Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)
What is a CPPA?
The Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) is a long-term purchase contract between a green energy producer and a company, an energy consumer.
It allows the latter to source renewable electricity from a production site that can be different from the consumption site. This contract guarantees the supply of renewable electricity at a fixed price agreed upon in advance between the buyer and the electricity producer for a specified period. It directly binds both parties, offering contractual stability.
Increasingly adopted in Europe as a renewable and decarbonized electricity supply solution with guarantees of local origin.
Different types of CPPAs adapt to your needs.
Off-site CPPA
Producer and Consumer agree in advance on a guaranteed long-term electricity purchase price as well as a volume of guarantees of origin (GOs).
The agreed price includes the supply of GOs. The Producer sells the electricity produced by a decentralized photovoltaic park in the territory to the Consumer, which then transits through the public electricity grid.
The Consumer can remain supplied by their current Electricity Supplier, who integrates these volumes of renewable electricity into their consumption and provides the additional electricity needed to cover their total consumption (residual volume).
On-site CPPA
Producer and Consumer agree in advance on a guaranteed long-term electricity purchase price.
The Producer builds and operates a photovoltaic plant on the site (or in direct proximity) of the Consumer and connects it to their private electricity network.
The Producer thus directly sells and delivers electricity to the Consumer without any intermediary.
The Consumer can remain supplied by their current Electricity Supplier, who provides the additional electricity needed to cover their total consumption (residual volume).
Our expertise for a competitive offer
Technical expertise is at the heart of our projects, which incorporate the latest sector innovations and meet the highest quality standards. As a General Contractor Constructor, we internally manage all the necessary steps to build a photovoltaic plant, whether it is ground-based, on water, on building rooftops, or parking canopies.
All our PPA offers are based on our own assets! We thus control their quality and monitoring, notably through our supervision center, which manages the production of our park in real time and schedules interventions by our maintenance teams in the field. This synergy allows us great responsiveness to meet supply demands and optimize production!
Our presence throughout the territory, with more than 700 solar plants in operation, gives us significant resource potential for tailor-made offers for each of our clients.
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Why a CPPA?
A CPPA is a supply solution that allows you to free yourself from market price fluctuations. Signing a CPPA ensures a volume of renewable electricity sold at a fixed price for a given period.
This type of contract offers many advantages:
SECURING
your energy supply in the long term, especially since all our PPAs are based on energy produced by our own assets.
GUARANTEEING
the purchase price in the long term, protecting against energy price volatility.
CONSUMING
certified renewable energy (local Guarantees of Origin).
PREPARING
for the energy independence of your sites.
VALUING
your CSR commitment by making you an active participant in the energy transition.
They trust us
With this PPA*, FSL sends a strong message to the SME world, telling them that it is possible to take on this challenge and that by finding the right partners, solutions are available for human-sized companies. From the very beginning of our relationship with Urbasolar, we found quality contacts, real proximity, and long-term support, which led to the successful conclusion of this PPA. More than a commercial relationship, we have built a relationship of trust with the Urbasolar teams, where we have appreciated at every stage the human and professional qualities of our contacts.
*Signing a PPA with Urbasolar in 2023 for the annual supply of over 5 GWh of solar energy from the solar plant located in Lombron, Sarthe.
Gilles Fort
President of FSL
References
Capacity:
5 MWp
Caveirac Solar Power Plant (30)
As part of its energy decarbonization, the Groupe Aéroport de Paris and electricity supplier GazelEnergie signed a CPPA with Urbasolar in 2020.
Capacity:
7.8 MWp
Bras Solar Power Plant (83)
This contract provides for the creation of three new photovoltaic solar parks in France for the needs of Groupe ADP: in Bras, Caveirac, and Villognon.
Capacity:
23 MWp
CS de Villognon (16)
With an expected annual production of 47 GWh of green energy over 21 years, this PPA, the first signed by an airport group, represents 10% of the annual electricity needs to operate the three Paris airports, or nearly 75% of the lighting needs.
Ground-mounted solar plant of the Oncopole in Toulouse (1min17)
Our other
solutions
As a true expert in photovoltaic technology, we are able to provide the solution that matches your site and your expectations.
Across the territory, our teams support you in carrying out your solar projects.
FAQ
Qui peut s’engager dans un projet agrivoltaïque ?
Tous les propriétaires et exploitants agricoles. Les agriculteurs et exploitants de terres cultivées, les éleveurs disposant de surfaces de pâturage, enfin les producteurs viticoles, maraîchers et arboriculteurs dont les parcelles et/ou les cultures sont adaptées à la réalisation d’un projet solaire.
Quels terrains sont éligibles à l'agrivoltaïsme ?
Un projet agrivoltaïque doit s’adapter à l’activité agricole. Plusieurs prérequis sont donc indispensables parmi lesquels nous pouvons citer le maintien obligatoire d’une activité agricole, des cultures ou élevages compatibles avec l’installation, une réversibilité de de cette dernière et enfin une co-construction du projet avec l’agriculteur.
Quels types d’agriculture peuvent cohabiter avec le photovoltaïque ?
La technologie photovoltaïque peut cohabiter avec plusieurs formes d’agriculture, à condition que le projet soit pensé d’abord pour l’activité agricole. On peut ainsi retrouver les activités d’élevage et pâturage ovin et bovin, les grandes cultures (fourrage ou céréales), le maraichage (salades, courgette, choux, fraises, framboises, PAPAM, …) et enfin, l’arboriculture et la viticulture.
Existe-il des aides pour les projets agrivoltaïques ?
Il n’existe pas d’aides directes, en revanche dans le cas d’un projet agrivoltaïque, les aides de la Politique Agricole Commune (PAC) sont maintenues si l’activité agricole est réelle.
Est-ce que le projet agrivoltaïque s'adapte à mes pratiques agricoles ?
La clé du succès d’un projet agrivoltaïque réside généralement dans une collaboration étroite entre les agriculteurs et les développeurs énergétiques, afin de concilier la production agricole et la génération d’énergie renouvelable. Le projet solaire doit répondre aux contraintes, besoins et pratiques de l’agriculteur et non l’inverse.