Reminder regarding second RFP -- PECO anticipates conducting a second Tier 1 Non-Solar RFP in the Fall of 2008
All information on this website is subject to change upon PECO's sole discretion.
INTRODUCTION
PECO is soliciting proposals for Alternative Energy Credits (AECs) from Tier I non-solar alternative energy sources, as defined in the Pennsylvania Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards (AEPS) Act of 2004. These sources include wind, low-impact hydropower, methane (coal mine or biologically derived), geothermal energy, biomass energy, and fuel cells.
An AEC equals one megawatt-hour of qualified alternative energy generation. PECO is seeking bids for AECs only, not for energy or capacity.
Successful bidders must deliver all AECs as certificates through the PJM Generation Attribute Tracking System ("PJM GATS").
REGISTRATION
Suppliers interested in submitting a proposal to supply AECs to PECO must be registered to do business with Exelon.
- If your organization has not previously registered with Exelon, please register and select "4_Special Projects_AEPS" as the applicable category during the registration process.
- If your organization is already registered with Exelon, please update your existing profile by selecting "4_Special Projects_AEPS" as an additional applicable category.
You will receive an e-mail afterwards confirming your registration. PECO reserves the right to determine eligibility of all bidders.
If you have any problems during the registration process, please send an e-mail to AEPS_RFP@peco-energy.com that includes the details of your issue. A representative of our team will contact you as soon as possible to assist you in fixing any problem you may be experiencing
PROPOSAL TELECONFERENCE
PECO conducted a teleconference on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 to outline the Request For Proposal (RFP) process and the terms of the AEC Purchase and Sale Agreement for PECO's first solicitation in early 2008. Questions raised were answered by PECO to the extent possible.
PECO has posted selected questions and answers in the Responses To Bidder Questions document below, including answers to questions raised during the teleconference.
PROPOSAL FORMS / TEMPLATES
BIDDER APPLICATION PROCEDURE NOTE
(for Potential Bidders with Multiple Facilities)
PECO distributed the following notice on Friday, February 8, 2008 to potential bidders who submitted Non-Binding Notice of Intent to Bid for the Spring 2008 RFP:
"Potential bidders must submit one Bidder Application package per Facility for which a bid is intended. For instance, a potential bidder planning to submit Bid Proposals for three different Facilities must submit one application package for each Facility. PECO would therefore expect to receive three Bidder Application packages from that potential bidder. This will require bidders to submit certain bidder specific information multiple times in each bidder application. "
"The Bidder Application package includes the RFP Bidder Application Checklist (Exhibit 3 on the PECO AEPS website, www.peco.com/aeps), the Bidder Application itself, an Executed Confidentiality Agreement, and Bid Deposit. PECO requires submission of Bid Deposits on a PER-FACILITY basis, similar to all other components of the Bidder Application package. In the above example, each Bidder Application package must include a Bid Deposit based on the amount of AECs that the bidder intends to bid for that particular Facility. For example, if the intended bid is 1000 AECs from Facility A, 5000 AECs from Facility B, and 50,000 AECs from Facility C, then separate Bid Deposits of $5000 for Facility A, $10,000 for Facility B, and $25,000 for Facility C should be included in each of the respective Bidder Application packages submitted to PECO."
"During the evaluation process, PECO may determine that only two of the three Bidder-Facility combinations are qualified to submit a bid proposal. When notifying the potential bidder of their qualification status, PECO would indicate that the bidder is qualified to submit Bid Proposals for AECs from two of the three Facilities."
REGULATORY ORDERS
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) issued the following two orders approving PECO's AEC procurement model.
The PUC has established a website for Pennsylvania's Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard (AEPS) Credit Program.
In June of 2008, the PUC issued an order approving bid results for PECO's first solicitation.
Other questions? Write to AEPS_RFP@peco-energy.com.