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Friday, October 10, 2014

SCE launches fourth round of solicitations via Solar PV Program

SCE launches fourth round of solicitations via Solar PV Program
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Southern California Edison (SCE) has issues its fourth Request for Offers (RFO) to procure electricity from independent power producers as part of its Solar Photovoltaic Program (SPVP).
The program, which began in 2010, is designed to encourage energy production from rooftop-mounted solar photovoltaic facilities between 500 kW and 10 MW. As part of this solicitation, SCE is seeking up to 63 MW of direct current power based on the economics of the offers.
"SCE is committed to delivering clean energy to our customers. As a leader in renewable energy, SCE encourages the production of solar photovoltaic power within our service area and through this program we continue making progress toward California's Renewables Portfolio Standard goal of delivering 33 percent renewable power," said Nicole Neeman Brady, SCE's director of Energy Procurement. "This RFO helps provide renewable emission-free energy to our customers. We look forward to receiving offers from across our service area, particularly from central and southern Orange County."
Since its inception in 2010, SCE's program has been buying energy from solar photovoltaic generating facilities using a standard power purchase agreement with a 20-year term.
Last year, 21.6 percent of the energy provided by SCE came from renewable sources -- of which 1 billion kilowatt-hours was in the form of solar energy, avoiding emissions of 444,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide.
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