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Assumed physical/financial PPA cash outcomes

$85.0/MWh via either PPA; $65.0/MWh flip; uncovered-price crossover $80.0/MWhderived

Value kindderived — Derived values are guide calculations; their result is only as fixed as the stated inputs, scope, and method.
ScopeThree-significant-figure display using exact assumed prices. Retail=10×40+10×100=$1.40k. Buyer-paid settlement=10×(50−20)=$0.300k. Combined=$1.70k/20 MWh=$85.0/MWh. Generator cash=10×20+300=$0.500k. Physical cash=10×50+10×(40−20)+10×100=$1.70k; no extra financial settlement. Firm cash=20×75=$1.50k, so choose firm and price attributes separately. At second-interval retail $60.0/MWh, PPA cash=500+200+600=$1.30k, or $65.0/MWh, saving $0.200k against firm. Crossover: 700 dollars+10.0 MWh×p=1,500 dollars, giving p=$80.0/MWh. The stipulated 10.0 RECs cover only project output, not both load intervals.
As of2026-09
SourceEPA — method reference; guide scenario September 8, 2026. Inputs are assumed; results are derived.
DerivationLoad10/10MWh; generation10/0; retail40/100; project20 first interval; strike50. Financial retail1400+settlement300=1700; physicalenergy500+basis200+shortfall1000=1700. Firm20*75=1500. Flip p60 gives1300. Crossover700+10p=1500 =>p80. Attributes contractually10RECs; no complete hourly matching.
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