PPA overview

Contract model and parties

Model:

Physical (off-site)

Generator:

Sustainable Energy 1 G.K.

サステイナブルエネルギー1合同会社

Retailer:

UPDATER Inc.

株式会社UPDATER

Offtaker:

Kyushu Railway Company

九州旅客鉄道株式会社

Industry:

Railway

Capacity and generation

T&D area:

Kyushu

Technology:

Solar

Capacity:

3.98MW (DC)

Inverter:

2.95MW (AC)

Generation:

4.85GWh/year

Status and timeline

Status:

Unknown

Disclosed:

October 24, 2024

COD:

Undisclosed

Duration:

Undisclosed

Additional details

  • GPSS Holdings’ subsidiary Sustainable Energy 1 LLC developed two solar power plants in Kyushu, which it will use to supply power to 18 JR Kyushu stations via UPDATER:
    • 2.44MWDC/1.94MWAC power plant in Amakusa City, Kumamoto Prefecture: 3GWh/year
    • 1.54MWDC/1.01MWAC power plant in Kawasaki Town, Fukuoka Prefecture: 1.85GWh/year
  • The project was subsidized by METI’s FY2023 “consumer-led solar power generation project” subsidy

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Sustainable Energy 1 G.K.'s other PPAs

Kyushu Railway Company's other PPAs

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