The North East and Yorkshire Net Zero Hub have worked with partners to develop template documents for progressing a solar power purchase agreement (PPA) project on business rooftops.

Rooftop solar PPA projects are reasonably common in the community energy space and have seen some uptake within the local authority sector. The premise is simple: the project owner installs and owns solar panels on a third party’s rooftop and then sells them the electricity generated at a discounted rate. This provides a return for the project owner and an energy bill reduction from the third party.

The Hub’s documents include draft outline business case reports and calculations, plus template legal documents for the PPA and roof lease. These documents are designed to streamline the project development process for any local/combined authority or community energy group looking to set up such a project by providing the initial documentation that can be adapted for local use.

The key documents will be available here shortly. In the meantime, please contact enquiries@neynetzerohub.com to learn more.