Baseload PPA
A PPA delivering a flat, constant volume in every settlement period, independent of how the underlying asset actually generates.
A baseload PPA commits the seller to deliver a flat block of power — the same volume in every settlement period — regardless of the underlying asset’s actual output. The difference between the asset’s real profile and the flat block has to be managed in the market by the seller or its route-to-market provider.
Because the seller absorbs the shape risk, baseload prices at a premium to pay-as-produced for the same asset. It also gives the buyer a product that is directly comparable to standard wholesale baseload contracts, which simplifies hedging and internal benchmarking.
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ETC prices and executes PPAs across GB — founder-led, from indicative quote to signed contract.