LevelTenEnergy and Constellation are collaborating to introduce Easy VPPA, a new way for small to mid-sized energy buyers to competitively access top clean energy projects
Securing a renewable energy power purchase agreement (PPA) has long been a high-friction process, especially for small and mid-sized buyers. While hyperscalers and other large energy users move quickly and secure favorable pricing due to their scale, other buyers are often left out of the market entirely. Between long contracts, complex negotiations, and intense competition for the best projects, clean energy procurement has remained frustratingly out of reach for many organizations with smaller offtake needs or limited purchasing power.
LevelTen Energy and Constellation are collaborating to change that. Together, we're introducing Easy VPPA, a wholesale and retail aggregation solution designed to help energy advisors support small and mid-sized clients in procuring renewable energy more efficiently and at scale. In today’s market, good projects are in scarce supply. With Easy VPPA, advisors can help their clients successfully compete for and secure energy like a hyperscaler.
The Challenge Facing Smaller Buyers
Energy buyers with loads under 100,000 annual MWh face steep and persistent obstacles. Developers tend to prioritize larger offtakers who can support a greater portion of a project. High demand from corporate sustainability leaders, including RE100 members, is creating even more competition for limited supply of quality projects from experienced counterparties. And because smaller buyers may lack the internal resources, speed, or credit ratings of their larger peers, they’re often priced out or left behind entirely as deals move quickly through traditional procurement processes.
When smaller buyers do try to participate, they often experience frustrating cycles of churn: sourcing deals, facing delays, and repeatedly updating their strategy just to stay on track toward their emissions goals.
What is Easy VPPA and How Does it Work?
Easy VPPA is a smarter path forward, built specifically for small and mid-sized buyers and available through energy advisors. LevelTen Energy launches an aggregation opportunity to its advisor network. Those advisors present Easy VPPA to qualified clients and secure verbal commitments. Once enough interest is confirmed, LevelTen runs a streamlined RFP using its LEAP™ process, while Constellation works with the selected renewable energy developer to execute a PPA.
Each participating client signs a short-form agreement with Constellation that is a fraction of the length and complexity of a typical VPPA. Once signed, Constellation manages the PPA through the life of the contract, typically 10-15 year tenors, including post-COD operations and the retirement of RECs.
Every step of the process is designed to reduce friction, accelerate timelines, and maintain flexibility for participating energy buyers, while giving advisors a clear path to overcoming the challenges of securing clean energy for small to mid-sized needs.
Organizations exploring Easy VPPA are often navigating familiar barriers: they’ve tried to find the right project, price, or contract but came up short; lost promising opportunities to faster buyers; or need smaller renewable purchases to “top off” their goals. Others use Easy VPPA to meet growing load requirements, hedge against market volatility, diversify their portfolios, or offload long-term developer management. In every case, Easy VPPA offers a clear path forward.
Why It Works
Easy VPPA, open to any business with energy procurement needs of 20,000 annual MWh or more, combines trusted products, market access, and technology to deliver:
- Large-scale terms for smaller buyers. Constellation executes the PPA, unlocking favorable pricing, and taking care of on-going management, credit intermediation, and project servicing post-COD.
- Simplified contracting. Buyers sign a short, standardized agreement with Constellation, rather than a VPPA with the developer.
- Streamlined RFPs. LevelTen Energy’s LEAP™ process is up to 5x faster than traditional RFPs, with over 50% more developer offers and a record of just 72 days from launch to PPA signature.
- Proven results. Over 3.3 GW of renewable energy has been signed through LEAP, combined with over 3GW of customer aggregations and PPAs through Constellation’s offsite renewable platform, and Easy VPPA extends that value to a new class of buyers and advisors.
A More Equitable Clean Energy Market
Easy VPPA marks a turning point in clean energy procurement for small and mid-sized offtakers. Instead of being sidelined by volume requirements or complex contracting, all organizations can now access the same high-quality projects as the biggest buyers with confidence and speed.
“Clean energy procurement shouldn’t be limited by contract complexity or project access," says Ben Chadwick, Executive Director CORe and Carbon-Free Solutions at Constellation Energy. "Through our collaboration with LevelTen and their advisor network, Easy VPPA makes it possible for more buyers to act with scale and speed, guided by their expert advisors who understand their goals and how to get them there.”
“Easy VPPA changes the game for smaller-load energy buyers who want to show their commitment to the energy transition,” said Ryan Warren, Chief Commercial Officer at LevelTen Energy. “Until now, today’s most attractive renewable energy projects have only been accessible to the companies who could bring huge volumes of energy demand and move fast enough to secure them. Easy VPPA levels the playing field.”
By working with their trusted advisors and supported by LevelTen and Constellation, small and mid-sized energy buyers can finally secure the renewable energy their companies need to meet growing demand and stay on track with emissions reduction goals. The result is a more accessible, more equitable clean energy market where smaller and mid-sized buyers don’t just watch deals happen — they get to close them.
Get Started
If you're an energy advisor, contact your LevelTen account manager to learn how to bring Easy VPPA to your clients.
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Clean energy shouldn’t be limited to the largest buyers. With Easy VPPA, it doesn’t have to be.
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