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Mid-Term Reliability RFO - Phase 2

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Overview

 

PG&E is issuing its Mid-Term Reliability Request for Offers - Phase 2 seeking offers from participants for the purchase of resources to provide system-level net qualifying capacity ("NQC") beginning June 1, 2024 through June 1, 2026 depending on the category, descibed in Table II.1 of the Solicitation Protocol.  Procurement in the RFO will qualify towards PG&E's minimum cumulative procurement responsibility,  per the California Public Utilities Commission ("CPUC") Final Decision, D.21-06-035, issued on June 30, 2021.

Mid-term RFO - Phase 2 proposed schedule
Event Date/time

PG&E Issues RFO

April 15, 2022

Participants' webinar

April 26, 2022 @ 10:00 AM (PPT)

Deadline for participants to submit offers via Power Advocate

June 1, 2022 @ 1PM (PPT)

PG&E notifies selected Participants that their Offer(s) will be included on a list of Offers for which PG&E may seek to enter into or negotiate an Agreement related to that Offer ("Shortlist").

 

Shortlisted Participants are required to begin safety process as further described in Section V.C.

August 1, 2022

Deadline for Notified Shortlisted Participants to 1) Accept Shortlist Status, 2) Acknowledge Acceptance of Confidentiality Agreement, 3) Post Shortlist Offer Deposit, and 4) Begin Safety Process

August 8, 2022

Shortlisted Offers should provide redlines of commercial agreements

August 15, 2022

Shortlist Participants may be required to have completed safety prequalification

October 1, 2022

Target Agreement execuion - Zero Emitting, Firm Zero Emitting, Battery Long Duration Storage, 2024 online date Offers

November 30, 2022

Target Agreement execution - Remaining Projects

Q1 2023

Target Advice Letter Filing with CPUC

Q1 2023

Solicitation Materials

 

Utility Ownership Solicitation Materials: Participants must submit an Appendix D2 - Utility Owned Confidentiality Agreement via email and register for the Utility Owned Power Advocate site to gain access to the utility ownership solicitation materials.

 

 

Power Advocate Registration

 

All Participants will need to register with Power Advocate using the links below to gain access to submit an offer to the solicitation.  Please note that there are four separate Power Advocate links for the Solicitation.  Ensure you register and submit your Offer to the appropriate Power Advocate site.

 

Participants' Webinar

 

PG&E hosted the first Participants' Webinar on Tuesday, April 26th @ 10:00 AM (PPT) to provide an overview of the Mid-Term Reliability RFO - Phase 2 solicitation and Agreements/Term Sheets. The webinar deck and audio are posted below.


PG&E will host the second Participants' Webinar on Thursday, May 5th @ 10:00 AM (PPT) to provide an overview of the Mid-Term Reliability RFO - Phase 2 Offer Submittal Process and Offer Forms. Additional information about the Webinar 2 is below. The Webinar 2 slide deck and an audio recording will be posted after the webinar.

  • Date: Thursday, May 5th
  • Time: 10:00 AM (PPT)
  • Webinar Link
  • Additional Options for Audio Listening: (888)-469-3084  Passcode: 1487355

 

Contact Information

 

For information or questions on the Mid-Term Reliability RFO, email MidTermRFO@pge.com with a copy to the Independent Evaluator, Wayne Oliver & Keith Oliver at MerrimackIE@merrimackenergy.com.

 

To receive notices about this RFO and to be added to PG&E's RFO Distribution List, visit the Distribution List Form.

 

Accessibility

 

If you encounter any digital or disability access issues, or you would like to provide PG&E with feedback or suggestions regarding such access, please email our team at solicitationaccessibility@pge.com. This mailbox is monitored during regular business hours (M-F; 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.). We will respond to your inquiry within 2 business days.

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