Request for Proposals for Renewables

Issuance Date - December 22, 2015

Welcome to the 2015 Renewable RFP Website. Please click here to download a copy of the RFP.

The presentation material for the January 20, 2016 Webinar has now been posted.

Update Summary

The revised PPA was posted to the private site on June 8, 2016

The latest RFP data sheet was posted to the private site on May 23, 2016

The latest addendum to the RFP is posted here.

The latest addendum was posted to the private site on May 17, 2016

The most recent Q&A was posted to the private site on May 12, 2016

• New! Revised! May 23, 2016: Updated RFP Data sheet has been posted to the private site.

• May 17, 2016: The following documents were posted:
  • Amended RFP - Addendum No. 5 (Clean and Red-Line versions) correcting or expanding on the following areas:
    • The RFP has been updated to extend the deadline for proposal submission to June 22,2016
  • May 12, 2016: New Q&A posted on private website.
  • May 5, 2016: The following documents were posted:
    • Amended RFP - Addendum No. 4 (Clean and Red-Line versions) correcting or expanding on the following areas:
      • The RFP has been updated to remove returning proposals that were not submitted on time. All Proposals submitted in response to this RFP will be retained by the Company in order to maintain a complete record of the procurement and will be subject to the confidentiality provisions described in the RFP.
  • April 28, 2016: New Q&A posted on private website.
  • April 22, 2016: Addendum No. 3 has been revised. Please ignore the first version posted on the morning of April 22, 2016. The private website has also been updated.
  • April 22, 2016: The following documents were posted:
    • Amended RFP - Addendum No. 3 (Clean and Red-Line versions) correcting or expanding on the following areas:
      • Pricing Section has been edited to clarify bid price requirements. Prospective bidders should take particular note of these edits.
      • Appendix C - Peaker Adder has been removed. For the purposes of evaluation a peak adder will not be considered.
      • MBW/WBE language has been further edited to avoid confusion.
  • April 13, 2016: New Q&A posted on private website.
  • April 7, 2016: New Q&A posted on private website.
  • April 4, 2016: The following documents were posted:
    • Amended RFP - Addendum No. 2 (Clean and Red-Line versions) correcting or expanding on the following areas:
      • Revised Datasheets incorporating storage technologies are now available
      • Annual energy production reporting requirements have been clarified
      • Respondents fuel supply responsibilities have been clarified
      • PTC/ITC requirements clarified
      • Conditions precedent of a PPA have been amended
      • Supplier diversity goals have been clarified
      • Appendix B - Renewable Resource Injection Capability at LIPA Substations has been populated
  • March 18, 2016: Prevailing wage schedule now posted on private website.
  • March 10, 2016: New Q&A posted on private website.
  • February 23, 2016: New interconnection document posted on private website.
  • February 16, 2016: New Q&A posted on private website.
  • February 16, 2016: Sample PPA posted on private website.
  • February 8, 2016: New Q&A posted on private website.
  • February 3, 2016: New Q&A posted on private website.
  • February 2, 2016: First Q&A posted on private website.
  • January 22, 2016: Posted RFP Data Sheets to private site.
  • January 15, 2016: The following documents were posted:
    • Amended RFP - Addendum No. 1 (Clean and Red-Line versions) correcting or expanding on the following areas: webinar start time; to whom submittal fee checks should be made payable; and treatment of PTC and ITC in proposed pricing.

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  By resolution dated October 25, 2012, the Trustees set forth the strategy for power supply, which, among other things, created a pathway to further diversify the resource portfolio available for its customers through: continued efforts to enhance existing renewable energy programs; conducting future renewable energy procurements; replacing inefficient peaking units; and other actions and investments that might be necessary and/or feasible to reliably and economically meet future load. In particular, the Trustees set forth its plan to, among other things, add 400 MW of new renewable energy generation to its resource portfolio through an expanded feed-in-tariff program and a competitive procurement. In 2013 and 2014, this plan was implemented through the issuance of the Clean Solar Initiative II, the Clean Renewable Energy Initiative and the 280 MW RFP. These procurements achieved a portion of the 400 MW goal. It is now anticipated that approximately 210 MW of additional renewable capacity will be required to meet the goal. However, more than 210 MW may be required if some of the projects from the 2013-2014 initiatives do not come to fruition.

  To fill this gap, three procurement initiatives are planned that take into account all Renewable Portfolio Standard eligible technologies. Responses to all three procurements are anticipated to be evaluated concurrently.

  • Part 1 - 2015 Renewable RFP - This RFP, issued on December 22, 2015, is open to any renewable resource 1 MW or larger using one point of interconnection and offering a fixed price. Projects offering fixed-price energy from fuel cells using renewable fuel are eligible for this RFP. All other fuel cell projects should apply to Part 2. Resources must inject power directly to the Zone K (Long Island) system or be connected by a new transmission line dedicated to the delivery of power to Zone K. Project developers will be required to obtain community support for their proposed projects.
  • Part 2 - Fuel Cell Feed-in Tariff - These resources must inject power directly into the PSEG Long Island system at points that will benefit from the highly reliable injection of a constant power supply. Fuel supply costs may be passed through to LIPA at an indexed price. Up to 40 MW of projects may be selected. The proposed tariff language is targeted for release for public comment during the 1st quarter of 2016.
  • Part 3 - Commercial Solar Feed-in Tariff - This solicitation is targeted to rooftop solar and carport solar projects greater than 200 kw but less than 1 MW in size. Projects must inject power directly into the PSEG Long Island system. These projects are larger in size than those targeted by PSEG Long Island's net metering programs for rooftop solar but smaller than those of the 2015 Renewable RFP. Up to 20 MW of projects may be selected. The proposed tariff language is targeted for release for public comment in conjunction with the Fuel Cell FIT.

  Renewable resources selected from the South Fork RFP and the soon-to-be issued Western Nassau RFP may also help fill the gap. Amounts of renewable capacity in excess of 210 MW may be selected to manage the risk that some selected projects do not advance to commercial operation, as well as to capture potential economic benefits for customers.