued for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Science and Technology Facility (STF) roof-top PV power purchase agreement.

  • Photovoltaics at the DOE's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory License (MS Word 130 KB): License document issued for the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory PV power purchase agreement.

  • U.S. Army Fort Carson Photovoltaics Project Lease (PDF 1.4 MB): Project lease issued for the Fort Carson PV PPA.

  • U.S. Air Force Nellis Air Force Base Photovoltaics Project Ground Lease: Ground lease issued for the Nellis Air Force Base PV PPA. Document is located under Amendment 2.

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Enhanced Use Lease (PDF 2.5 MB): Enhanced use lease with Florida Power and Light (FP&L) for a 10 megawatt FP&L-owned PV array and a 950 kilowatt NASA-owned PV array.

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Completed Projects and Case Studies

The following case studies are available outlining completed projects:

  • NREL Mesa Top Photovoltaics Array (PDF 348 KB): Project case study detailing the results of the NREL Mesa Top Photovoltaics Array, which was financed through a PPA.

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Other Documents

Additional sample documents and resources are available as outlined below:

  • GovEnergy 2008 Session Presentation on Power Purchase Agreements (PDF 1.6 MB): Power purchase agreement overview presentation given at GovEnergy 2008, which includes several case studies and considerations for Federal agencies.

  • NREL PV Project National Environmental Policy Act Document (PDF 5 MB): Finding of no significant impact and final environmental assessment of three site development projects

  • U.S. Army Fort Carson Interconnection Agreement (PDF 1.8 MB): Sample interconnection agreement for the U.S. Army Fort Carson PV project financed through a PPA.

  • U.S. Army Fort Carson Environmental Document (PDF 5 MB): Sample environmental planning document for the U.S. Army Fort Carson PV project financed through a PPA.

  • U.S. Army Fort Carson Press Release: Press release distributed to generate awareness for the U.S. Army Fort Carson PV project financed through a power purchase agreement.

  • U.S. Army Fort Carson Photos: Publicity photos of the U.S. Army Fort Carson PV project financed through a PPA.

  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Solar PPA Overview: Online resource outlining solar power purchase agreements as part of the EPA's Green Power Partnership.

  • EPA Webinar on Solar PPAs: Webinar audio and presentation files offered by the EPA's Green Power Partnership covering solar PPA projects.

A copy of the Western Area Power Administration's Interagency Agreement is also available for Federal agencies. If interested, contact:

Randy Manion
Western Area Power Administration
720-962-7423
manion@wapa.gov

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