Maryland Utilities Issue Request for Proposals for the Supply of Wholesale Electric Power
The Potomac Edison Company (PE), Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), Delmarva Power, and 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 three to twenty-four months. For BGE,
Delmarva Power, and Pepco, the bidding for Residential contracts will occur in two procurements – October 2018 and April 2019, and
the contract term will be twenty-four months. For PE, the bidding for Residential contracts will occur in four procurements –
October 2018, January, April, and June 2019, and the contract term will range from twelve to twenty-four months. For BGE, the
bidding for small commercial Type I contracts will occur in two procurements – October 2018 and April 2019, and the contract term
will be twenty-four months.
For PE, the bidding for small commercial Type I contracts will occur in one procurement – October 2018, and the contract term
will be twenty-four months. For Delmarva Power and Pepco, the bidding for small commercial Type I, is combined with Residential
contracts and will occur in two procurements – October 2018 and April 2019, and the contract term will be for twenty-four months.
For all the Maryland Utilities, the bidding for larger commercial Type II contracts will be for three-month term contracts and will
occur quarterly. The quarterly procurements will occur in October 2018, January, April and June 2019. 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 4,108 megawatts (MW), including:
- 516 MW for PE
- 1,731 MW for BGE
- 462 MW for Delmarva Power
- 1,399 MW for Pepco
A joint-utility pre-bid webinar will be held on September 20, 2018, at 1:00 EDT. The webinar 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 webinar, and utility contact information can be found by visiting any of the
following utility RFP websites:
POTOMAC EDISON: 888-233-3583
or
BGE: Justin Mulcahy, 410-470-7433
or
DELMARVA POWER: 410-860-6203
or
PEPCO: 202-872-2680
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