SCE Seeks an Additional 104.8 Megawatts of Renewable Power
July 24 2015 - 1:00PM
Business Wire
50 megawatts sought for program to let
customers meet more of their energy demand from solar
Southern California Edison (SCE) has launched its sixth
Renewable Auction Mechanism (RAM) solicitation for renewable
electricity as part of its program to procure resources sized
between 3 and 20 megawatts.
In this solicitation, SCE is seeking a total of 104.8 megawatts,
with 54.8 megawatts meeting the utility’s RAM procurement targets.
It also is seeking 50 megawatts of solar resources to support the
launch of SCE’s Green Rate program, which is part of the Green
Tariff Shared Renewables program created for SCE, Pacific Gas and
Electric Co. and San Diego Gas & Electric. The deadline for
submitting offers is Aug. 21.
“Not only are we making progress toward the California
Renewables Portfolio Standard goal of delivering 33 percent
renewable power by 2020, but with this solicitation we also intend
to provide customers who cannot otherwise install solar on their
roof an option to source their energy demands directly from solar
resources,” said Colin Cushnie, SCE vice president of Energy
Procurement & Management.
The California Public Utilities Commission adopted the
Renewables Auction Mechanism program for resources sized between 3
and 20 megawatts in 2011 as the primary procurement tool for
system-wide renewable distributed generation to promote competition
in the marketplace, encourage development and contribute to the
state’s Renewables Portfolio Standard. Additional criteria and
offer qualifications can be found in the documents section of the
program’s website at sceram.accionpower.com. To submit an offer in
this solicitation, participants must register and complete
prequalification on the site.
In addition to meeting these targets, 50 megawatts from this
solicitation will support SCE’s Green Rate program. Eligibility
criteria are different, in some respects, for participation in this
program. Offers must be for new solar-generating facilities in
SCE’s service area that range from .5 to 20 megawatts in size.
Environmental justice projects will also be considered. Details can
be found in the instructions section of sceram.accionpower.com.
The green tariff program allows customers, who may not be able
to have solar on their roof, to meet 50 percent or 100 percent of
their electricity demand from solar. The customer pays the
difference in the cost to purchase this power. SCE will offer the
program to its customers in 2016.
All power purchase agreements will be reviewed and become
effective after approval by the utilities commission. Last year,
SCE delivered 24 percent of its energy from renewable
resources.
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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