SCE Seeks Additional Emissions-Free Energy
11 July 2015 - 3:00AM
Business Wire
Utility launches fifth SPVP Request for
Offers in support of solar energy production
Southern California Edison (SCE) this week launched a Request
for Offers (RFO) to obtain renewable electricity from independent
power producers as part of its Solar Photovoltaic Program
(SPVP).
SCE is seeking approximately 27 megawatts of direct current
power based on the economics of the offers in the fifth and final
solicitation for the program since it began in 2010. The program’s
overall target is 125 megawatts.
This effort supports the development and interconnection of
solar projects within the utility’s service territory and is just
one of a set of programs used by SCE to acquire power from
renewable energy generation. It is designed to encourage
energy production from rooftop-mounted solar photovoltaic
facilities sized between 1-2 megawatts, but allows for projects
from 0.5 to 10 megawatts.
“This fifth round of SPVP procurement continues SCE’s ongoing
commitment to provide our customers with emissions-free energy,”
said Colin Cushnie, vice president of Energy Procurement &
Management for SCE. “We look forward to receiving offers from
across our service territory and continuing progress toward
California’s Renewables Portfolio Standard goal of delivering 33
percent renewable power by 2020.”
Last year, SCE provided 24 percent of its energy to customers
from renewable sources.
An SPVP bidder's web conference is scheduled on July 15 to
discuss the RFO process. To attend the web conference and obtain
details, participants must register at the SPVP 5 RFO website at
scepv.accionpower.com under the “SPVP 5” link. To participate in
the RFO, entities must register and submit all documents requested
through the RFO website. The site also contains additional offer
qualification criteria and participant instructions.
All purchase agreements will be reviewed and become effective
after approval by the California Public Utilities Commission. Since
its inception in 2010, SCE’s program has been buying energy from
solar photovoltaic-generating facilities using a standard
power-purchase agreement with a 20-year term.
SCE has about 125,000 rooftop solar systems installed in its
territory, totaling more than 1,000 megawatts. Those systems
include residential and non-residential installations, as well as
some utility-owned projects. One megawatt of solar photovoltaic
energy in California can serve about 250 homes.
About Southern California Edison
An Edison International (NYSE:EIX) company,
Southern California Edison is one of the nation’s largest electric
utilities, serving a population of nearly 14 million via 5 million
customer accounts in a 50,000-square-mile service area within
Central, Coastal and Southern California.
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