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November
19, 2008
White
Plains, NY, USA: New York Power Authority Requests Information
for Purchases of Solar Power
The
New York Power Authority (NYPA) has issued a formal Request for
Information (RFI) in connection with its plans to purchase solar
power on behalf of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
and its operating agencies.
The
MTA is one of the Power Authority’s governmental customers in
New York City and Westchester County.
The
RFI is intended to obtain information from the solar power industry
in order to prepare a Request for Proposals with the appropriate
terms, conditions and other information to bring about high-quality
proposals from capable solar developers. NYPA intends to seek
6 megawatts of solar power from the installation of solar photovoltaic
panels, or arrays, on the roofs of designated facilities of the
MTA’s regional transportation network.
The
initial sites selected for a portion of the installations are
at locations operated by the New York City Transit’s Department
of Buses, Metro-North Railroad and Long Island Rail Road. The
new generating capacity will be accomplished in multiple phases,
with 2 megawatts added during each of the next three years.
The
Power Authority will purchase the power for resale to the MTA,
with the PV equipment owned and operated by the solar power providers.
Responses to the RFI are due on December 12.
NYPA
intends to request pricing broken down by fixed monthly capacity
price [$/kW-mo] and fixed annual price of energy delivered each
month [$/MWh], for solar power purchase agreement terms of 5,
10, 15 and 20 years for each of the following:
Firm pricing for the first set of Host Sites, representing approximately
2 MW of solar photovoltaic generating systems capacity to be installed
with a commercial operation date (“COD”) of 2009. NYPA is interested
in receiving comments on the Host Site list including what Host
Site information should be included in the RFP, if site inspections
will be required as part of the RFP process and what proposers
will want to see at each Host Site as part of the site inspection.
Pricing
for the 2010 and 2011 phases for each of four solar photovoltaic
generating systems project increments; 100 kW, 250 kW, 500 kW
and 1 MW per site. NYPA is interested in receiving comments as
to how pricing is estimated for the sites yet to be identified,
what variables and assumptions should be allowed in setting the
prices and how final pricing should be established once the sites
are identified.
NYPA
intends to allow for proposal terms of 5, 10, 15 or 20 years for
one, multiple or all sites for years 2009, 2010 and 2011, or various
term and pricing proposals for each site. NYPA is willing to consider
a range of payment structures, including buyout terms, and is
interested in receiving information about various options recommended
by responders as well as a summary of the rationale generally
used to justify indexed pricing.
Further
details about: RFI
from the Power Authority
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