How it Works | Utilise Limited

How Power Purchase Agreements Work

Now you can benefit from clean, sustainable solar energy, at a lower cost than what you currently pay, with no capital outlay required. You’re simply paying for lower cost power

How does Utilise supply work?

The arrangements for supplying you in this way include:

We install the solar system

We work out the best configuration for your site, taking into account your daily and seasonal demand. We procure and engineer the installed solution through our supply partner SolarKing. We work with your retailer, network company, councils, and electrician to ensure compliance. We fully fund the installation so you pay nothing

Customers agree to buy the output

We establish a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between Utilise and the power customer covering such things as the long-term price and price resets, each party's obligations, metering and invoicing arrangements, and the ability for the customer to purchase the system.

Property owners agree to the system being on site

The owner of the property where the installation is located agrees to allow Utilise to put the system there through a Licence To Occupy (LTO). This is a standard agreement similar to a lease agreement and contains things such as term and renewal, obligations of the parrties, ability to purchase the system, and remediation

Utilise invoices the customer for power produced

Utilise reads meters monthly, reconciles the data and undertakes billing and customer service on a monthly basis. These costs are all charged based on the terms of the Power Purchase Agreement and its Standard Terms and Conditions.

How do we get started

Review current supply

With your permission (which we obtain through a Letter of Authority), we analyse your current power usage and costs.

Indicative proposal

We provide you with an indicative proposal to supply power directly off your roof.

Detailed design

If the indicative proposal is accepted Utilise iundertakes detailed design and advances PPA and LTO documentation.

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Here's how supply from Utilise happens

Solar is installed at your premises under the process outlined above.

The metering company sends us the meter readings from the solar system.

From the first month after commissioning of the system you will receive bills from Utilise.

You continue to receive a bill from your existing retailer for power not supplied by Utilise.

Find out more about our pricing arrangements

Installation

Power supply remains continuous during installation, other than at completion whilst we are livening the installation. Typically the meter used by your retailer also needs to be changed to accept export into the grid. Both of these will require short power supply interruption for an hour or so, though can also be done in non-business hours.