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Welcome to The Pexapark Podcast, your fortnightly edit of impactful intelligence in renewable energy, Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) and beyond. Every two weeks, our COO & Co-Founder Luca Pedretti kicks off with key market, regulatory, pricing and deal making updates in Europe and North America. In the second part, he’s hosting an in-depth conversation with an industry expert, discussing candid perspectives on the critical trends shaping our sector. For more insights, register for a free Pe ...
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Welcome back to The Pexapark Podcast! In the first part of the episode, we review the latest regulatory updates, including Greece’s fast track of 4.7 GW of new standalone merchant BESS and Germany’s consultation on a grid fee reform. More topics include a spotlight on the current play of Virtual PPAs in Europe and lessons from Spain’s April 2025 bl…
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What makes ERCOT such a vibrant and complex energy ecosystem?
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Welcome back to The Pexapark Podcast! In this episode, before we go deep into the dynamics of the Texas energy market, we start with a edit of key developments in European renewables. Topics include early takeaways from the Spanish blackout, the latest from Italy’s MACSE auction and possible strategy decisions by players, and Germany’s proposes bid…
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From Backbone to Back up? Understanding Gas’s Role in Setting Future Power Prices
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Welcome back to The Pexapark Podcast! In this episode, we start with an ERCOT edit, including an update on the energy market’s PPAs and Tolls pricing following Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports; a major load forecast revision, and the rising political tension in Texas. More topics include the proposals of the French energy regulator to boost the l…
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Inside the Booming European Short-Term PPA Market
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Welcome back to The Pexapark Podcast! In this episode, we start by unpacking Italy’s first FER X auction and how it could impact the country’s PPA market. More topics include Poland’s new support scheme for BESS, the two drivers affecting PPA valuations recently, and the data centers boom in the Nordics, followed by a dive deep into one of the fast…
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The 24/7 Challenge: Matching Clean Power Hour by Hour
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Welcome back to The Pexapark Podcast! In this episode, we take you through a ride from Texas’ forward-looking ‘firming obligation’ proposal for new renewables, to the latest headlines in Europe – including Portugal’s political quicksand, Poland’s possible upcoming onshore wind opportunity, and the latest subsidy schemes developments in Greece, Fran…
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Europe's Dynamic Battery Storage Business Models
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Welcome back to The Pexapark Podcast! On the regulatory front of this episode, we discuss the European Investment Bank's credit guarantee scheme for PPAs, and some initial reactions from industrial offtakers. More topics include the vibrant Italian energy storage market and its latest developments and reflections on the increased support for nuclea…
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The Evolution of PPA and Tolls Pricing in ERCOT
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Welcome back to The Pexapark Podcast! On the regulatory front of this episode, we discuss why EU’s Clean Industrial Deal could be a game-changer for PPAs and the takeaway from France’s TURPE 7 grid reforms. The latest pricing insights in two of the most liquid renewable PPA markets, Germany and ERCOT, reveal diverging trends. More topics include th…
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Tackling Margin Compression in Renewables Investment
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In the eighth episode of The Pexapark Podcast, we kick off with an edit of Europe's latest regulatory updates while also touching upon Norway's socio-political crisis on the back of the country's hydro contribution to the continent's mix. More topics include Germany's new offshore wind pipeline, Spain's emerging financing challenges, GB's mismatch …
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In the seventh episode of The Pexapark Podcast, Luca contemplated the US’s latest energy policy updates following President Trump’s prolific executive orders over his first term weeks. More topics include the impact of the new AI tool DeepSeek on PPA prices and energy demand discussions; battery storage stories from around the globe, and more, foll…
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In the sixth episode of The Pexapark Podcast, Luca reflects on Europe’s recent CfD rounds and how they compare to PPA prices in France, Poland and Germany. More topics include Norsk Hydro’s new risk management strategy for procurement; why 2025 could transform Europe’s offshore wind; the hidden messages behind Constellation Energy becoming the bigg…
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Energy Transition – Investing where it hurts: Where would Laurent Segalen put his money?
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In the fifth episode of The Pexapark Podcast, Luca discusses major stories indicating that 2025 will be the year of batteries: from year-end capacity forecasts by key grid operators highlighting an upcoming storage boom to Spain’s Capacity Market. More topics include Better Energy’s restructuring; the latest updates from France’s ‘Nuclear Renaissan…
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Beyond standard PPAs: Practical reflections on new types of power deals
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In the fourth episode of the Pexapark Podcast, Luca critically reflects on Denmark’s offshore wind setback; Germany’s oversubscribed auction and how it stacks up against PPA prices; toxic energy debates on the back of the second Dunkelfaute; the doom and gloom of Swedish onshore wind and more, followed by a vibrant discussion on exciting new PPA st…
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In the third episode of The Pexapark Podcast, Luca’s commentary on all things global renewables and PPAs includes the attractiveness of GSE’s Energy Release Platform destined to serve Italian energy-intensive industrials; Spain’s energy storage consultation; US’s Grain Belt Express high-voltage direct line project confirming that there’s no transit…
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In this episode of The Pexapark Podcast, our edit of market developments includes an initial overview of the possible impact that Trump’s return could have on the US’s energy transition; Sweden’s rejection of 32 GW offshore wind on the back of security concerns; controversial discourse on the back of the German Dunkelfaute and more thought-provokin…
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In our inaugural episode, our edit of market trends to keep an eye on includes ACER shelving the idea of more PPA templates; increased REMIT reporting requirements; ERCOT planning for big tech to pay for grid updates; and more global energy transition stories attracting our attention followed by an in-depth focus on negative prices and PPAs. This y…
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