Corporate PPA Training Bootcamp in Brisbane | 27th – 28th May 2025

Thank you for joining us for BRC-A’s Corporate PPA Training Bootcamp in Brisbane!

On the 27th -28th of May 2025, we delivered our renewable PPA training ‘Bootcamp’ for energy buyers in Queensland following our introductory workshops. This was our biggest Bootcamp yet! This session was a 1.5-day PPA training intensive designed to enable energy buyers that have understood the basics to proceed to contract via PPAs with confidence. The Bootcamp featured presentations from Queensland businesses and councils that have executed PPAs and delivered community benefits.

Delivered just 2-3 times each year, participants learnt from our Buyers Faculty – experienced people from buyer organisations in a wide range of sectors with in-depth PPA knowledge. For more information about upcoming events or Bootcamp, visit our events page here. 

What the course covered:

  • Key PPA types, their benefits & limitations.
  • PPA mechanics: How PPAs work.
  • Comparing the value: Contracting Renewables vs. BAU electricity in Queensland.
  • Australian energy markets 101.
  • Building internal support.
  • RFP process, project selection & the Go-to-Market Strategy.
  • Delivering community benefits & best practice.
  • 24/7 PPAs & firming.
  • Aggregation/group buying.
  • Ask a retailer/developer panel.
  • Communicating your claims to the market (avoiding green-washing).
  • Specific case studies from Queensland businesses.
  • Corporate PPA Roadmap.

 

The course was targeted towardsr energy buyers in corporate, government and other organisations (purchasing for their company’s electricity load), including:

  • Procurement/Category managers.
  • Sustainability managers.
  • Accounting/Finance managers, CFOs & CEOs.
  • Contracts/Legal managers.
  • Strategic marketing and communications managers.

Content

BOOTCAMP FOUNDATION COURSE (MODULE 1)

A half day introduction to the basics of offsite renewable energy purchasing. Covers the basics of GreenPower, LGCs & Retail PPAs. Review case studies to understand the basics of the PPAs process and how other organisations have succeeded.

 

BOOTCAMP MASTERCLASS COURSE (MODULES 2 & 3)

Take a deep dive into how a PPA deal is done with other buyers seeking to do the same thing. Covers both Retail & Wholesale PPAs. BRC-A’s technical experts will give you the tools to ask all the right questions and support your executive team to get the deal done.

This course is worth 6 CDP points (GBCA).

 

BOOTCAMP MARKET UPDATE REFRESHER COURSE (MODULE 4)

The PPA market is always changing. Once you’ve completed Modules 1-3 of our Bootcamp, our twice-yearly Market Update will ensure you stay on top of market and policy changes that affect your purchase to keep your deal progressing, measured and reported on using the latest information.