Last edited 16 Jan 2023

Offtake risk

Planning our electric future: a White Paper for secure, affordable and low-carbon electricity, Glossary, published by the Department of Energy & Climate Change on 14 July 2011, defines offtake risk as: ‘Risk that generators – particularly small, intermittent generators such as onshore wind – will be unable to guarantee a buyer for their electricity impacting their ability to obtain finance.’

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