PacifiCorp’s 2020 All-Source Request for Proposals

NOTICE:  PacifiCorp will be notifying bidders of selection to the Initial Shortlist on October 30, 2020 NOT October 29, 2020. Bidders selected to the Initial Shortlist are required to notify PacifiCorp Transmission of their selection by October 31, 2020.

PacifiCorp received approval for its RFP and schedule in Utah Docket No. 20-035-05 and in Oregon Docket UM 2059 on July 2, 2020.  Please consult the dockets on the respective commission websites regarding the regulatory proceeding

PacifiCorp established an action item out of PacifiCorp’s 2019 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) to conduct an all-source RFP in 2020 (2020AS RFP). The 2019 IRP preferred portfolio includes 1,823 megawatts (MW) of new proxy solar resources co-located with 595 MW of new proxy battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity and 1,920 MW of new proxy wind resources by the end of 2023.  Note, these figures for solar and wind exclude resource capacity to meet assumed customer preference targets that were included in the 2019 IRP preferred portfolio.

Under 2020AS RFP, PacifiCorp is seeking proposals for competitively priced resources capable of interconnecting with or delivering to PacifiCorp’s transmission system in its east or west balancing authority areas (PACE and PACW, respectively). The 2020AS RFP will consider both build-transfer and power purchase agreement bids that can achieve commercial operation by December 31, 2024. In addition, PacifiCorp will accept bids from long-lead time pumped storage hydro resources requiring longer lead time to develop and construct that places the project completion beyond December 31, 2024. PacifiCorp is not submitting any self-build (benchmark) resources in the 2020AS RFP.

The 2020AS RFP conforms to PacifiCorp Transmission interconnection queue reform including its transition interconnection cluster study process and schedule.  As such, potential bidders should review and clearly understand PacifiCorp Transmission’s interconnection queue reform process, specifically the transition cluster study process, eligibility criteria, and timeline which plays an important role in the 2020AS RFP.

Two Independent Evaluators (IEs) are providing oversight services on the 2020AS RFP for the Public Service Commission of Utah and the Public Utility Commission of Oregon.  Contact information is shown below.

OREGON – PA Consulting
2020AS_IE@PAConsulting.com
Charles Janecek - 303-250-5060

UTAH – Merrimack Energy
MerrimackIE@merrimackenergy.com
Wayne Oliver – 781- 856-0007

Schedule: 

The indicative schedule for the 2020AS RFP has been updated as of October 12, 2020 and remains subject to change.

Any questions on the 2020AS RFP or related documents can be sent to Company via email at RFPAllsource@pacificorp.com or to the IEs for Utah and Oregon at their email address above.

PacifiCorp will provide further updates on the status and schedule of its 2020AS RFP on this webpage as they become available.

RFP Main Document and Appendices