Natural gas and cogeneration projects also use PPAs to finance the upfront costs.
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Will revenue from power purchase agreements (PPAs) with utilities be considered rents?
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Even if the lawyers insisted the sequester must apply to "PPAs" per se, the budgeteers could formally construe PPAs in ways that preserve a work-around.