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2022 CPE Local RA RFO
Overview
Pursuant to California Public Utilities Commission ("CPUC") Decision ("D.") 20-06-002,the Central Procurement Entity Decision ("CPE Decision"), D. 20-12-006, the Local Capacity Requirement Reduction Compensation Mechanism Decision ("LCR RCM Decision") and and D.22-03-034 (“RA OIR Phase 1 Decision”) (collectively, the “Decisions”), Pacific Gas and Electric Company ("PG&E") acting as the Central Procurement Entity in its distribution service area ("CPE" or "PG&E CPE") is issuing its 2022 CPE Local RA RFO (“RFO”) to procure local RA ("Local RA") or obtain self-shown commitments for Local RA from participants ("Participants") on behalf of all CPUC-jurisdictional load serving entities ("CPUC LSEs") in PG&E's distribution service area beginning with the 2023 RA compliance year.
PG&E CPE is procuring Local RA or obtaining self-shown commitments for Local RA in areas within PG&E’s distribution service area that are transmission constrained (“Local Capacity Areas”). Per the Decisions, PG&E is required to procure local capacity or obtain self-shown commitments for local capacity to meet the 3-year forward multi-year Local RA requirement on behalf of all CPUC LSEs within its electric distribution service area.
In 2022 PG&E CPE is required to procure or obtain self-shown commitments for 100 percent of the CPUC’s 2023 Local RA requirements, 100 percent of the CPUC’s 2024 Local RA requirements, and 50 percent of the CPUC’s 2025 Local RA requirements in PG&E’s distribution service area
Expected Schedule for Non-Compensated Self-Shown Commitment Process
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Participants are invited to register online to receive notices regarding the RFO at www.pge.com/cpe |
Ongoing |
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PG&E CPE issues RFO |
April 18, 2022 |
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Participants' Webinar |
April 27, 2022 |
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Deadline for CPUC LSEs to submit Non-Compensated Self-Shown Commitments |
May 18, 2022 at 1PM (PPT) |
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PG&E CPE’s estimated Local RA Showing for the 2023, 2024 and 2025 compliance years with the CPUC |
Mid-August 2022 |
Expected Schedule for Competitive Offer Process
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Participants are invited to register online to receive notices regarding the RFO at www.pge.com/cpe |
Ongoing |
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PG&E CPE issues RFO |
April 18, 2022 |
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Participants’ Webinar |
April 27, 2022 |
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Deadline for PG&E Participant to submit Competitive Offers via Power Advocate |
May 20, 2022 at 1PM (PPT) |
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Deadline for Non-PG&E Participants to submit Competitive Offers via Power Advocate |
May 23, 2022 at 1PM (PPT) |
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PG&E CPE notifies Participants that their Competitive Offer(s) are Qualified.
PG&E CPE notifies the CAM/PRG of all Competitive Offers that are deemed Qualified. |
Mid-June 2022 |
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Participants with Qualified Competitive Offers for New resources are required to have completed the safety prequalification with IS-Net as further described in Section VI of Attachment 2A and Attachment 2B |
June 30, 2022 |
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Estimated time frame for execution of Agreement(s) resulting from the Competitive Offer Process, provided that the Agreement(s) are mutually agreed to by both PG&E CPE and the respective Participant |
Late July 2022 |
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PG&E CPE’s estimated Local RA Showing for the 2023, 2024 and 2025 compliance years with the CPUC |
Mid-August 2022 |
The schedule above and documents associated with the RFO are subject to change at PG&E CPE’s sole discretion at any time and for any reason. PG&E CPE will endeavor to notify Participants of any changes to the RFO but shall not be liable for any costs or liability incurred by Participants or any other party due to any change or for failing to provide notice or acceptable notice of any change.
CPE Local RA RFO Solicitation Protocol and Appendices
- 2022 CPE Local RA RFO – Solicitation Protocol (PDF, 865.8 KB) (Updated 5-11-2022)
- 2022 CPE Local RA RFO – Solicitation Protocol – Redline (PDF, 873.1 KB) (Updated 5-11-2022)
- Offer Form Instructions
- CPE Offer Form Guide Appendix A1 (PDF, 452.6 KB)
- CPE Offer Form Guide Appendix A2 (PDF, 569.9 KB)
- CPE Offer Form Guide: Census Tract-CalEnviroScreen-Pollution Burden (PDF, 204.5 KB)
- Appendix A1 – Offer Form - Compensated Self-Shown Commitment (XLSB, 488.6 KB) (Updated 5-11-2022)
- Appendix A2 – Offer Form - Bundled RA & Bundled RA with Energy Settlement (XLSB, 921.5 KB) (Updated 5-11-2022)
- Appendix B1 – Supplemental Resource Information (XLSX, 46 KB)
- Appendix B2 – Supplemental Counterparty Financial Information (DOCX, 28.4 KB)
- Appendix C – FERC Order 717 (DOCX, 21.7 KB)
- Appendix D – Confidentiality Agreement (PDF, 98 KB)
- Appendix E1 – Compensated Self-Shown Commitment Agreement (DOCX, 154.4 KB)
- Appendix E2 – Resource Adequacy Agreement for Owner of Existing Resource (DOCX, 245.5 KB)
- Appendix E3 – Resource Adequacy Agreement for Owner of New Resource (DOCX, 271 KB)
- Appendix E4 – Resource Adequacy Agreement for Non-Owner of Existing Resource (DOCX, 282.8 KB)
- Appendix E5 – Resource Adequacy Agreement for Non-Owner of New Resource (DOCX, 255.8 KB)
- Appendix F1 – Non-Compensated Self-Shown Commitment Form (XLSX, 42.6 KB)
- Appendix F2 – Compensated Self-Shown Commitment Form (XLSX, 34 KB)
- Appendix F3 – Default to Self-Shown Commitment Form (XLSX, 33.8 KB)
Additional Documents and Material
Power Advocate Instructions, Registration Information, Commitment and/or Offer Submittal
All Participants will need to register with Power Advocate using the link below to gain access to submit a Non-Compensated Self-Shown Commitment or Competitive Offer into the RFO. Please note that there are three separate Power Advocate links for the RFO. Ensure you register for the appropriate Power Advocate site.
- Non-Compensated Self Shown Commitment Process: https://www.poweradvocate.com/pR.do?okey=132931&pubEvent=true
- Competitive Offers from PG&E Participant: https://www.poweradvocate.com/pR.do?okey=132933&pubEvent=true
- Competitive Offers from all Non-PG&E Participants: https://www.poweradvocate.com/pR.do?okey=132934&pubEvent=true
- PowerAdvocate Instructions (PDF, 356.8 KB)
Participants' Webinar
PG&E CPE hosted a Participant’s Webinar on Wednesday April 27, 2022 from 10 AM – 12 PM PPT. The presentation of this event, along with the transcript and audio file, are available here.
- 2022 CPE Local RA RFO Participants’ Webinar Presentation (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- 2022 CPE Local RA RFO Participants’ Webinar Transcript (PDF, 278.6 KB)
- 2022 CPE Local RA RFO Participants’ Webinar Audio (MP3, 19.2 MB)
Contact Information
To ensure the accuracy and consistency of information provided to all Participants, PG&E CPE encourages Participants to submit any inquiries via e-mail to CPESolicitations@pge.com and CC the Independent Examiner ("IE"), Merrimack Energy Group, Inc., at merrimackIE@merrimackenergy.com. With respect to a matter of general interest raised by any Participant, PG&E CPE may, without reference to the inquiring Participant, post the question and PG&E CPE's response on PG&E's website. PG&E CPE will attempt to respond to all inquiries but may decline to respond to any particular inquiry.
All correspondence will be monitored by the IE, who was selected to oversee this RFO. The IE is an independent, third-party evaluator who is required by the CPUC to monitor and evaluate the CPE's RFO process as well as the contract execution process.
To receive notices about this RFO and to be added to PG&E's CPE RFO Distribution List, visit CPE Distribution List Form.
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