Maryland Utilities Issue Request for Proposals for the Supply of Wholesale Electric Power
12 September 2007 - 8:06PM
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BALTIMORE, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Potomac Edison
Company d/b/a Allegheny Power (AP), Baltimore Gas and Electric
Company (BGE), Delmarva Power & Light Company (Delmarva), and
Potomac Electric Power Company (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. The RFPs will consist of supply contracts ranging in
term from quarterly to twenty-four months. The bidding for
Residential contracts will occur in two procurements -- October
2007 and April 2008. Please note that Allegheny Power has filed a
bid schedule for its Residential load that is still under review by
the Maryland Public Service Commission. Once acted upon by the MD
PSC, Allegheny Power will notify the bidders of any changes to the
procurement schedule for Allegheny Power residential load as
applicable. The bidding for small commercial Type I contracts will
occur in three procurements -- October 2007, January 2008 and April
2008. The first two procurements scheduled for October 2007 and
January 2008 are for supply services to begin June 1, 2008, and the
third procurement scheduled for April 2008 is for supply services
to begin October 1, 2008. The bidding for larger commercial Type II
contracts will be for three-month term contracts and will occur
quarterly. 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.
The utilities are requesting proposals totaling approximately 4,462
megawatts (MW), including: -- 119 MW for AP -- 2,776 MW for BGE --
409 MW for Delmarva -- 1,158 MW for Pepco A joint-utility pre-bid
conference will be held on September 26, 2007, at the Hyatt Regency
Hotel in downtown Baltimore. The conference will review the general
RFP structure and process, the specific utility bid plans, and the
power supply contract. Additional details regarding the RFPs, the
pre-bid conference and utility contact information can be found by
visiting any of the following utility RFP websites: AP
http://www.alleghenypower.com/rfp BGE rfp.bge.com Delmarva
http://www.delmarva.com/mdrfp Pepco http://www.pepco.com/mdrfp As
noted in Order No. 81603, issued by the Maryland Public Service
Commission on September 11, 2007, "the Commission's approval of the
SOS procurement process set forth in the (Procurement Improvement
Process) Report is subject to the understanding that the Commission
may alter the SOS procurement schedule and process to comply with
its decision in Case No. 9117." DATASOURCE: Baltimore Gas and
Electric Company CONTACT: Allegheny Power: +1-888-233-3583; BGE:
+1-410-470-7433; DELMARVA: +1-410-860-6203; PEPCO: +1-202-872-2680
Web site: http://www.alleghenypower.com/rfp http://rfp.bge.com/
http://www.delmarva.com/mdrfp http://www.pepco.com/mdrfp Company
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