Hourly matching poses PV challenges

Growing corporate interest in hourly matching power purchase agreements (PPAs) is expected to drive the pairing of PV, wind, and battery energy storage systems (BESS), with potential broader impacts on the energy procurement market, as Neil Ford reports.

Issue 04 – 2025

Cheap electricity from daytime solar may have financial appeal for corporates but critics have called for companies to embrace time matching to further reduce fossil fuel reliance.

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