Solar project developer Tioga Energy is making public a template of its standard power-purchase agreement (PPA) - the essential contract considered proprietary by some developers - in an effort to drive down transaction costs.. The move is part of a broader drive in the industry to simplify transactions.

Tioga chief executive Paul Detering tells Recharge he hopes his customers, peers, financing providers and others in the industry will view the annotated contract online and provide feedback - in an "open-source" fashion -aiming for an industry-standard PPA..

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