On October 1, the distribution company identified three separate applications (RFP), one with a capacity of 2.3 GW of solar power plants, the other for 300 MW of wind energy and a third for thermal/other resources. The Memorandum of Understanding is due by 16 October, proposals are due by 20 November, evaluations will be finalised by 10 January and agreements will be signed sometime in 2020. In the evaluation criteria (pdf), the distribution company accepts offers that are either power purchase contracts (AAEs) or asset distribution agreements (APA). If it is an APP project, the distribution company expects the tax benefits to be part of the project`s offer. First, the expected leveled costs of the installation (LCOE) are taken into account. The costs taken into account include the purchase price of the assets, the connection costs, the capital required to meet the transfer reliability repository, capeX`s projected requirements over the life of the facility and capex necessary to meet all environmental restrictions or outstanding measures. You may revoke this consent at any time with effect in the future, in which case your personal data will be immediately deleted. Otherwise, your data will be deleted if pv magazine has processed your request or if the data storage goal is met. Save my name, email address and website in this browser for the next time I will make a comment.

Cenergy Public Image – Indianapolis International Airport Solar Farm The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) estimates that Indiana currently installs 354 MWdc of solar electricity by mid-2019, making it the 24th state. The link above indicates that the ranking will rise to 18th place over the next 5 years, with just over 1.2 GW solar expected. In PPA Key Commercial Terminology (pdf), we see an overview of insurance needs on how offer prices should be labelled, some operating and maintenance requirements, non-punctuality or production considerations at the required level and a little more. The APA Key Commercial Terminology (pdf) document notes that an independent engineer will be required, a processing guarantee of a few years must be included, that payments to the developer are related to important mechanical steps, and other considerations. A second variable, equally important but ineluctive, is the „Capacity Asset Reliability and Deliverability“ measure. This variable is a combination of project capacity and information generated at the time of supply, as well as the age of existing resources and the conformity of production projections with historical data. Your email address will not be published. Mandatory fields are marked – A price overview could be seen in the following figure, starting in a summer 2018 NIPSCO RFP, where we saw offers for solar electricity at 3.57 x/kWh for 1.3 GW-AC and 705 MW-AC solar-storage for an additional $5.90/kW-mo.

But now the expected volume has tripled. At least. This content is copyrighted and should not be reused. If you would like to collaborate with us and reuse some of our content, please contact: editors@pv-magazine.com. More information about data protection can be found in our privacy statement. By sending this form, you agree that pv magazine will use your data for the purpose of publishing your comment. The Northern Indiana Service Company (NIPSCO) learns quickly. In 2018, the company released studies showing that the early closure of coal-fired power plants and their replacement by renewable energy and energy storage would save customers $4.3 billion. At about the same time as the aforementioned bids, the distribution company announced the closure of a large portion of its coal facilities by 2023 (i.e. the need for future supply) and all coal facilities by 2028.