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PPA

PPA

1 8.6
A contract to buy electricity from a producer at agreed terms
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : contrato de compraventa de energía eléctrica
  • The renewable energy supplier signed a PPA with the utility company that detailed the conditions for their energy transactions.

Examples

  • Before finalizing the deal, both parties reviewed the PPA to ensure mutual understanding of the terms for purchasing electricity.

  • The PPA outlines the sales agreement between the electricity producer and the buyer for the generated power.

  • You've changed to a statement that some electric companies in Southern California offer PPAs that give a small boost to profits for solar companies.

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  • There is a known relationship between the period of breastfeeding and the period of post-partum amenorrhea (PPA).

    Academic text (2007)

  • The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the practice of breastfeeding, whether full or partial, at fixed times or on demand of the child, with the period of PPA in a cross-sectional study of 112 women.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The objective of this paper was to determine the relationship between patterns of breastfeeding, such as full or partial, at fixed times or on demand of the child, with the length of PPA in a cross-sectional study of 112 women.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The problem, as we've seen, is that wind is a price-taker and, unless producers are able to find long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with electricity consumers at such prices, it is subject to the vagaries of market prices.

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Synonyms

purchase agreement
vsPPA
  • Formal
2 3.6

A written contract that explains the details and rules for buying a house or other goods

is specific to electricity and defines terms for selling generated power

Surface Forms

PPA singular
PPAs plural

Etymology

PPA comes from the phrase power purchase agreement, which literally means a contract to 'buy power'. So a PPA is the agreement that sets the rules for selling and buying electricity.