FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Aug. 4, 2004
MEDIA CONTACT:
LaVerne Kyriss, kyriss@wapa.gov,
720-962-7051
WESTERN SEEKS TO PURCHASE
RENEWABLE CERTIFICATES
LAKEWOOD, Colo.—Western Area Power
Administration’s
Rocky Mountain Region has issued a Request for Proposals to purchase
renewable
energy certificates annually for five Environmental Protection Agency
facilities in Western’s Rocky Mountain and Sierra Nevada regions.
This request for
proposals calls for
purchasing 17,375 MWh of renewable energy certificates. These are the
intangible
environmental benefits associated with generating one megawatthour of
electric
energy by a renewable resource.
The RFP
calls for Western to buy renewable energy certificates on EPA’s behalf
for its Denver
Regional Office, Golden (Colo.) Laboratory, Kansas City
Science and
Technology Center, Kansas City Regional Office and
San
Francisco Regional Office facilities.
Since the initial contract term
will
be for one year—with the possibility of being extended for one-year
intervals
for up to two additional years—all potential offerors can consider a
three-year
total contract term when submitting offers.
Renewable energy certificates generated from
renewable resources that Native American tribes own or renewable
resources located on Native American tribal property will be given
favorable consideration. All contract
awards must
pass Western’s best value determination, which is outlined in the
request for
proposals.
Deadline
for submissions is Sept. 9 at 4:30 p.m., MDT.
Submit offers to: Western Area Power Administration,
Rocky Mountain Customer Service Region, ATTN: EPA REC Project Manager
(J6000), P.O. Box 3700, Loveland, CO 80539-3003.
The street address and zip code are 5555 East Crossroads Blvd., Loveland, CO 80538-8986.
Offers
may also be faxed to Western at (970) 461-7204, ATTN: EPA REC Project
Manager (J6000). Western will not consider
offers submitted by
hand or by e-mail. A copy
of the RFP is available at http://www.wapa.gov/rm/EPA_REC_RFP.pdf.
Western Area Power Administration
annually markets and transmits more than 10,000 megawatts of power from
hydroelectric powerplants owned and operated by the Bureau of
Reclamation and
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 15 western and central states. It
is part
of the Department of Energy.
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