Wind turbine stands over green fields
December 12, 2016 • 3Degrees Staff

An integrated market would drop the cost of wind and solar integration, and make buying wholesale renewables a lot easier What would an expansion of the California wholesale market to a broader Western regional market mean for businesses looking to buy renewable energy? We recently tried to answer that question at a seminar. After a […]

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caution tape
July 22, 2016 • 3Degrees Staff

A reality check for corporate and institutional energy customers. Much like the rest of the clean energy industry, we are excited about corporate and institutional (C&I) customers taking meaningful action by directly purchasing renewable energy to reduce their carbon footprint, contribute to cleaning up the grid, manage volatile energy costs and get in front of […]

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people sitting in an office building, silhouetted against backdrop of a city
May 19, 2016 • 3Degrees Staff

Virtual Power Purchase Agreements (VPPAs) are a relatively new way to buy renewable energy, providing companies with a financial hedge against future energy prices and a new mechanism for meeting their corporate environmental goals. But these contracts are also complex and it is important to understand how they work. With a VPPA, an organization buys […]

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Aerial view of wind farm
November 2, 2015 • 3Degrees Staff

Corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs) are being talked about everywhere — from water coolers to boardrooms to industry conferences. — greening their energy portfolio and creating financial benefits. How did we get here? While a number of interrelated factors have driven this change, we have identified two clear eras in the development of renewable energy. […]

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