The request for proposals (RFP) is being issued as required by the District of Columbia Public Service Commission, which oversees Pepco’s procurement and delivery of electricity under the standard offer service provisions.
The RFP is the first step in multi-phase bidding processes that begins in October 2008 and concludes with the posting of retail rates on or before March 20, 2009. Suppliers will be bidding for supply service contracts to begin on June 1, 2009. Pepco is requesting proposals to supply a total of approximately 270MW.
The peak-load contributions by customer class include approximately 140MW for residential customers, 10MW for small commercial customers and 120MW for large commercial customers. The contracts awarded for 140MW in residential load and 10MW in small commercial load are for three years, and those for 120MW in large commercial load will be for two years.
