Plugged In: the energy news podcast
Plugged In: the energy news podcast
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PPA slowdown – temporary or permanent?
42 minutes Posted Apr 9, 2026 at 6:00 am.
Welcome And What PPAs Do
Capture Rates Explained Simply
2025 Dip And New PPA Products
Geopolitics And The PPA Timing Trap
Where PPAs Thrive Across Europe
Negative Prices Reshape Contract Terms
FPAs And The Boom In Storage
Portfolio Scale Versus Niche Survival
AI, Data And Regulatory Complexity
2026 Data And Signs Of Recovery
Why Batteries Are Hot Yet Constrained
Fragmented Markets And Southeast Potential
What Drives Volatility And Risk Pricing
Why Crises Don’t Automatically Lift PPAs
Standardisation Next And Closing Remarks
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In this episode of Plugged In, we return to Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and their role in Europe’s energy transition. After years of rapid expansion, the PPA market hit a slowdown in 2025. Falling capture rates, rising negative prices and increasing volatility have made deals harder to structure and price, forcing both buyers and sellers to rethink how risk is shared. At the same time, renewable capacity continues to grow, reshaping price dynamics and pushing the market into a more compl...