Introduction

California Choice Energy Authority (“CalChoice”), which provides administrative and operational support to the following eight (8) Community Choice Aggregation (“CCA”) programs, including Apple Valley Choice Energy (“AVCE”), Lancaster Choice Energy (“LCE”), Energy for Palmdale’sIndependent Choice (“EPIC”), Pico Rivera Innovative Municipal Energy (“PRIME”), Pomona Choice Energy (“PCE”), Rancho Mirage Energy Authority (“RMEA”), San Jacinto Power (“SJP”) and Santa Barbara Clean Energy (“SBCE”), is requesting proposals for long-term, California Renewables Portfolio Standard-eligible (RPS) renewable energy supply and/or Supplemental Mid-Term Reliability capacity (as well as other incremental capacity resources).1 The eight CCA’s (referred to as the “SoCal CCAs” throughout this RFP) have a collective annual energy requirement of nearly 3,000 GWh and a peak demand approximating 930 MW.

In May 2015, LCE became the first CCA to successfully launch within Southern California Edison’s (“SCE”) service territory. Thereafter, AVCE launched in April 2017, and around the same time, CalChoice was formed to assist other cities with the implementation and operation of similar CCA enterprises.  CalChoice provides CCA support services, which include portfolio management, power procurement, settlement and invoice validation, regulatory compliance, regulatory advocacy, finance and accounting and rate-setting as well as program development and administration to the SoCal CCAs.  Consistent with this scope of services, CalChoice has been tasked with the administration of this RFP, including the evaluation of related responses.

In consideration of applicable long-term renewable energy contracting requirements and mid-term reliability procurement mandates, the SoCal CCAs have certain future open positions for California Renewables Portfolio Standard (“RPS”) eligible energy products and resource adequacy capacity (“RA”).   With regard to renewable energy, this RFP is primarily intended to support the SoCal CCA’s future Portfolio Content Category 1 (“PCC1” or “Bucket 1”) energy requirements through long-term power purchase agreements with one or more qualified suppliers.  In addition to PCC1 product offers, CalChoice will also accept and evaluate offers for Portfolio Content Category 2 (“PCC2” or “Bucket 2”) renewable energy, but not Portfolio Content Category 3 (“PCC3” or “Bucket 3”) renewable energy.  With regard to RA capacity, CalChoice will consider offers for eligible system RA with online dates occurring no later than June 1, 2024, June 1, 2025, June 1, 2026 or June 1, 2027.  The SoCal CCAs have an approximate aggregate capacity need ranging from 60-80 megawatts.

By participating in this RFP, each respondent acknowledges that it has read, understands, and agrees to the terms and conditions set forth in these instructions.  The SoCal CCAs reserve the right to reject any offer that does not comply with these requirements.  Furthermore, the SoCal CCAs may, in their sole discretion and without notice, modify, extend, suspend, or terminate this RFP without further obligation or liability to any respondent. This RFP does not constitute an offer to buy or create an obligation for the SoCal CCAs to enter into an agreement with any party, and the SoCal CCAs shall not be bound by the terms of any offer until one or more of the SoCal CCAs have entered into a duly authorized and fully executed agreement.

RFP Schedule

This RFP will be administered in consideration of the following schedule:

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