Although it\u2019s not widely talked about, one of the hottest sectors buying renewables now is the corporate sector. Fortune 500 companies are buying solar and wind power, and renewable energy credits, at a record pace. But why? What\u2019s in it for them? What are the economic risks and rewards of going to the extra trouble to buy green power? How do arrangements like \u201cvirtual power purchase agreements\u201d work? How do we manage balancing between wholesale markets in a future of strong interstate corporate procurement? And what\u2019s the outlook for corporate buying of renewables? Our guest answers all of these questions and more in this wonkilicious episode, guaranteed to keep CFOs on the edge of their seats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Corporations have emerged as some of the top buyers of renewable electricity, even buying it from wind and solar farms in other states. But why are they doing that when they could just buy grid power? And how do \u201cvirtual PPAs\u201d work, anyway? Erin Craig has the answers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[111,1145],"tags":[228,225,226,227,230,229,26,64,45],"class_list":["post-695","xen_episodes","type-xen_episodes","status-publish","hentry","category-energy-transition-show-podcasts","category-free-complete-shows","tag-carbon-credits","tag-corporate","tag-power-purchase-agreements","tag-ppas","tag-renewable-energy-certificates","tag-renewable-energy-credits","tag-renewables","tag-solar","tag-wind","xen_guests-erin-craig"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n