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January 2012

This update summarizes recent green power marketing activity, including news and information on competitive green power marketing, utility green pricing programs, renewable energy certificates, green power purchasing, and related market activity. Additional information on green power markets and products, as well as links to the companies mentioned below, can be found on the U.S. Department of Energy's Green Power Network website.
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Gunderson Health System Completes 5-MW Wind Project

Juhl Wind announced the official start-up and operation of the two-turbine, 4.95 megawatt (MW) GL Wind project for Gunderson Health System in Winona County, Minnesota. The GL Wind project was developed specifically to address the energy demands of the Gunderson Health System. The GL Wind project is part of Gunderson Health's Envision program, which seeks to develop a portfolio of innovative green energy projects.

IKEA Powering Cincinnati Store with Solar

IKEA officially turned on a photovoltaic (PV) installation located at its Cincinnati-area store in Westchester, Ohio. IKEA partnered with REC Solar to develop and install the 128,000 square-foot, 1,026 kilowatt system, which consists of 4,186 PV panels that will generate over 1.3 million kilowatt-hours of renewable solar electricity for its Westchester store.

The Westchester installation is IKEA's 14th completed solar energy project in the U.S. With 23 additional solar projects underway, it is anticipated that IKEA's U.S. solar generation capacity will eventually exceed 30 megawatts. IKEA owns and operates each of its solar energy systems.

Super Bowl XLVI Goes Green

Green Mountain Energy has been selected to supply green power for Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis, Indiana. Green Mountain Energy will supply 15,000 megawatt-hours of renewable energy certificates (RECs) for all six major Super Bowl facilities. The purchase is the equivalent to the electricity use for Lucas Oil Stadium (site of the Super Bowl), the Indiana Convention Center (site of the NFL Experience Football Theme Park), and all four of the major NFL hotels, including the NFL headquarters, the Super Bowl Media Center, and the AFC and NFC team hotels. The RECs are sourced from wind power generated in North Dakota.

Climate Registry General Reporting Protocol Open for Public Comment

The Climate Registry's draft "General Reporting Protocol 2.0" is now available for public comment. The draft outlines the policies of The Climate Registry and required reporting calculation methodologies. This draft incorporates all previous updates and clarifications as well as updates to The Climate Registry's voluntary reporting program and includes new guidance on accounting for renewable energy certificates (RECs). Participation in a green power program should be accounted for in Scope 2 (indirect emissions) calculations, while unbundled RECs can be applied to an inventory through a separate adjustment. Participants using unbundled RECs must ensure that REC purchases meet The Climate Registry's requirements. Among other things, The Climate Registry specifies that RECs must come from facilities that began operations within 15 years of the REC year of sale. The Climate Registry is accepting public comments on the draft through close of business February 17, 2012.

SRP Opens Community Solar Program to Businesses

Salt River Project (SRP) is opening its Community Solar program to business customers, allowing businesses to purchase solar power from the 20-megawatt Copper Crossing Solar Ranch, located in Florence, Arizona. The Copper Crossing Solar Ranch currently provides solar power for homes and schools, and about half of Copper Crossing's generated solar power will be allocated for business customers. Beginning in February, business customers will be able to purchase solar electricity through the Community Solar program at a fixed rate of 9.9 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh), over a 10 year period.

SRP originally launched its Community Solar program in September 2011, allowing residential and school customers to enroll first.

NJ Resources Clean Energy Ventures Installs 14-MW Solar

New Jersey Resources Clean Energy Ventures (NJRCEV) has completed a 14.1-megawatt (MW) solar installation on McGraw-Hill's East Windsor, New Jersey campus. The solar array is expected to produce 18.4 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) annually, providing renewable electricity for McGraw-Hill's offices in East Windsor.

In addition to the McGraw-Hill installation, NJRCEV completed a 3.6-MW solar project at Manalapan Township, New Jersey, the remaining 25 percent of a 4.7-MW solar system in Vineland, New Jersey, and a 1.3-MW rooftop installation in Edison, New Jersey.

Ithaca Goes 100% Renewable

The City of Ithaca, New York signed a 2-year power purchase agreement with Integrys Energy Services to purchase 100 percent of the city's electricity consumption from renewable energy sources. Beginning in January 2012, Ithaca will begin purchasing Green-e Energy certified renewable energy certificates to match all of its electricity use.

Ithaca has sourced 5 percent of its electricity from wind farms since 2006, and the new 100-percent green power agreement will help the city move toward its 2016 goal to reduce its carbon footprint by 20 percent.

Oregon Community Wind Farm Provides Green Power for Seattle

The 9-megawatt (MW) PáTu Wind Farm, a local wind farm located in Sherman County, Oregon has signed two long-term power purchase agreements to sell its renewable energy certificates (RECs) to OneEnergy Renewables and Seattle City Light. OneEnergy Renewables, a Seattle-based REC marketer, will purchase PáTu-generated RECs through 2015. Seattle City Light, Seattle's municipal utility, will begin purchasing PáTu RECs in 2016. PáTu Wind Farm consists of six 1.5-MW wind turbines, which began producing renewable wind power in December 2010.

 

Renewable Energy RFPs


Deadline: February 6, 2012

The City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) RFP seeking to facilitate collaborative relationships between private-sector parties that have federal tax liability and an interest in owning solar energy systems; public sector entities that own roof space and have policies that support renewable energy development; and non-profit organizations and/or community-based organizations that currently operate in the solar energy marketplace or have that interest.
Contact: Andria Jacob

Deadline: February 10, 2012

Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) RFP seeking to purchase up to 150,000 megawatt-hours of Renewable Energy Certificates that have been or will be generated between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2013.
Contact: rfp@pnmresources.com

Deadline: February 15, 2012

ZeroPoint Clean Tech RFP seeking Biomass Gasification System Combined Heat and Power Facility projects. The RFP involves multiple phases of work to design and deploy turn-key power plants (2MW-10MW) based on ZeroPoint's core, enabling technology.
Contact: Marc Lindemann, 315-744-5396

Deadline: February 16, 2012

Ameren Illinois RFP seeking Renewable Energy Certificates that satisfy all requirements under the IPA Act, for the procurement period of June 2013 through December 2017.
Contact: John Bitler, 617-531-2818

Deadline: February 21, 2012

The California Department of Water Resources (CDWR) RFP (No. 10069361) seeking renewable energy and capacity, including attributes used to qualify for CA Resource Adequacy, and all associated environmental attributes, including Renewable Energy Certificates, from renewable facilities through one or more Power Purchase Agreements. The Delivery Period must be a minimum of 2 years, with delivery commencing no earlier than 30 days after the contract date or no later than January 1, 2015. Proposals must be based on facilities (or proposed share of facilities) with a capacity of at least 5 MW. CDWR prefers an annual volume of energy between 15,000 MWh and 180,000 MWh.
Contact: Valerie Cox, 916-574-1862

Deadline: February 21, 2012

The City of Denton, Texas RFP seeking contracts with individuals and/or businesses with considerable experience, for a power purchase agreement that will supply solar generated electricity from facilities located within a 50-mile radius of Denton, Texas and the north Dallas Metroplex.
Contact: Elton Brock, 940-349-7133

Deadline: February 21, 2012

The City of Tacoma, Washington RFP seeking proposals from qualified individuals and/or organizations to administer potential projects to install and operate a community-owned photovoltaic solar array (Community Solar Project) at the following city facilities: Tacoma Solid Waste Landfill, Police Fleet Management Center, Kandle Park Police Substation, and/or Norpoint Police Substation.
Contact: Jim Wilkerson, 253-502-8332

Deadline: March 6, 2012

FirstEnergy Corp. RFP seeking to secure 10-year contracts to provide Solar Renewable Energy Certificates (SRECs) for customers of its Ohio utilities — Ohio Edison, Cleveland Electric Illuminating and Toledo Edison. The RFP seeks delivery of 1,000 SRECs produced by qualified generating facilities in Ohio for each calendar year beginning in 2012 and continuing through 2021.
Contact: Dan Bradley 516-876-4036

Deadline: March 29, 2012

The Department of Defense (DoD) through the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) is seeking proposals for demonstrations of energy technologies, including On-Site Distributed Generation, on DoD installations as candidates for funding in Fiscal Year 2013. ESTCP will host a webinar on February 16, 2012 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET. Pre-registration for this webinar is required. To register, visit https://cc.readytalk.com/r/vk9b46eechz7.
Contact: Jon Bunger, 703-696-2126

Deadline: April 1, 2012

Innovative Solar Systems, LLC RFP seeking long-term contract bids for 1,100 MWh blocks of North Carolina Solar Renewable Energy Certificates.
Contact: Richard Green, 828-777-0052

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