Maryland Utilities issue request for proposals for supply of wholesale electric power


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Maryland Electric Supply RFPs outline a procurement schedule for default service, with residential and small commercial Type I 12-24 month contracts, and quarterly Type II bidding by BGE, Delmarva Power, Pepco, and Potomac Edison.

 

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MD utilities' RFPs procure default electric supply for residential, small commercial Type I, and Type II customers.

  • Residential: Oct 2015 and Apr 2016; 24-month terms for BGE, Delmarva, Pepco
  • PE residential: Oct 2015, Jan, Apr, Jun 2016; 12-24 month terms
  • Small commercial Type I: 24-month terms; schedules by utility
  • Large commercial Type II: 3-month terms; quarterly procurements

 

The Potomac Edison Company PE, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company BGE, Delmarva Power, and Pepco have issued Requests for Proposals RFPs for full-requirements, wholesale electric power supply to meet their Standard Offer Service SOS obligations in their Maryland service territories.

 

Each utility will provide market-based supply service to some or all of its electric customers who do not take service from competitive retail suppliers, using power purchases as needed. The RFPs will consist of supply contracts ranging in term from three to twenty-four months.

For BGE, Delmarva Power, and Pepco, the bidding for Residential contracts will occur in two procurements – October 2015 and April 2016, and, amid growing Mid-Atlantic wind-power deals in the region, the contract term will be twenty-four months. For PE, the bidding for Residential contracts will occur in four procurements – October 2015, January, April, and June 2016, and the contract term will range from twelve to twenty-four months.

For BGE, the bidding for small commercial Type I contracts will occur in two procurements – October 2015 and April 2016, and the contract term will be twenty-four months. For Delmarva Power and Pepco, the bidding for small commercial Type I, is combined with Residential contracts and, as part of ongoing reregulation efforts, will occur in two procurements – October 2015 and April 2016, and the contract term will be for twenty-four months.

For PE, the bidding for small commercial Type I contracts will occur in two procurements – October 2015 and January 2016, and the contract term will be twenty-four months. For all the Maryland Utilities, the bidding for larger commercial Type II contracts will be for three-month term contracts and, with oversight from Maryland regulators on reliability, will occur quarterly.

The quarterly procurements will occur in October 2015, January, April and June 2016. Further details regarding the procurement schedule, including the bid due dates for this multi-procurement process, as discussed in recent PSC hearings, can be found in the RFP documents. The four utilities will concurrently conduct their bidding processes under uniform rules and timetables.

 

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