Finance


The Power Purchase Agreement in Transition
The Power Purchase Agreement in Transition

The power purchase agreement, commonly called a PPA, is a fundamental element to the development, construction, and financing of power generation projects. Like many things in the power industry, the…


Economic Factors Drive Wind and Solar Growth
Economic Factors Drive Wind and Solar Growth

Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) have found that a combination of lower capital, operating, and finance costs, in addition to better equipment performance, and longer useful lives, have…


Thermal Coal—Now and Next
Thermal Coal—Now and Next

Joe Mease and Bryan Benoit, Grant Thornton LLP After serving as a primary source of electrical power generation for the last half-century, bankruptcies throughout the American coal mining industry in 2020 serve…