2004 Renewables RFO (CLOSED)

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Renewable energy resources presently provide approximately 32% of Pacific Gas and Electric Company's (PG&E's) total electric portfolio, including 13% from resources eligible under California's Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) Program. PG&E is seeking new contracts with generators to increase the level of RPS-eligible renewable generation to 20% by 2017. In this 2004 Renewables RFO, PG&E is seeking Offers from sellers ("Respondents") pursuant to which PG&E would enter into agreements to purchase energy and capacity from Eligible Renewable Resources (ERR) meeting PG&E's resource needs and California's RPS program for the years 2005 and beyond. Parties interested in submitting Offers in response to this 2004 Renewables RFO are referred to PG&E's Solicitation Protocol and other 2004 Renewables RFO-related data and information described below.

2004 Renewables RFO Schedule

Event	Date
PG&E Issues RFO	July 15
Respondents File Notice of Intent to Bid	July 26
Pre-Bid Conference	July 28
Deadline for Respondents to Submit Bids	August 23
PG&E & Respondents Execute Contracts (tentative)	December 6

2004 Renewables RFO Protocol, Power Purchase Agreement, Related Information and Data

• Solicitation Protocol
• Attachments to Solicitation Protocol
  • Attachment A, RPS Solicitation Protocol Agreement
  • Attachment B, Form of Letter of Credit
  • Attachment C, Notice of Intent to Bid
  • Attachment D, Offer Form (updated as of 8/18/04)
  • Attachments to Offer Form
    • Addendum I, Energy Production Data for As-Available Products (updated August 10, 2004)

• Attachment E, Revenue Calculator (v.3, August 2, 2004)
• Attachment F, Participant Credit-Related Information Form
• Attachment G, EEI Master Power Purchase and Sale Agreement (PDF, 144 KB)
• Attachment H, Form of Master Power Purchase and Sale Agreement (or "Form of PPA") (v.2, August 9, 2004)
• Attachments to Form of PPA
  • Exhibit A, Form Letter of Credit (DOC, 24 KB)
  • Appendix I, Initial and Annual Capacity Test Principals
  • Appendix II, Monthly Construction Progress Report
  • Appendix III, Outage Notification Form
  • Attachment IA, Form of As-Available Confirmation (v.2, August 9, 2004)
  • Attachment IB, Form of Unit Firm and Dispatchable Confirmation (v.2, August 9, 2004)

  Transmission Related Information and References

  • Transmission Ranking Cost Report (PDF, 366 KB)
  • Errata to Transmission Ranking Cost Report (PDF, 171 KB)
  • Generation Interconnection Information and References (updated as of 8/18/04)

  Pre-Bid Conference

  • Bidders Conference Presentation - July 28, 2004 (PDF, 397 KB)

  California Energy Commission (CEC) Guidebooks

  • Renewables Portfolio Standard Eligibility Guidebook, Publication #500-04-002F, Adopted May 19, 2004
  • New Renewable Facilities Guidebook, Publication #500-04-001F, Adopted May 19, 2004
  • Overall Program Guidebook for Renewable Energy, Publication #500-04-026, Adopted May 19, 2004

  California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Decisions and Orders

  • Order Initiating Implementation of Senate Bill 1078 Renewables Portfolio Standard Program, Decision D.03-06-071
  • OIR to Implement the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program, R. 04-04-026
  • Opinion Adopting Standard Contract Terms and Conditions, Decision D.04-06-014
  • Opinion Adopting Market Price Referent Methodology, Decision D.04-06-015
  • Opinion Adopting Criteria for the Selection of Least-Cost and Best-Fit Renewable Resources, Decision D.04-07-029 (PDF, 481 KB)
  • Interim Opinion Adopting Methodology for Consideration of Transmission Costs in RPS Procurement, D.04-06-013

  Announcements and Updates

  2004 Renewables RFO Announcements and Updates (updated as of 8/19/04)

  Questions and Answers

  2004 Renewables RFO Questions and Answers (updated as of 8/20/04)

  Contact Us

  For information or questions about this PG&E 2004 Renewables RFO
  E-Mail to: RenewableRFO@pge.com

  For procedural or administrative matters only, call:
  Dave Landes
  PG&E Power Contracts Department
  (415) 973-9326