2024 Voluntary All-Source RFP
On July 1, 2024, Puget Sound Energy (“PSE”) filed with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (“WUTC” or “Commission”) a Voluntary All-Source RFP for CETA-compliant Energy and Capacity Resources (the “All-Source RFP”). The All-Source RFP seeks bids from qualified respondents to supply up to 2.3 million annual megawatt hours (“MWh”) of Clean Energy Transformation Act (“CETA”) eligible resources and up to 1,755 MW of summer and 1,573 MW of winter peak capacity resources. It is an All-Source RFP, meaning that PSE will consider any electric resource or energy storage resource that can meet all or part of the company’s resource need, consistent with the requirements described in the RFP.
PSE has hired Bates White Economic Consulting (“Bates White”) to provide independent evaluator (“IE”) services for this All-Source RFP. Information about PSE’s IE selection process can be found in PSE’s petition with the WUTC dated March 22, 2024. The petition was approved in Order 1 of docket UE-240191 on April 25, 2024. Information about the role and scope of the IE can be found in the RFP document below.
See also the Acquiring Energy page of PSE’s web site for a list of other current and recent RFPs, including Demand Response and Distributed Energy Resources RFPs.
To submit a bid for the 2024 All-Source RFP, qualified respondents must create and register an account at PSE’s RFP submission portal.
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2024 All-Source RFP Schedule
All-Source RFP Schedule
The RFP schedule is subject to adjustment based on the actual pace of the evaluation process. See also the Acquiring Energy page of PSE’s web site for schedules associated with other current RFPs, including the 2024 Distributed Solar and Storage RFP.
Date
Milestone
July 1, 2024
PSE issues Voluntary All-Source RFP to Bidders
July 15, 2024
PSE hosts Bidders’ conference
August 1, 2024
Proposal submission portal begins to accept bids
August 30, 2024
PSE participating resource offers due
September 16, 2024*
All other offers due
*The RFP bid submission portal will remain open until 11:59 PM PPT on September 16, 2024.October 16, 2024
PSE posts compliance report consistent with the requirements of WAC 480-107-035(5) 1
September – October 2024
Phase 1: Screening process and selection of Phase 2 candidates, Bidders notified
Q4 2024 – Q2 2025
Phase 2: Due diligence, negotiations and contract executions
To follow
PSE files with the UTC and posts compliance report consistent with the requirements of WAC 480-107-145(2) 2
1 Required to be posted on the company’s public web site within 30 days of the close of the bidding period.
2 Required to be filed with the Commission within 90 days of the conclusion of any RFP process. -
Updates and Notifications
As the All-Source RFP process progresses and new information becomes available, PSE will update this portion of the website to include information related to a variety of RFP topics.
Q&A from Bidders
Questions about the All-Source RFP may be submitted to the AllSourceRFPmailbox@pse.com.
PSE will periodically tabulate and post Q&A here for the benefit of all interested parties. PSE will not include company names, project names, contact information or other identifying descriptors in the Q&A.
The Current Q&A Log above includes Q&A submitted through both the bidders’ conference and the AllSourceRFPmailbox@pse.com. For additional materials from the conference, see the 2024 Bidders’ Conference section below.
RFP Updates and Notifications
PSE will post general updates about the RFP, including process updates and press releases, as it makes sense. Additionally, updates to the RFP schedule will be posted in the 2024 All-Source RFP Schedule section.
- PSE posts a proposal summary report pursuant to WAC 480-107-035(5). PSE will also file an informational filing in docket UE-240532, in an effort to make this information more broadly available to stakeholders. (10/16/24)
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Exhibit A-1. Qualitative Rubric (updated August 21, 2024)
- Scoring is automated for bidder convenience
- Clarification is added to Interconnection and Off-System Transmission sections
- Either the original form or updated automated form can be used for submittal
- PSE posts materials from the July 15, 2024 bidders’ conference to the 2024 RFP Bidders’ Conference section of the web page. (July 24, 2024)
- PSE announces bidders’ conference on July 15, 2024 and conference registration opens (see 2024 RFP Bidders’ Conference below). (July 8, 2024)
- PSE issues 2024 All-Source RFP documents (see 2024 All-Source RFP Documents and Submission below). (July 1, 2024)
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2024 RFP Bidders' Conference
On July 15, 2024, PSE held a virtual bidders’ conference to provide information designed to help bidders prepare and submit their proposals. Conference materials, including the presentation, video recording and Q&A from the discussion, are posted below for the benefit of all bidders.
- Presentation slide deck
- Video recording of the conference (Link updated 7/30/24)
- Current Q&A Log
The Current Q&A Log above includes Q&A submitted through both the bidders’ conference and the AllSourceRFPmailbox@pse.com.
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2024 All-Source RFP Documents and Submission
PSE issued a Voluntary All-Source RFP on July 1, 2024. To submit a bid, qualified respondents must create and register an account at PSE’s RFP submission portal. The portal link is currently active for registration and will become active for bid submission when the bid submission window opens on August 1, 2024. Use the portal instructions for a step-by-step guide to submitting your proposal.
Questions about the All-Source RFP may be submitted to AllSourceRFPmailbox@pse.com. PSE will periodically tabulate and post Q&A for the benefit of all interested parties. PSE will not include company names, project names, contact information or other identifying descriptors in the Q&A. See Updates and Notifications above.
2024 Voluntary All-Source RFP:
All-Source RFP (PDF)
Exhibits for Bidder Proposals (completed by bidders)
A-1. Qualitative Rubric (Excel) (updated 8/21/24)
A-2. Equity Rubric (Excel)
B-1. Proposal Form (Excel)
B-2. Equity Form (Excel)
D. Mutual Confidentiality Agreement
I. PSE Transmission Customer Consent Letter Agreement
J. Prototype Term Sheets:
J-1. Prototype Clean Energy PPA Term Sheet
J-2. Prototype Tolling Agreement Term Sheet
J-3. Prototype Membership Interests Purchase Agreement Term Sheet
J-4. Prototype Build Transfer Agreement Term SheetBid Fee Instructions
For a proposal to be considered complete and successfully accepted by PSE, the bidder must submit the proposal through the RFP submission portal, receive a PROPOSAL ID and submit the appropriate bid fee (see Section 6, Table 5 of the 2024 Voluntary All-Source RFP) by the proposal due date (shown in the schedule above). Bidders may submit more than one proposal, but must submit a separate bid fee for each proposal.
Bidders may pay the bid fee via certified check or ACH transfer only. Bidders must annotate on the payment the PROPOSAL ID number generated upon successfully submitting the proposal on the RFP submission web site. This is the only way to ensure that a payment will be correctly associated with the corresponding proposal. Failure to properly annotate a PROPOSAL ID on the method of payment may result in unnecessary delays and/or loss of the bid fee.
Mail certified checks to:
Puget Sound Energy
Attn: Payment Processing
20000 North Creek Parkway
Bothell, WA 98011
Memo: [Bidder’s Name] 2024 All-Source RFP Proposal # XXXXXX*PSE encourages bidders to send certified checks by registered mail in order to maintain a record of receipt.
ACH Transfers require the following information:
Puget Sound Energy
Attn: Payment Processing
Routing number: 125000574
Bank account number: 479681024614
Memo: [Bidder’s Name] 2024 All-Source RFP Proposal # XXXXXX -
Public Participation
PSE filed a Voluntary All-Source RFP with the WUTC on July 1, 2024 (Docket UE-240532).
Consistent with the requirements of Washington Administrative Code 480-107-035(5), within thirty days after the close of the RFP bidding period, PSE will post a summary of each bid the utility has received.
PSE will post any schedule updates in the 2024 All-Source RFP Schedule section above. Additional updates, including process updates and press releases, will be posted in the Updates and Notifications section.
Questions about the 2024 Voluntary All-Source RFP and/or requests to be placed on PSE’s distribution list for this RFP may be directed to AllSourceRFPmailbox@pse.com.
Interested parties may also request to be placed on the Commission’s distribution list for utility RFPs by contacting the Commission’s Records Center.