Unlocking the Shortlist: How to Win in the 2025 European PPA Market

Market Insights
January 22, 2026

LevelTen Energy today launches the 2025 European Shortlist Report, providing a comprehensive analysis of the projects getting shortlisted in 2025.

Based on data from nearly 1,800 PPA offers across solar, wind, hybrid, and storage technologies, this report provides a unique window into the technology types, contractual terms, and price points that are making the cut.

For developers, this report helps you answer:

  • What maximises shortlisting odds? See success rates broken down by technology, market, and RFP.
  • Does maturity matter? We analyse exactly how much project maturity impacts your chance of being selected.
  • How should you structure your offer? Gain insight into current buyer preferences for Baseload vs. Pay-as-Produced, and Virtual vs. Physical structures.

For buyers, you’ll gain insight into:

  • Price prediction: how to use Marketplace data to predict the price ranges of shortlisted offers before you even launch.
  • Realistic benchmarking: view shortlisted offer data broken down by contract start date, technology, and tenor length to set realistic internal goals.
  • Contract structure analysis: analyse the most frequently shortlisted contractual terms, such as contract duration and the prevalence of Virtual vs. Physical PPA structures, to better align your purchasing strategy with market trends.

Ready to see what’s driving the market?

The 2025 European Shortlist Market Transparency Report is available now to all LevelTen subscribers via a Market Transparency credit. Log in to get your copy and sharpen your strategy for the year ahead.

LevelTen Energy

LevelTen Energy is the leading provider of transaction infrastructure for the clean energy transition, connecting buyers, sellers, and financiers through an international marketplace powered by trusted data and automation. The LevelTen Marketplace supports power purchase agreements (PPAs), energy attribute credits (EACs), capacity, hybrid PPAs, granular certificate trading, and storage, so organizations can execute and manage clean energy transactions with confidence. With a network of more than 1,300 project developers in 35 countries, LevelTen is advancing carbon-free energy markets by making them more transparent, liquid, and accessible.

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