TEP Issues Request for Proposals to Build Energy Storage Facility
25 April 2015 - 8:45AM
Business Wire
Tucson Electric Power (TEP) is seeking bids for the design and
construction of a utility-scale energy storage system that would be
operational by the end of 2016.
With a request for proposals (RFP) issued today, TEP is seeking
a project partner to build and own a 10 megawatt (MW) storage
facility under a 10-year agreement. Such systems can be used to
store energy generated by renewable resources for later use, making
them increasingly important for managing the local electric system
without compromising reliability.
“We’re looking for cost-effective, proven energy storage systems
that will help us integrate renewable energy into our electric
grid,” said Carmine Tilghman, a TEP Senior Director who oversees
the company’s renewable energy programs. “As we expand our
renewable resources, TEP will need additional and more flexible
resources to help manage the variable energy production of these
systems.”
The RFP process is being managed by New Hampshire-based Accion
Group. A copy of the RFP can be found at tepes.accionpower.com.
Solar power plays an important part in TEP’s increasingly
diverse generating portfolio. The company has plans to reduce its
overall coal generation capacity by more than 30 percent over the
next five years by increasing use of renewable power, energy
efficiency and natural-gas generation. TEP has approximately 330 MW
of total renewable generating capacity, enough to meet the electric
needs of about 70,000 homes.
TEP provides safe, reliable electric service to more than
414,000 customers in southern Arizona. For more information, visit
tep.com.
Tucson Electric PowerJoseph Barrios,
520-884-3725jbarrios@tep.com