Opportunities And Risks In Long-term PPAs, Ep #008

Sep 25, 2020

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Portland General Electric (PGE) created their green energy future impact tariff for large scale commercial and industrial customers to help them source 100% renewable energy. The energy will be sourced from new wind and solar facilities dedicated from a PPA through PGE. This huge initiative — with about 160 megawatts — was fully subscribed within 3 minutes of its release. It's eye-opening to hear about the opportunity and unmet demand in this space. Join today’s guests Brian Faist & Tiffany Menhorn as they talk about this project, why it was so successful, and bumps along the way.

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Getting to know today’s guests Brian & Tiffany [1:49]
What is PGE’s green energy future impact tariff? [3:04]
What kind of hurdles were faced along the way? [6:31]
Have you had renewable power conversations in the last 5 years? [9:25]
Best practices when going through the solicitation process? [13:19]
How might COVID affect the renewables business? [16:46]

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Tiffany Menhorn with Enel X North America
Brain Faist with Portland General Electric

Tiffany Menhorn, Senior Business Development Manager, Wholesale Energy & Renewable Procurement, Enel X North America, LLC

Tiffany Menhorn of Enel X works with commercial organizations and utilities to run competitive auctions for a wide range of commodity products. A fresh voice in the market, Tiffany is helping her forward-thinking partners secure highly competitive prices in creative ways and simplifying the process by which complex, emerging commodity products are sourced. Tiffany’s tenure in the energy field includes working in the jungles of startup culture to the peaks of an industry-leading innovator. Tiffany earned a BS from the University of Pittsburgh and an MBA from Seton Hill University.

Brain Faist, Structuring and Origination, Portland General Electric

SInce getting his start in the accounting world, Brian has focused on providing customers of Portland General Electric access to a clean and reliable source of power. With experience in wind, solar, and energy storage, Brian has been able to deliver multiple projects to help source the utility’s power supply needs as well as those customers looking to go further, faster with participation in voluntary renewable programs.

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