Procuring Large-Scale Renewables through Aggregation: A Guide for Local Governments

This guide explains how local governments in the United States can use buyer-led aggregation to procure off-site, large-scale renewable energy, providing a seven-step process and case studies to facilitate the transition.

• Buyer-led aggregation is a method where two or more buyers collaborate to purchase energy from a large-scale generation facility, which is currently considered an innovative but underutilized approach.
• Aggregated deals offer three primary advantages: they enable the support of new renewable energy projects tailored to specific needs, increase overall demand by including participants who lack the individual resources or demand for large-scale contracts, and allow for collective negotiation of prices and contract terms.

APA

RMI (2021). Procuring Large-Scale Renewables through Aggregation: A Guide for Local Governments. https://rmi.org/resources/procuring-large-scale-renewables-through-aggregation/

Chicago

RMI. Procuring Large-Scale Renewables through Aggregation: A Guide for Local Governments. 2021. https://rmi.org/resources/procuring-large-scale-renewables-through-aggregation/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{rmi2021procuring, author = {{RMI}}, title = {{Procuring Large-Scale Renewables through Aggregation: A Guide for Local Governments}}, institution = {RMI}, year = {2021}, month = aug, url = {https://rmi.org/resources/procuring-large-scale-renewables-through-aggregation/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }