Green Power Partnership
EPA Green Power Partnership Webinar
On March 31, the Green Power Partnership hosted a Webinar on renewable energy hedges. Participants learned how hedges work, and how organizations can use these financial transactions to reduce and stabilize energy costs while decreasing carbon emissions. The Webinar featured presenters from NextEra Energy Resources, Eco Power Hedge, and Southern New Hampshire University. Speakers addressed:
- Types of Hedges including Contract for Differences (or Swaps)
- The Value Proposition of Renewable Energy Hedges
- Challenges
- A Case Study of Southern New Hampshire University’s Hedge
- Where to go for more information
Click on the links below to access the presentation slides covered during the Webinar:
- Introductory Remarks (PDF) (8 pp., 506KB, About PDF), Blaine Collison, U.S. EPA
- Renewable Energy Hedging: Using Financial Contracts to Meet Targets (PDF) (16 pp., 2.7M, About PDF), Timothy Swanson, NextEra Energy
- The SNHU Renewable Energy Hedge Agreement (PDF) (17 pp., 296KB, About PDF), Roy Morrison, SNHU and Hunter Brownlie, Eco Power Hedge LLC