Wholesale Electric Power Procurement

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Welcome to PG&E's Wholesale Electric Power Procurement website. To meet customer load, PG&E purchases wholesale electric energy and capacity from generators and suppliers. PG&E periodically conducts Solicitations / Requests for Offers (RFO) for conventional and renewable electricity. Information about PG&E's Wholesale Electric Power Procurement and RFOs will be posted on this website. When PG&E conducts a specific Solicitation / RFO to purchase new energy and/or capacity, the RFO will be announced via e-mail to potential bidders and posted below.

Request for Offers (RFOs)

Information about particular RFOs

• All Source Request for Offers
• Intermediate Term Request for Offers
• 2008 Fixed for Floating Swap (CLOSED)
• 2009 Renewables RFO
• 2008 Renewables RFO
• 2007 Renewables RFO (CLOSED)
• 2007 Medium Term Fixed for Floating Swap (CLOSED)
• 2006 Renewables RFO (CLOSED)

Bidder Registration for Longer Term RFOs

Participant Registration to receive notification of PG&E's Request for Offers (RFOs)

• RFO Bidder / Participation Registration

PG&E files an Application to Implement its Photovoltaic Program

On February 24, 2009, PG&E filed its application to implement up to 500 MW Photovoltaic Program (PV Program) that includes both utility-owned renewable systems and PPAs.

The PV Program targets up to 250 MW of utility-owned generation (UOG) and 250 MW of PPAs with third party renewable resource developers.

PG&E's PV Program is intended to rapidly develop new renewable resources, stimulate development in the PV industry and assist California in meeting the state's goal of 20 percent renewable energy by 2010.

For more detailed information on PG&E's PV program the link to the application is below:

• PV Application

Announcements and Updates to the All Source RFO

Please check here for the latest announcements and updates regarding the All Source RFO.

Procurement Review Group

The PRG meetings are not open to the public and are only open to members of the PRG.

In Decision 07-12-05 2, the California Public Utilities Commission instructed the California Investor Owned Utilities (IOUs) to establish web-based calendars that provide information on Procurement Review Group (PRG) meetings and planned solicitation activities. The attached calendar contains PG&E's upcoming PRG meeting dates, times, and topics, to the extent that they have been scheduled. For PG&E’s previous 2008 PRG meetings, the calendar links into specific meeting agendas and participants. This calendar will contain only public information.

• 2008 PRG Calendar (DOC, 199 KB)
• 2009 PRG Calendar (DOC, 203 KB)

Standard Contracts for Purchase (Feed-in Tariffs)

On February 14, 2008, the Commission approved Resolution E-4137 (PDF, 215 KB) pertaining to PG&E’s tariffs and standard contracts for both its Section 399.20 PPA (Public Water and Wastewater) Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) and the Small Renewable Generator PPA.

The Standard Contracts for Purchase (Feed-in Tariffs) of eligible renewable generation offer both a full buy/sell option and an excess sale option to customers, which means PG&E will purchase all of the electricity their facility generates, or they can choose to use some of the electricity for their own needs and PG&E will purchase only the excess.