What is Independent Power Producer?
An '''Independent Power Producer''' ('''IPP''') or '''Non-Utility Generator''' ('''NUG''') is an [[organisation]] that owns a [[Power station|power-producing facility]] and can sell [[electricity]] to [[utility]] companies and electricity users.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gopower.com/glossary/term_view.php?TermID=76 |title=Independent Power Producer (IPP) - Americas Generators |publisher=Gopower.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-08 |archive-date=2012-02-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210165323/http://www.gopower.com/glossary/term_view.php?TermID=76 |url-status=dead }}</ref> An IPP is usually a [[private company]] and is generally not a public utility company. Transaction of electricity between IPP with its customers are usually regulated under the [[Power Purchasing Agreement|power purchase agreement]]. An '''independent water and power producer''' (IWPP) is similar to an IPP, but with a unified process to also output usable treated water.<ref>{{cite web|date=9 January 2012|title=Water and Power: Will Your Next Power Plant Make Both?|url=https://www.powermag.com/water-and-power-will-your-next-power-plant-make-both/|access-date=6 June 2019}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{stub}} [[Category:Electric power companies]]