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Xcel Energy Announces All-Source Generation RFP For Its Colorado Customers
Denver CO (SPX) Jan 16, 2009 Xcel Energy will seek to acquire approximately 2,200 megawatts of electric generation supply for its Colorado customers between now and 2015, through an all-source request for proposal (RFP) issued by the company. The RFP is part of the most recent 2007 Colorado Resource Plan (CRP) approved by state regulators in December. Xcel Energy is seeking to add up to 700 megawatts of additional wind and solar generation through the RFP. In addition, the company will consider acquiring up to 600 megawatts from solar thermal generation with storage capability or natural gas backup. Under Colorado Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) rules, all forms of electric generation greater than 30 megawatts - both fossil fuels and renewables - can be bid, although this RFP restricts coal-fired bids to those from facilities that capture and sequester at least 50 percent of their carbon dioxide emissions. "Our request marks the next important chapter in meeting the future energy needs of Colorado, and it will have significant emphasis on ensuring that we add those generation sources that are in keeping with Xcel Energy's environmental leadership strategy and the state's New Energy Economy," said Tim Taylor, president and CEO for Public Service Co. of Colorado, an Xcel Energy company. Xcel will sponsor a pre-bid conference on Jan. 28 in Denver, with parties interested in offering power supply proposals to the company through this RFP. Proposals are due on April 10. Xcel Energy expects to offer "self-build" proposals to compete in the overall process. Xcel Energy expects to complete the resource evaluation process by the fall of 2009. An independent evaluator selected by the CPUC will perform a parallel evaluation of proposals. Complete RFP documents related to the process can be found online at www.xcelenergy.com. Select the top menu item "Company," select the left menu item "About Energy and Rates," then select left menu item "Energy RFPs" and then select the link for the "2009 PSCo All-Source RFP." One megawatt of generation in Colorado typically serves the needs of approximately 750 homes. Xcel Energy currently has about 7,700 megawatts of generation capacity available on its system, either owned or secured through power-purchase agreements. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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Terra-Gen Power Buys Renewable Energy Projects From Airstream Energy
New York NY (SPX) Jan 16, 2009Terra-Gen Power, LLC, a wholly-owned affiliate of ArcLight Capital Partners ("ArcLight"), has announced that, through an affiliated project company, it has acquired a portfolio of six wind projects from Airstream Energy, LLC ("Airstream"). The projects, which are located in Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas and New Mexico are in various stages of development and, when fully constructed, are expected to generate and sell approximately 2500MW of wind energy. |
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