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