Energy Source | Corporate renewable electricity procurement

What do you need to create, optimise, and implement your decarbonised procurement strategy? Introducing Energy Source: Complete control and visibility of your energy demand and PPA portfolio, all in one place. One source of truth.

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On these pages, we outline the essential steps needed to build and manage effective Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) portfolios. From developing credible strategies and decision-making frameworks to selecting the right tools for end-to-end financial and commercial management, we cover it all.

Energy Source has been created to help you save time, money, and avoid risks by bringing your corporate renewable electricity procurement portfolio into one place. Develop robust frameworks for power sourcing choices to secure buy-in and provide comfort, clarity and rigour for leadership and other stakeholders.

Understanding the challenges of PPA implementation

As large energy users pursue ambitious corporate decarbonisation targets, PPAs have become central, providing a clear pathway to securing zero-carbon renewable electricity. However, this brings new challenges. To avoid costly mistakes and ensure long-term success, it is crucial to proactively manage strategic, operational, and financial risks.

Strategic risks of PPAs: The cost of inconsistent information

Organisations risk volatility in financial reporting when they rely on multiple, inconsistent spreadsheets or systems. Without structured valuation methodologies for financial PPAs and robust internal audit approaches, financial statements can become unpredictable. This unpredictability necessitates close scrutiny from CFOs, thereby increasing pressure on teams and operational decision-makers.

Operational risks of PPAs: Devolved and inconsistent data sources

Many large energy users struggle to analyse PPA data consistently. Teams in different locations or business units often use varying methods and advice, leading to conflicting conclusions and inefficient risk management. This inconsistency wastes both time and money, and over-reliance on multiple consultants for ad-hoc, last-minute analysis further strains budgets and delays meaningful decision-making.

Financial risks: Lack of clarity for accurate forecasting

The variable nature of renewables like wind and solar can create unpredictable costs, and without a standardised way to evaluate PPAs, companies may face surprises in their financial reporting. This volatility makes it harder for CFOs and their teams to plan effectively.

How Energy Source mitigates the strategic, operational and financial risk of PPAs:

Secure financial reporting: Energy Source is a unified system using structured valuation methodologies for financial PPAs providing stability and allowing you to focus on strategic growth not risk.
Efficient risk management: Consistent PPA data analysis across different teams and geographies saves you time and money and reduces pressure on core teams.
Reliable forecasting: Standardised PPA evaluations and cost predictability in financial reporting minimise surprises. Allowing you to plan with confidence.

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The energy system is experiencing a seismic shift.
It’s getting more electric, renewable, and dynamic by the day.

Operating in this new reality brings new responsibilities.
Especially for corporates and large energy users.

You need to meet growing demand for green energy, hit decarbonisation targets, and reduce emissions—all while managing costs.

Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) offer a way to meet these needs.
But PPAs come with their own complexities.

You need to evaluate the value of contracts, their financial risks, and their carbon impact.

As your commitment grows, you must do this across PPA portfolios spanning multiple geographies and markets, handled by different parts of your organisation.

All while communicating these insights to non-energy stakeholders.

It’s a lot to manage.

That's why Baringa has developed a purpose-built solution, powered by our globally recognised energy market data and insights.

Energy Source

Complete control and visibility of your energy demand portfolio, from one source.

Made for every part of the PPA process
• Configuration
• Valuation
• Analysis and decision-making
• Reporting and audit

Power every step on your journey
• Kick-start your energy procurement strategy
• Assess the best tender offers
• Negotiate & seal deals with confidence
• Manage & report on your entire portfolio

Built for every team in your organisation
• Finance
• Treasury
• Procurement
• Operations
• Sustainability

Energy Source brings it all together to help you

Save time and money
• Reduce reliance on multiple data subscriptions and third-party analysis
• No need to train large teams to manage PPAs
• Minimise finance & audit costs

Gain clarity and consistency
• One source, all the data you need for commercial, financial and sustainability management
• One approach to valuation for decision-making, risk management & finance
• One partner with bankable data and decades of energy sector experience

Reduce risk
• Assess the value, financial risk and carbon implications of PPAs
• Drive informed decisions on negotiation points
• Understand portfolio-level exposure across markets, contracts and sourcing strategy mix

As the energy system evolves, we help you meet the change with confidence.
Be ready to power what's next with Energy Source from Baringa.

Energy Source is powered by Baringa's fundamental power market modelling capabilities, spanning more than 60 markets and leveraging the insight of energy experts with a wealth of experience in PPA and energy procurement on both sides of the corporate and generator value chain. We are able to support you from the first steps of developing your energy procurement strategy and targets, to assessing offers, and managing and reporting on the portfolio on an ongoing basis. The software itself has been built in-house by our capabilities team.

Energy Source adapts to your needs. Whether you are developing your energy procurement strategy or managing an ongoing portfolio. Whether you need more hands-on help or advice to build your strategy, or routine PPA analysis, we have the advisory capabilities to support your business at every stage.

Developing your energy procurement strategy to meet decarbonisation targets

Assess the value, financial risk, and carbon impact of various PPAs across markets, factoring in hourly demand to identify the best solutions.

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Assessing offers from PPA tender process

Compare offers using our Baseload Equivalent Price methodology, compare contracts of different structures and technologies against one another on a like-for-like basis.

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Ready to negotiate and sign

Make informed decisions on negotiation points including price, contract structure and tenor, by assessing their impact on the value, risk and carbon implications of the PPA. Gain executive level sign-off through credible and comprehensive analysis.

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Managing and reporting on your portfolio on an ongoing basis

Continuously assess portfolio-level metrics to determine the impact of adding new PPAs over time to meet targets. Create the financial reporting required for budgeting, audit and other processes.

Save effort by driving consistency

A consistent approach to valuation for decision-making, risk management and finance processes across all markets and business units within your organisation.

Access a single data source

Avoid paying multiple partners for data subscriptions, by using a platform that contains all the data you need to underpin the end-to-end commercial and financial management of demand and PPAs.

Focus on value-add

Reduce the need to train up large teams to manage PPAs or to pay consultants to run analysis for tendering, risk management or reporting processes, instead focusing on more value additive projects.

Have confidence in our insight

Energy Source is based on Baringa’s long-term market views, which are trusted by banks, investors, developers and consumers across the energy sector.

Portfolio-level risk management

Aggregate all PPAs and demand in one consistent framework for risk management and visibility. A consistent methodology that represents portfolio-level exposure across markets and contracts.

Focus on value-add

Reduce the need to train up large teams to manage PPAs or to pay consultants to run analysis for tendering, risk management or reporting processes, instead focusing on more value additive projects.

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