PG&E Projects

Energy Storage

2018 - Local Sub-Area Energy Storage RFO

  • Independent Evaluator.

  • Through this RFO, PG&E solicited offers for storage resources through 3rd party arrangements, EPC agreement at its Moss Landing sub-station site and BOT agreements in the local sub-area. PG&E executed 4 contracts for 567 MW of storage capacity.

2021-2022 - Mid-Term Reliability RFOs Phase 1

  • Independent Evaluator.

  • Solicitation for over 1,600 MW for 2023 and 2024 of eligible system resource adequacy in response to CPUC Rulemaking 20-05-003 via an All-Source Solicitation Process

2020 - System Reliability RFO – Phase 2

  • Independent Evaluator.

  • Incremental procurement of system level qualifying Resource Adequacy capacity in the amount of 342 MW to come on line by August 1, 2023.

2016-2017 - Energy Storage RFOs 

  • Independent Evaluator 

  • PG&E is seeking at least 120 MW of storage projects including both transmission and distribution connected projects. PG&E could acquire the output from the project via an ESA or own the project via a PSA.

2014-2015 - Energy Storage RFO 

  • Independent Evaluator 

  • PG&E is seeking approximately 74 MW of storage projects including both transmission and distribution connected projects. PG&E could acquire the output from the project via an ESA or own the project via a PSA.

2020 System Reliability RFO – Phase 1

  • Independent Evaluator 

  • Incremental procurement of system level qualifying Resource Adequacy capacity in the amount of 716.9 MW to come on line between August 1, 2021 and August 1, 2023

Solar and Storage

 2022-2023 - Mid-Term Reliability RFOs – Phase 2 Zero-Emitting; Long-Term Storage

  • Independent Evaluator

  • Over 800 MW for 2025 and 400 MW for 2026 of zero-emitting resources and long-term duration storage in response to CPUC Rulemaking 20-05-003

Solar PV

2010-2012 - RFPs for EPC Services for 250 MW of Utility-Owned Photovoltaic Program

  • Independent Evaluator

  • IE for three solicitations for EPC contractors to develop and construct utility-owned solar PV facilities at a PG&E site

2014 - Solar PV Program – Power Purchase Agreements – RFO

  • Independent Evaluator

  • Up to 58 MW of small scale (up to 20 MW) PV capacity

2012 RFOs – Solar PV Program – Power Purchase Agreements     

  • Independent Evaluator           

  • Up to 50 MW of Solar PV projects secured via a PPA – Year 2 of 5 year program

2010 - RFPs for Utility-Owned Generation & PPAs

  • Independent Evaluator           

  • RFP for utility-owned generation seeking up to 250 MW of Solar PV projects and RFO for PPA options seeking up to 250 MW of third-party Solar PV projects

Microgrid

2021-2022 - Clean Substation Microgrid Pilot RFO

  • Independent Evaluator 

2019-2020 - Distributed Generation Enabled Microgrid Services RFO

  • Independent Evaluator

  • Solicit offers from bidders to procure incremental biomethane to be used a fuel to procure electricity in the event that a project executed from the DGEMS RFO requires methane as a fuel to produce electricity.

2019-2020 - System Reliability RFOs for Distributed Generation Enabled Microgrid Services

  • Independent Evaluator

  • Procure energy resources to provide Distributed Generation Enabled Microgrid Services (DGEMS) for PG&E to minimize impacts on customers from Public Safety Power Shutoff events.

Resource Adequacy

2022 - Central Procurement Entity Local RA Solicitation   

  • Independent Evaluator           

  • Solicitation based on Central Procurement function for PG&E based on CPUC Decision 20-06-002

2021 Central Procurement Entity Local RA Solicitation      

  • Independent Evaluator    

  • Solicitation based on Central Procurement function for PG&E based on CPUC Decision 20-06-002

2010 - Intermediate Term RFOs

  • Independent Evaluator           

  • RFO seeks System Resource Adequacy and Bay Area Local Resource Adequacy for the summer period 2011-2015.

2008-2009 - Intermediate Term RFO            

  • Independent Evaluator           

  • Local Resource Adequacy; Operationally Flexible Resources; QFs, and RPS energy

CHP

2011-2012 - First Solicitation for Combined Heat and Power RFOs

  • Independent Evaluator           

  • First of three Solicitations for Combined Heat and Power Facilities – for up to 690 MW

 2014 - Third Solicitation Combined Heat and Power RFOs 

  • Independent Evaluator           

 2013 - Second Solicitation for Combined Heat and Power RFOs    

  • Independent Evaluator           

  • Second of three Solicitations for Combined Heat and Power Facilities