Solar PPA / Lease Contract Decoder — Canada

Check every clause below against your contract. Each one is a real money lever.

Tick each term as you find it:

FMV buyoutFair-market-value buyouts at lease end routinely appraise higher than expected. You pay or they keep the equipment.Auto-escalator above 3%/yrCanadian solar lease/PPA escalators typically run 2-3%. Anything above 3% compounds against you for 20+ years.Production guarantee with fine printGuarantees that only pay the wholesale/export rate for shortfalls, not your retail rate, are near-worthless.Roof repair pass-throughRemoving and reinstalling panels for roof work should be a stated price, not 'at then-current rates'.Transfer fees on home saleSome contracts charge the buyer to assume the lease; that kills home-sale negotiations.No stated degradation assumptionIf the contract does not state panel degradation, the production numbers you were sold are not the contract's problem.Price indexed to something vague'Adjusted for market conditions' is not a price. Demand a fixed schedule.

Then run the numbers: the PPA offer analyzer prices the rate and escalator against your provincial utility rate.