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For industrial organisations, energy inputs represent a substantial portion of variable costs. This is why a growing number of industrial entities are looking to power purchase agreements (PPAs) as a solid strategy to mitigate wholesale market volatility, and provide stable energy prices across longer timeframes.
Today's market offers a wide range of contractual options for energy buyers to choose from, with the variety of price structures and production shapes limited only by the appetite and creativity of developers and offtakers. This means that getting a strong deal tailored specifically to an organisation’s needs is entirely possible, especially with solid market intelligence and an informed procurement strategy.
Here’s a quick look at how large industrial buyers can sign PPAs faster, smarter, and safer in 2025.
Faster
Anyone with experience in PPA negotiations knows how lengthy the process can be. From RFP launch to PPA finalisation, it takes time to reach a landing zone where both buyer and seller can be confident they have achieved a deal that meets their needs. One thing we know at LevelTen is that the longer the PPA negotiation process takes, the greater the likelihood of price adjustments — and the greater the risk of the deal falling apart entirely.
Moreover, today’s rapidly changing market rewards proactive buyers who move to secure PPAs sooner rather than later. All of this means that the longer PPA negotiations go on, the more likely it becomes that the buyer misses out on the best deal — or gets none at all.
LevelTen Energy developed the groundbreaking LEAP™ procurement approach to dramatically accelerate the entire PPA negotiation process, and help buyers of all types get the best deals over the line far more quickly. By combining the RFP and PPA contracting stages into one step, LEAP enables PPAs to be executed five times faster than traditional PPA processes. LEAP allows buyers to lose less time in the negotiation stage — giving them the confidence and speed they need to secure solid deals, fast.
Smarter
In today’s dynamic energy landscape, having the best possible data at your fingertips is essential to informed decision-making.
Historically, the PPA market has been immensely opaque, with minimal pricing transparency and brief shelf lives for what scant data was available. LevelTen Energy has cleared the fog for the PPA sector, providing unprecedented transparency for the market with PPA pricing data produced from thousands of real PPA offers provided by our robust network of energy sellers and developers. This expansive data ecosystem gives buyers and sellers alike the insights they need to understand key trends and secure the deals that meet their goals.
Central to this data transparency is LevelTen's MarketPulse tool, which provides instant access to near-real-time data for benchmarking, modeling, and analysis. With a robust suite of tools to analyse and visualise market trends, and filters to hone in on specific pricing data by geography, development maturity, and other advanced attributes, MarketPulse provides users with the industry's most precise view of the PPA market. The result? An ability to efficiently align stakeholders and secure deals with confidence.
Moreover, we know that being smart doesn’t always mean following the crowd. Getting the deal that’s right for your organisation might mean breaking the mould, and procuring a bespoke PPA with unique pricing arrangements tailored specifically to your company's needs.
At LevelTen, we have experience helping buyers close a variety of deal types that utilise a range of term lengths, pricing shapes, production profiles, and settlement structures adapted to our clients’ specific requirements. Our team of experts working across Europe and North America, along with LevelTen's expansive network of more than 50 of the world's leading energy advisory firms, can provide the market insights and expertise needed to inform your decisions and guide your team to the best PPA deals.
Safer
Risk management is an essential aspect of any PPA negotiation. LevelTen Energy and our advisory network bring deep experience helping industrial buyers navigate the PPA market with confidence. Operating at the center of the PPA ecosystem, procuring through the LevelTen network means having access to a variety of approaches and contractual tools that can help reduce energy costs while mitigating against wholesale market volatility.
What's more, LevelTen's network of over 1,000 developers active in 35 countries means buyers have access to the widest pool of potential PPA offers, which they can assess and compare with unprecedented accuracy, speed, and efficiency. This degree of transparency into the renewable energy market dramatically reduces uncertainty in the PPA procurement process, and gives buyers the advantage of choice when exploring their energy options.
The bottom line? PPAs remain an excellent means for heavy industrial buyers to avoid the risks associated with wholesale electricity market participation and lock in long-term electricity supply at competitive rates. With the European PPA market exhibiting its third consecutive quarter of stable prices, the winds are favourable for PPA buyers, and teams that move with efficiency and a clear vision of their goals will be well-positioned to transact successfully
Get in touch
LevelTen works with a wide range of energy buyers to bring clarity, confidence and precision to the PPA procurement process. To learn more about how we can support your organisation, get in touch at info@leveltenenergy.com
