la sortie d'obligation d'achat

18:27 Sep 14, 2022 

It's the assets, i.e. the energy producing plants, which to be precise are "exiting' the scheme.

The idea is when a renewable soiurce of power generation exits the OA scheme, then either party is free to go other ways.

That's what the person speaking in this text is wondering about: now that our power producing plants are not covered by the compulsory purchase programme anymore, what can we do (considering that ditributors are not tied to buy from us as they were under the OA scheme) and how can we make our investment still profitable? The answer he gives himself is partly that there are new lucrative opportunities on the market ("le sorties n'ont jaais été ay=ussi attaryantes", because energy prices on the free market are steeper and steeper).

THIS is what's happenoing. Then you can see it form any point of you, producer (in this transaction acting as seller), distributor/seller (to the public)/customer (in this case acting as buyer)

12:36 Sep 14, 2022 

It's not EDF and smaller buyers who are exiting or pulling out of their purchase obligations (PPA/power purchase agreements), but rather the sellers of renewable power who can switch from feed-in tariffs to the "market premium" mechanism, which is actually going to be more lucrative for them. Not that they have much of a choice.

The 15/20 years are the duration of the PPAs or contrats d'obligation d'achat, which from what I gather was the estimated depreciation period for the wind turbines/solar panels.

Still not 100% sure about this, but that's what makes most sense to me.

21:55 Sep 13, 2022 

That's how it is. It's not "my" logic, but the logic of the lawmaker in this case. There could be nothing wrong with a 15-year old plant, but poducers have often the option to revamp (change old assets with similar but new) or repower (installation of upgraded material). There's a loss of security because the market you know. There are new forms of agreement called PPA with clients (even business end users), which are kind of fixed price fixed term contracts that provide them with some stability.

21:32 Sep 13, 2022 

Is on the ratepayer/taxpayer (isn't it always?), because the so-called market pricing is in fact another thinly disguised state subsidy, whereby "market" prices for renewable power are topped up with a "premium" to repay producers' costs and ensure their profits.

21:11 Sep 13, 2022 

in your logic: "guaranteed prices" and "compulsory buying" (by the grid) of renewable energy were introduced to prevent producers of renewable energy from sinking on day one.
Are you telling that the situation has changed so much in the meantime that now 15 year old wind turbines need no longer any holding hand and can do far better on a really free market? Not convinced.

These companies have about as much "new opportunities" as someone who just got sacked after 15 years in a cushy job.

19:19 Sep 13, 2022 

Two of the proposals are fine for me, insofar as they refer to the same notion. This must be about the energy market of course and how deregulation and free market have resulted in the splitting of the traditional entity that produced, distributed and sold power into three separate actors.
Producers those who own the assets (les actifs) whether wind farms, solar photovoltaic systems, etcetera. Then there are distributors, whose name needs no explanation, and suppliers which sell to end customers. EDF used to be one company and now is three. But there are companies that deal only in one area of course.
A French law from 2000 made purchase of "renewable energy" produced by plants connected to the grid mandatory, that is distributors were obliged to buy it at fixed prices.
Now the rules are changing and some renewable source are allowed to exit this scheme. This means that the distributor is not obliged anylore under the old scheme and producers can sell on the free market.
The speaker in the snetence is a producer whose asses (les actifs) are allowed to exit the OA scheme and considers business strategies to make the meost of this new situation/opportunity.

14:54 Sep 13, 2022 

You can use the legal code mentioned in the first link to get lots of great info online, such as this: https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/7-629-7567?transi...

13:56 Sep 13, 2022 

So, this is a company furnishing renewable energy in France, and the person says "we are trying to benefit from this as much as possible, organizing 'la sortie d'obligation d'achat' for our oldest fleets."
After reading the link furnished by @Julie Barber, I am sure that Power Purchase Obligation is the subject.

10:24 Sep 13, 2022 

This is the energy companies trying to wriggle out of their commitment to buy back excess production, and presumably vis-à-vis the parties generating it.

09:53 Sep 13, 2022 

Extra info on who is being released would be good - the energy firms towards the state, or customers towards the energy firms etc. Also, keep in mind that there is a difference between an obligation and a commitment.

09:42 Sep 13, 2022 

release from (the) purchasing commitment

08:21 Sep 13, 2022 

There are lots of great links on this subject in English (but about France). I'd looking at: coming out of, exiting. At a glance, the regulatory framework has obliged companies to buy the energy. I presume they can now opt out.

https://iclg.com/practice-areas/renewable-energy-laws-and-re...

https://natixis.groupebpce.com/natixis/en/is-it-the-end-of-t...