| name | power-purchase-agreement |
| title | Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) |
| description | Drafts U.S. power purchase agreements (PPAs) between generators and offtakers covering delivery, pricing, metering, performance guarantees, RECs/carbon attributes, credit support, defaults, and remedies. Triggers on "PPA", "power purchase agreement", "offtaker", "generator", "REC", "net output", "renewable energy offtake", "energy supply agreement", or "energy payment". |
| author | CaseMark |
| author_url | https://github.com/CaseMark/skills/tree/main/skills/legal/power-purchase-agreement |
| license | Apache-2.0 |
| version | 0.1.0 |
| execution_mode | open |
| jurisdiction | us |
| practice | energy |
| language | en |
| tags | ["agreement","drafting","regulatory"] |
Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)
Produces a commercially balanced, regulation-aware agreement for the sale and purchase of electric energy between a generator and an offtaker.
Quick Start
Gather before drafting:
- Parties — legal names, jurisdictions, signatory authority, guarantors.
- Project — facility type, location, capacity (MW), technology, COD targets, interconnection status.
- Delivery — delivery point, ISO/RTO or utility territory, scheduling/dispatch model.
- Commercial — term length, pricing model, escalators, payment cycle, taxes.
- Attributes — REC/carbon ownership, transfer mechanics, certification requirements.
- Risk — curtailment allocation, force majeure, change-in-law, credit support, insurance.
- Operations — metering standards, testing cadence, data interfaces.
- Finance — lender requirements, step-in rights, consent rights (if project-financed).
Drafting Skeleton
1. Parties; Recitals
2. Definitions and Interpretation
3. Term; Conditions Precedent
4. Sale and Purchase; Delivery; Scheduling
5. Pricing; Invoicing; Taxes
6. Metering; Measurement; Data
7. Environmental Attributes
8. Representations and Warranties
9. Covenants; Reporting; Compliance
10. Performance Standards; Liquidated Damages
11. Events of Default; Remedies
12. Force Majeure
13. Insurance; Credit Support
14. Termination; Consequences
15. Dispute Resolution; Governing Law
16. Miscellaneous
Exhibits A–E
Core Workflow
1. Key Definitions
Define these precisely — they drive pricing, performance, and defaults:
| Term | Define |
|---|
| Contract Capacity | MW/kW, net of parasitic load |
| Delivered Energy | kWh/MWh measured at delivery point |
| Net Output | Adjustments for losses/auxiliary load |
| Commercial Operation Date | Objective tests and certification criteria |
| Force Majeure | Scope, exclusions, duration caps |
| Availability | Calculation formula and exclusions |
| REC/Environmental Attributes | Registry, certification, transfer mechanics |
2. Conditions Precedent
Set deadlines for each; specify consequence of non-satisfaction:
