What is an Export PPA?

If your business generates renewable energy, here’s a question worth sitting with: what actually happens to the electricity you don’t use?

For a lot of businesses, the honest answer is it goes back to the grid, and nobody gets paid for it. That’s a missed opportunity, and it’s one we can fix.

An Export Power Purchase Agreement (Export PPA) is how you start getting paid.

Here’s how it works

When your solar panels, wind turbines, or battery storage produces more power than your site needs, the surplus is exported to the grid. An Export PPA is the contract that sets out what you get paid for it = the rate, the terms, and the length of the agreement.

We offer fixed-price, 12-month Export PPAs. That means a rate agreed upfront, no exposure to market swings, and a straightforward income stream from generation you’re already doing.

You’re generating the electricity anyway. An Export PPA just makes sure you’re rewarded for it.

Who is it for?

If you have solar PV, wind turbines, battery storage, or any other renewable generation technology, and your system regularly produces more than your site consumes, an Export PPA is worth exploring.

It tends to work best for larger commercial and industrial sites with meaningful export volumes. If you’re not sure whether that describes you, we’re happy to take a look at your data and give you a straight answer.

Why fixed-price matters

Energy prices move. Sometimes up, sometimes down, rarely predictably. A fixed-price Export PPA removes that uncertainty entirely.

Lock in your rate for 12 months and you know exactly what your exports are worth. That makes revenue forecasting cleaner, your renewable investment easier to justify, and your energy strategy a lot less stressful.

Your questions, answered

What does Export PPA stand for? Export Power Purchase Agreement. It’s a contract between you – the generator – and an energy buyer, setting out the price and terms for the surplus electricity you export to the grid.

Is an Export PPA right for smaller installations? Smaller generators may find a Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) a more straightforward starting point. Export PPAs tend to deliver the most value where export volumes are higher. Not sure which side you fall on? We can help you work it out. Find out more about SEGs here or compare PPA vs SEG here.

How long does an Export PPA last? We typically offer 12-month fixed-price agreements, long enough to give you meaningful certainty, short enough to keep things flexible.

What technologies are eligible? Solar PV, wind turbines, battery storage, and other grid-connected renewable generation systems can all qualify, as long as your setup is capable of exporting to the grid.

Let’s make your exports work harder

If you’re generating renewable energy and not yet on an Export PPA, you’re leaving money on the table. Let’s change that.

Get in touch and we’ll show you what your exports could be earning.

 theteam@herestheplan.co.uk

 01738 474 630