Southern California Edison issues the 2018 Resource Adequacy Request for Offers for eligible Resource Adequacy (RA) Capacity products summarized in the product tables below:
Updated 9/5/2018
Table 1: RA Capacity Product Table, for 2019-2020*
| PRODUCT | DELIVERY POINT | MINIMUM VOLUME | PRICING | CONTRACT DELIVERY PERIOD | RA AREA ATTRIBUTES | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EARLIEST START DATE | LATEST END DATE | DELIVERY PERIOD | |||||
| Eligible RA Capacity(SCE Buys) | CAISO | 1 MW | Flat price ($/kw-month) | 01/01/2019 | 12/31/2019 | August Only Q3 Year Round | Local (Big Creek-Ventura and LA Basin) North System South System |
| 01/01/2020 | 12/31/2020 | Q3 Year Round | |||||
| Eligible RA Capacity(SCE Sells) | CAISO | 1 MW | Flat price ($/kw-month) | 01/01/2019 | 12/31/2020 | Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Year Round | Local (Big Creek-Ventura, LA Basin, San Diego/IV) |
| Eligible RA Capacity(SCE Buy-Sell) | Mutually inclusive SCE Buys and SCE Sells offers with same terms and conditions as above | ||||||
*SCE is not specifically seeking flexible capacity attributes for this RFO although SCE encourages offerors to include flexible capacity attributes, if available and appropriate and as defined in the SCE Buys RA Confirmation.
Table 2: Import RA Product Table, for 2019-2020
| PRODUCT | DELIVERY POINT | MINIMUM VOLUME | PRICING | CONTRACT DELIVERY PERIOD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EARLIEST START DATE | LATEST END DATE | DELIVERY PERIOD | ||||
| Import RA (SCE Buys) | MALIN500 (COB) NOB_ITC (NOB) PALOVRDE_ITC (PV) MEAD_ITC (MEAD) | 1 MW | Flat price ($/kw-month) | 01/01/2019 | 12/31/2019 | August Only Q3 Year Round |
| 01/01/2020 | 12/31/2020 | Q3 Year Round | ||||
Table 3: Import Capability Transfers (“Import Allocation Rights”) Product Table, for 2019
| PRODUCT | DELIVERY POINT | MINIMUM VOLUME | PRICING | CONTRACT DELIVERY PERIOD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EARLIEST START DATE | LATEST END DATE | DELIVERY PERIOD | |||||
| Import Capability Transfers (SCE Buys) | MALIN500 (COB) NOB_ITC (NOB) PALOVRDE_ITC (PV) MEAD_ITC (MEAD) | 1 MW | Flat price ($/kw-month) | 01/01/2019 | 12/31/2019 | Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 | |
| Import Capability Transfers (SCE Sells) | MALIN500 (COB)NOB_ITC (NOB)PALOVRDE_ITC (PV)MEAD_ITC (MEAD) | 1 MW | Flat price ($/kw-month) | 01/01/2019 | 12/31/2019 | Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 | |
| Import Capability Transfers (SCE Buys-Sells | Mutually inclusive SCE Buys and SCE Sells offers with same terms and conditions as above | ||||||
Table 4: Firm Energy Imports Product Table, for 2019
| PRODUCT | DELIVERY POINT | MINIMUM VOLUME | PRICING | CONTRACT DELIVERY PERIOD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EARLIEST START DATE | LATEST END DATE | DELIVERY PERIOD | ||||
| Firm Energy Imports (SCE Buys) | MALIN500 (COB) NOB_ITC (NOB) PALOVRDE_ITC (PV) MEAD_ITC (MEAD) SP15 (TH_SP15_GEN-APND) | 25 MW | Index based on CAISO DA LMP at CAISO Intertie ($/MWh) | 01/01/2019 | 12/31/2019 | August Only Q3 Year Round |
Complete requirements to participate and a schedule of required submittals are contained in the RFO Instructions below.
- 2018 RA Capacity RFO Instructions (Updated 9/5/2018)
RFO Bidders' Conference Call
SCE will host a Bidder’s Conference Call on August 2, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. PPT to 11:00a.m. PPT to discuss the RFO process with Respondents.
Webinar Recording:
2018 Eligible RA Capacity RFO Schedule
| TIMELINE | EVENT |
|---|---|
| October 5, 2018 | Deadline to Complete Negotiations: Negotiations complete on Enabling Agreements (if applicable), Guaranty (if applicable, Exhibit F) and RA and/or Energy Confirmations (Exhibits B, C, D, E). |
| October 9, 2018 (12:00 p.m. PPT) ("Commercial Lockdown”) | Deadline to finalize Offer forms: All inputs to the Offer Form must be submitted and cannot be further changed, except for binding final pricing |
| October 9, 2018 (12:00 p.m. PPT) (the “Final Offer Deadline”) | Deadline to Submit Final Offers: Respondents submit their binding final pricing in the Offer Form. |
| October 18, 2018 | SCE to Notify Respondents of Final Results: SCE notifies Respondents on Final Offer acceptance/rejection. |
| October 26, 2018 | Deadline to Execute Final Confirmations and Enabling Agreements (if applicable) |
SCE reserves the right to revise this schedule at any time and in SCE's sole discretion. Respondents are responsible for monitoring the RFO Website for updates and possible amendments to the RFO, the RFO Instructions or the solicitation process.
2018 RA Capacity RFO Documentation
- Exhibit A – Enabling Agreements
- Exhibit B – RA Capacity (SCE Buy or SCE Sell) Confirmation
- Exhibit C – Import RA Capacity (SCE Buy) Confirmation
- Exhibit D – Import Capability Transfer (SCE Buy or SCE Sell) Confirmation
- Exhibit E – Firm Energy Import (SCE Buy) Confirmation
- Exhibit F – Guaranty Agreement
- Exhibit G – Confidentiality Agreement
- Exhibit H – Offer Workbook (SCE Buys)
- Exhibit I – Offer Workbook (SCE Sells)
Frequently Asked Questions & Contact
2018 SCE RA RFO Questions & Answers (*upcoming*)
Additional questions about the 2018 Eligible RA Capacity RFO requirements and process should be addressed to RFO@sce.com (with the IE cc’d at waynejoliver26@gmail.com and kjoliver33@gmail.com). Questions of a general nature will be posted on this website as appropriate.
SCE Contacts for this RFO are:
Justin Dillon justin.dillon@sce.com
Kevin Seeto kevin.seeto@sce.com