Tucson Electric Power to Issue All-Source Request for Proposals for Additional Energy Resources
06 Abril 2022 - 5:30PM
Business Wire
Tucson Electric Power (TEP) will seek new wind and solar
generation, energy storage systems and other resources such as
energy efficiency with an All-Source Request for Proposals (ASRFP)
it plans to issue on Tuesday, April 19. The due date for proposals
is expected to be July 1, 2022.
The ASRFP will target resources to support TEP’s 2020 Integrated
Resource Plan (IRP), which calls for TEP to reduce its carbon
emissions by 80 percent and to supply more than 70 percent of its
energy to retail customers from renewable resources by 2035. It
calls for building an increasingly sustainable resource portfolio
by retiring coal-fired power plants and replacing them with a
significant expansion of renewable resources and energy storage
systems, backed by existing and efficient natural gas-fired
generators.
In 2021, TEP added 449 megawatts (MW) of new wind and solar
resources, allowing the company to provide about 30 percent of its
power from renewable resources.
“We're now looking for ways to add even more reliable,
cost-effective resources as we build a cleaner, greener grid for
our community,” said Susan Gray, TEP’s President and Chief
Executive Officer. “We’re especially interested in resources that
are consistently available during the late afternoon and early
evening hours of summer, when customers' energy needs are
greatest.”
In its request, TEP will seek bids for all resource types,
including:
- Up to 250 MW of renewable and energy efficiency resources. This
could include new wind and solar generating systems and new energy
efficiency initiatives, including demand response programs that
reduce usage during periods of high energy demand.
- Up to 300 MW of "firm capacity" resources that can be called on
at any time, including energy storage systems designed to provide
at least four hours of continuous energy every day during the
summer for TEP to dispatch as needed. This also could include
demand response programs that provide incentives to customers who
curtail energy usage at specific times of the day and year when
usage is typically highest.
Engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractors
interested in offering energy storage proposals for TEP’s
build-ready site in Tucson must attend a site visit scheduled for
April 28, 2022. EPC contractors must visit the ASRFP website below
for additional information on the site visit.
TEP will review proposals this summer and announce successful
proposals near the end of this year. TEP is seeking resources that
will commence service as soon as May 1, 2024 but no later than May
1, 2025. Projects with combined technologies are eligible for
consideration.
The ASRFP process is being supported by 1898 & Co., with
independent monitoring services provided by Sargent & Lundy.
More information, including bidder registration and ASRFP material,
is available at https://tep2022asrfp.rfpmanager.biz/.
TEP customers’ energy needs are growing, with new peak energy
demand records set in both 2020 and 2021. TEP is working to meet
those needs with an increasingly clean energy resource mix that set
a new record last month for renewable energy production.
In February 2022, the Arizona Corporation Commission reviewed
and acknowledged TEP’s 2020 IRP, noting its use of ASRFPs to secure
future resources and providing guidance on development of future
resource plans. TEP’s 2020 IRP describes TEP’s plan for avoiding
the production of more than 50 million tons of carbon dioxide over
the next 15 years – equivalent to removing three-quarters of a
million cars from the road. It also describes how TEP will
eliminate the use of surface water for power generation and achieve
a 70 percent reduction in groundwater use. It also describes TEP’s
plan to gradually retire its remaining coal-fired power plants over
the next 10 years.
TEP provides safe, reliable electric service to more than
438,000 customers in Southern Arizona. For more information, visit
tep.com. TEP and its parent company, UNS Energy, are subsidiaries
of Fortis Inc. (TSX/NYSE: FTS), which owns utilities that serve
more than 3 million customers across Canada and in the United
States and the Caribbean. For more information, visit
fortisinc.com.
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Joseph Barrios (520) 884-3725 jbarrios@tep.com
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