Southern California Edison (SCE), an Edison International (NYSE:EIX) utility company, is requesting offers from independent power producers for the utility’s Solar Photovoltaic Program.
Last year, the California Public Utilities Commission approved SCE’s plan to generate hundreds of megawatts of solar power from the rooftops of large industrial buildings in SCE’s service territory. SCE will own and produce 250 megawatts (MW); another 250 MW will be power purchased from solar companies that are successful in the Request for Offer (RFO) process.
“This innovative approach seeks independently owned projects that require no new transmission and avoid any potential land-use issues due to their installation on commercial rooftops,” said Marc Ulrich, SCE vice president, Renewable and Alternative Power.
SCE anticipates completing the procurement for the entire 250 MW of the Solar Photovoltaic Program over the next five to six years. Most of the installations are expected to be on rooftops and be 1-2 MW in size.
Potential sellers can find RFO instructions, schedule and other materials at the link below.
SCE will host an RFO Conference on April 1, to present information about the RFO and to answer questions from prospective participants. The deadline for submitting non-binding offers is April 19.
SCE recently contracted with SunPower (Nasdaq: SPWRA) to supply solar panels for the majority of the rooftop systems the company will build and own.
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