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Standard Solar Power Purchase Agreement

Oregon, United States  Draft Solar Power Purchase Agreement (Photovoltaic Solar Electric Systems) between an Oregon provider and the State of Oregon whereby provider desires to install, maintain and operate the systems on the sites in the licensed areas and desires to sell electrical energy generated by the systems securing sustainable energy resources to support its operations at no greater cost for the energy than it would pay for the electricity otherwise supplied  (in English).

US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seminar on solar PPAs

The webinar discusses Solar Power Purchase Agreements (SPPA). An SPPA is a financial arrangement in which a third-party developer owns, operates, and maintains a photovoltaic (PV) system and a host customer (i.e., a business, municipal government, or university) agrees to site the system on its roof or elsewhere on its property and purchase the system’s electric output for a pre-determined period (in English).

BroadbandUSA: An introduction to effective public-private partnerships for broadband investments

Broadband is critical to the economic development and vitality of communities across the United States. Given its importance, many local leaders are exploring how to expand the availability and adoption of robust, high-quality and affordable broadband services in their communities. To reach these goals, many municipalities have utilized partnerships with the private sector. While no partnership structure is exactly like another, there are some common models and best practices that communities should research before embarking on a broadband partnership.

Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for Wind Project, U.S. Department of Energy

This POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is executed by and between [SELLER] (“Seller”), and the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, acting by and through the BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION (“BPA”). Both Seller and BPA are sometimes referred to herein individually as “Party” and collectively as “Parties.”

Model Public-Private Partnerships Core Toll Concessions Contract Guide - Final (Part 1)

This guide presents key concepts for the structuring and development of legal contracts for highway transportation Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in the United States including sample wording for contract clauses. It is part of the broader effort by the FHWA to promote understanding of PPP transactions, which will include a document similar to this guide on availability payment contracts used in PPP transactions. 

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Road Concessions, BOTs, DBOs, 

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Legal Aspects for Performance-Based Specifications for Highway Construction and Maintenance Contracts

Legal Aspects for Performance-Based Specifications for Highway Construction and Maintenance Contracts - TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Legal Research Digest 61, Transportation Research Board (TRB), July 2013

This publication explores how performance-based specifications differ from traditional design or method-based specifications and the risk allocation differencesbetween the these methods.  It includes a discussion of case law, commercial risks, and other aspects not often covered. 

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