Wholesale Electric Power Procurement

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Welcome to PG&E's Wholesale Electric Power Procurement website. To meet customer load, PG&E purchases wholesale electric energy and capacity from generators and suppliers. PG&E periodically conducts Solicitations / Requests for Offers (RFO) for conventional and renewable electricity. Information about PG&E's Wholesale Electric Power Procurement and RFOs will be posted on this website. When PG&E conducts a specific Solicitation / RFO to purchase new energy and/or capacity, the RFO will be announced via e-mail to potential bidders and posted below.

Request for Offers (RFOs)

Information about particular RFO

• 2013 Intermediate-term Request for Offers (ITRFO) Updated 04-25-2013
• 2013 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Offset Credit RFO Updated 5-06-2013
• 2013 RA RFO Issued 03-12-2013
• 2nd Combined Heat and Power RFO Updated 04-19-2013
• 2012 Renewables RFO Updated 04-11-2013
• 3rd Renewable Auction Mechanism RFO Updated 12-14-2012
• 2012 Energy Storage RFI (CLOSED)

Request to be added to PG&E's RFO Distribution List

For those who wish to receive notification of PG&E's Request for Offers (RFOs) and/or other program related information complete the Distribution List Form.

Renewable Feed-in Tariffs

Renewable Feed-in Tariffs (FITs) offer long-term wholesale electric energy contracts to eligible small renewable generators. There are three Renewable FIT Programs in various stages of implementation related to Public Utilities Code 399.20.

Existing E-PWF & E-SRG FITs (Assembly Bill 1969) - The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved tariffs and standard contracts for both Public Water and Wastewater Facilities (E-PWF) and Small Renewable Generators (E-SRG) for projects sized up to 1.5 MW.

Pending E-ReMAT FIT (Senate Bill 32) - The CPUC is in the process of developing a revised Renewable FIT called the Electric - Renewable Market Adjusting Tariff (E-ReMAT) to implement Senate Bill (SB) 32, which increased the eligible project size up to 3 MW. The E-PWF and E-SRG tariffs will no longer be available to new applicants once the E-ReMAT tariff becomes effective.

Expected Bioenergy FIT (Senate Bill 1122) – Senate Bill (SB) 1122 adds an additional 250 MW to investor owned utility capacity for eligible bioenergy projects. PG&E’s allocation has not yet been determined by the CPUC. An informal process to implement SB 1122 was initiated by the CPUC in May 2013.