Tree Mortality Non-Bypassable Charge Resource Adequacy Sale

Pursuant to California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued Decision 18-12-003, PG&E is conducting its Tree Mortality (TM) Non-Bypassable Charge (NBC) Resource Adequacy (RA) Sale Solicitation to make available for sale the Generic North System RA Capacity from PG&E's existing TM Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), listed in the table below. The product for sale is unit-contingent, meaning Buyer receives the available RA capacity, calculated as the lesser of the TM PPA Contract Capacity and the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) Net Qualifying Capacity (NQC), from the applicable TM PPA for months when the unit is not on an approved planned outage, for the residual term of the TM PPA. The Delivery Term begins upon CPUC approval of the Tier 1 Advice Letter.      

Per CPUC Resolution E-4977, effective as of January 31, 2019, PG&E is required to amend certain biomass related contracts, including PG&E’s existing TM PPAs listed in the table below, related to compliance, reporting, payment, terms of default, feedstock requirements, and PG&E’s bankruptcy status. Specifically, Resolution E-4977 requires that PG&E propose modifications to the representations and warranties and events of default of the TM PPAs to account for PG&E’s status in bankruptcy and the related jurisdiction of a federal bankruptcy court. If such amendments have already been completed or will be completed before the expiration of the applicable TM PPA, the Product will be subject to the terms and conditions of the TM PPA, including such amendments.

The solicitation complies with PG&E's Advice Letter 5478-E, which was approved by the CPUC on May 23, 2019.

Power Advocate Instructions and Registration

All Participants interested in submitting a bid package will need to pre-register with Power Advocate before submitting a bid into the solicitation using the link below:

https://www.poweradvocate.com/pR.do?okey=94108&pubEvent=true (Event ID 94108)

Power Advocate Instructions

Power Advocate Instructions (PDF, 280KB)

 
Solicitation Protocol, TM NBC Unit-Specific RA EEI Confirmation, and Bid Form

Buyers must meet the criteria established in PG&E's Solicitation Protocol in order to submit bids for the purchase of TM RA capacity from PG&E. As a requirement to participate, Buyers must submit a completed Bid Form in accordance with the solicitation timeline. If Buyers propose edits to the form of Agreement, those edits must be included at submission of Bid.

• 2019 TM NBC RA Sale Solicitation Protocol (PDF, 316 KB)
• Attachment A - TM NBC RA Bid Form (XLSB, 124 KB)
• Attachment B - TM NBC Unit-Specific RA EEI Confirmation (DOCX, 82 KB)
• Attachment C - TM NBC RA Sale Confidentiality Agreement (PDF, 211 KB)

Reference Documents

PG&E will make available the executed versions of the exisiting TM PPAs with 1) Burney Forest Products and 2) Wheelabrator Shasta via Power Advocate upon receiving an executed Attachment C - 2019 TM NBC RA Sale Confidentiality Agreement.

Advice Letters requesting approval for PG&E's TM PPAs

• Burney Forest Products (Advice Number 4958-E)
• Wheelabrator Shasta Energy Company Inc. (Advice Number 4984-E)

Questions & Answers

• Q&A - Updated 7/25/2019 (PDF, 119 KB)

Participants' Webinar

PG&E will host a Participants' Webinar for the 2019 TM NBC RA Sales Solicitation. See below for details:

• Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2019
• Time: 1:00 - 3:00 PM (PPT)
• Webcast info: https://engage.vevent.com/rt/_pge_~07232019

Please note that for optimal viewing, it is best not to use VPN, but instead to connect directly to the Internet. Please disable your pop-up blockers in order to view the content in its entirety. This event is being streamed. It is recommended that you listen via your computer speakers.

Additional options for audio listening: Toll-Free Attendee Dial In: 866-294-4341 Conference ID: 1389026

The presentation of this event, along with the audio file and attendee list will be available shortly after the event.

• 2019 TM NBC RA Sales Solicitation - Participants' Webinar Presentation (PDF, 421 KB)
• Audio File of the 2019 TM NBC RA Sales Solicitation - Participants' Webinar (MP3, 6,905 KB)
• Transcript from the 2019 TM NBC RA Sales Solicitation - Participants' Webinar (PDF, 145 KB)

Contact Information

For information or questions about the TM NBC RA Sales Solicitation, email RASolicitations@pge.com with a copy to the Independent Evaluator, Charles Janecek at Charles.Janecek@paconsulting.com.

To receive notices about this solicitation and to be added to PG&E's RFO Distribution List, contact RASolicitations@pge.com.