METHOD OF PROVIDING ELECTRIC POWER TO A HOST

摘要

A method of providing electric power and energy to a host comprises executing a power purchase agreement between a provider and the host. The provider has an electric generator system and the host has a facility located on a property of the host. The provider becomes a market participant in the regional wholesale electricity markets. The provider installs the generator system on the host's property. The provider provides power and energy to the host's facility through a local utility as an electric supplier. The provider provides distributed power and energy to the host's facility directly from the generator system.

主权项

1. A method of a provider providing electric power and energy to a host, comprising the steps of the provider:
executing a power purchase agreement (PPA) between the provider having an electric generator system for generating power and energy and the host having a facility which consumes electric power and energy, the facility located on a property of the host; becoming a market participant in the wholesale electricity markets within a region that the host's property is located; installing the generator system on the property of the host; connecting an output of the generator system to first and second conductive paths, the first conductive path operatively conducting power and energy to the host's facility without going through the grid, the second conductive path operatively conducting power and energy to the grid; providing distributed power and energy to the host's facility through the first conductive path without going through the grid; and providing power and energy to the host's facility as an electric supplier active in the wholesale electricity markets.