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Responses due Friday October 11, 2024, at 5 p.m. Pacific Prevailing Time (PPT)
Peninsula Clean Energy, a California Joint Powers Authority, is soliciting this Request for Information for renewable energy and storage projects to fulfill its energy goals and to allocate Commercial Interest points to selected projects consistent with the CAISO’s Interconnection Process Enhancements.
The goal of this RFI is for Peninsula Clean Energy to solicit and evaluate information for both renewable energy generation and energy storage to meet Peninsula Clean Energy’s energy procurement obligations, its environmental objectives, and to offer its customers cost-competitive, clean energy options.
This RFI is intended for projects in CAISO’s Cluster 15 ONLY. Peninsula Clean Energy will utilize the RFI to allocate Commercial Interest points to selected projects consistent with the CAISO’s Interconnection Process Enhancements.
Peninsula Clean Energy is a member of California Community Power (CC Power). On August 19, 2024, CC Power issued a solicitation for long-term renewable power and storage. Peninsula Clean Energy may award IPE Commercial Interest Points to Cluster 15 projects that submit bids into CC Power and enter into exclusivity with CC Power in accordance with the requirements of the CC Power solicitation. Peninsula Clean Energy will determine whether to award IPE Commercial Interest Points to Cluster 15 projects bid into the CC Power solicitation using the same criteria used to evaluate Cluster 15 projects that it is procuring through its own, independent processes, as detailed here.
| Event | Date |
| Issue RFI | Wednesday, September 25, 2024 |
| Deadline to submit questions | Wednesday, October 2, 2024 |
| Q&A posted to RFI website | Friday, October 4, 2024 |
| Deadline to submit requested information | Friday, October 11, 2024; 5 PM PPT |
| Participants notified of shortlist status for allocation of Peninsula Clean Energy’s Commercial Interest Points | Early November 2024 |
| Deadline to post Shortlist Deposit and execute an Exclusivity Agreement | Tuesday, December 10, 2024 |
All announcements, updates and Q&As will be posted on this website.
All communications regarding this RFI should be sent to the RFI email at: PenCleanEnergyRFO@peninsulacleanenergy.com.
Please send communications only to the RFI email and not to the individual contacts’ email addresses. Emails sent to individual contacts and not to the RFI email may not be reviewed or responded to.
Questions are due no later than Wednesday, October 2, 2024. Participants are encouraged to submit questions concerning the RFI.
All questions must be submitted through the form posted here. Participants are urged to submit RFI questions to Peninsula Clean Energy as early as possible, in consideration of the submission deadlines.
Peninsula Clean Energy intends to post all questions submitted by Participants, as well as responses to those questions, in the form of an Addendum posted to the RFI website. Responses to questions will be posted on Friday, October 4, 2024. All addenda shall become part of this RFI. All questions will be posted anonymously, to shield the identity of Participants who posed the questions. Peninsula Clean Energy’s objective in posting questions and answers is to afford Participants equal access to information potentially relevant to their proposals.
Responses must be submitted by Friday, October 11, 2024, 5 p.m. PPT. Submissions must include the required documents described in the RFI instructions (see RFI materials, above). All Submissions must meet the requirements of the RFI to be considered. However, Peninsula Clean Energy reserves the right to waive any deficiency of a submission.
Only electronic submittals will be accepted via e-mail sent to PenCleanEnergyRFO@peninsulacleanenergy.com . Please include “Peninsula Clean Energy RFI for Cluster 15 Projects, Submission from [Company Name]” in the subject line. Late Submissions shall be rejected. This deadline is absolute, and Submissions received after the due date and time shall not be considered.
Peninsula Clean Energy is a Community Choice Aggregation agency. It is the official electricity provider for San Mateo County and, beginning in 2022, for the City of Los Banos in Merced County. Founded in 2016 with a mission to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the San Mateo County, the agency serves over 310,000 customer accounts by providing more than 3,600 gigawatt hours annually of electricity that is carbon-free and at a lower cost than PG&E. Peninsula Clean Energy plans for and secures commitments from a diverse portfolio of energy-generating resources to reliably serve the electric energy requirements of its customers over the near-, mid-, and long-term planning horizons. As a community-led, not-for-profit agency, Peninsula Clean Energy makes significant investments in our communities to expand access to sustainable and affordable energy solutions. Peninsula Clean Energy is on track to deliver electricity that is 100% renewable by 2030.
In May 2019, PCE received an investment grade credit rating of Baa2 from Moody’s. In April 2020, it received an investment grade credit rating of BBB+ from Fitch. In June 2023, it received an A- rating from S&P Global, and was upgraded to Baa1 by Moody’s, the strongest indication yet of its financial stability as the organization preserves discounted power rates and accelerates renewable power procurement. As of December 31, 2023, PCE had cash and investments of $345 million, representing 351 days of cash on hand, significantly higher than PCE’s Board policy requirement of 180 days. PCE’s financial statements, including its fiscal year 2022-2023 audited financials, are available on its website at https://www.peninsulacleanenergy.com/key-documents.
For more information on Peninsula Clean Energy, please go to https://www.peninsulacleanenergy.com