In a single half-day workshop sesssion we cover renewable energy hedge 101 basics and  enable you to evaluate and pursue hedge opportunites for your institution.

Renewable Energy Hedges: 

A New Model for Campus and Institutional Sustainability

The 15-year renewable energy hedge agreement between Southern New Hampshire University  and PPM Energy represents the emergence of a new model that satisfies the triple bottom line of sustainability: the economic, the ecological and the social.

For energy users the hedge can flatten electricity and natural gas budgets, support renewable energy development and voluntarily offset carbon emissions. For the energy developer, the hedge provides needed long-term cash flows at better terms than those available from conventional power purchase agreements with utilities and power marketers.

During this workshop participants learn:

* the basics about renewable energy hedges
* renewable energy hedges from the energy user’s perspective
* renewable energy hedges from the developer’s perspective
* how to accurately size, analyze and predict renewable energy hedge performance
* how legal considerations and accounting practices affect the process
* energy efficiency and distributed generation strategies
* how to form cooperative user groups for renewable energy hedge and energy purchases

After the workshop participants understand:

* the difference between a long-term power purchase and a hedge financial swap
* why renewable energy hedges control both electricity and natural gas costs
* why the renewable energy hedge is no free lunch, but is a great long-term
energy cost control measure with minimal out-of-pocket expenses
* why renewable energy hedges between an energy user in the Northeast, for example, and a
developer in New York State or Pennsylvania can work
* why renewable energy hedges are not subject to FAS-133 accounting rules for
derivatives
* how to size the renewable energy hedge you need and predict its
monthly economic performance for the next 15 years under widely varying
future energy price scenarios.
* how the renewable energy hedge may offset carbon emissions and reduce long-term regulatory risk

Contact     2-Session Renewable Hedge Workshops