If you wish to enter a price offer for 4 Total Tranches Supplied, you must also enter bids for 1, 2, and 3 Total Tranches Supplied.

However, there are no restrictions on the dollar amounts of the prices that you enter into the cells of the Bid Proposal Spreadsheet. If you bid on 4 Total Tranches Supplied, your bids for one, two or three tranches could be more or less than your bid for 4 tranches. Please keep in mind that there are strict rules governing the cells that must be filled out in order for your Bid Proposal Spreadsheet to be accepted.

No. The aggregate load cap imposes a maximum number of tranches a bidder is allowed to bid and win across solicitations. Specifically, for each solicitation, the number of tranches for which an RFP Bidder submits a Bid, combined with the number of tranches for which the RFP Bidder is already a Block Service Supplier as of the start of the Delivery Period of the type of Block Product offered in that solicitation, cannot exceed the multiplicative product of the Aggregate Load Cap and the Total Available Tranches for the Residential Customer Group. The Aggregate Load Cap for the Residential Customer Group is 70%. The Total Available Tranches for the Residential Customer Group is 12 tranches.

All bidders at risk of violating the aggregate load cap would have been informed by the RFP Manager prior to the solicitation Bid Proposal Due Date.

If you wish to enter a price offer for 4 Total Tranches Supplied, you must also enter bids for 1, 2, and 3 Total Tranches Supplied.

However, there are no restrictions on the dollar amounts of the prices that you enter into the cells of the Bid Proposal Spreadsheet. If you bid on 4 Total Tranches Supplied, your bids for one, two or three tranches could be more or less than your bid for 4 tranches. Please keep in mind that there are strict rules governing the cells that must be filled out in order for your Bid Proposal Spreadsheet to be accepted.

The arrangement you describe violates the provisions of the confidentiality agreement and may be in violation of Section 5.8 of the RFP Rules and Process document and the Binding Bid Agreement.  The bidder may request a waiver by submitting the following to the RFP Manager.

• Give notice that the bidder desires to enter into this arrangement.
• The bidder must request a waiver to the confidentiality agreement to disclose information to the third party.
• The third party must confirm to PPL Electric that, in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.8 of the RFP Rules and Process document, it has not and will not qualify to participate in the solicitation and that it would not participate in the solicitation regardless of the decision by PPL Electric whether to grant the waiver of the confidentiality provision.

For the purposes of the waiver and participation in the RFP, only the bidder may submit a bid.  All information regarding forecasts, PJM schedules and other relevant data exchanges will occur exclusively between PPL Electric and the bidder.

Waivers are granted in PPL Electric’s sole discretion, and are applicable only with respect to the pending RFP.

Through the Alternate Energy Credits ("AEC") RFP, PPL Electric purchases AECs necessary to meet the AEPS Obligation associated with its purchases of Block Energy Supply under its Default Service Procurement Plan ("DSPP"). In the AEC RFP, AECs will be procured through multiple solicitations that mirror the purchases of Block Energy Supply under the DSPP. In each solicitation, the vintage of the AECs must enable PPL Electric to comply with the Pennsylvania Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards for retail sales of energy during the supply period covered by the Block Energy Supply. In each solicitation, PPL Electric seeks to procure the following categories of AECs: Tier 1, Tier 2, and Photo-voltaic (a subset of the Tier 1 AECs). Before each solicitation, PPL Electric will announce the amount that it seeks to purchase in each category.

For example, in the first solicitation, PPL electric purchased 50 MW of Block Supply for a delivery period beginning January 1, 2011 through May 31, 2011. Correspondingly, PPL Electric sought to purchase 4,965 Tier I (Non-Solar) AECs, 34 Tier I (Solar) AECs, and 10,331 Tier II AECs. The AEPS Act permits EDCs and EGSs to bank AECs created in one reporting year for use in either or both of the two subsequent reporting periods. See 73 P.S. § 1648.3(e)(6). As such, any AECs procured pursuant to the AEC RFP in the first solicitation must be based on renewable energy generated between June 1, 2008 through May 31, 2011.    

This is correct. In each of the solicitation 5 and solicitation 6, PPL Electric will seek to procure a total of 84,613 Tier I (non-solar AECs), 1,880 Tier I (Solar AECs), and 129,645 Tier II AECs for a delivery period of 5 years beginning in January 1, 2011. The AECs will be delivered throughout the 5 year period to meet the prescribed requirements within the Pennsylvania Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act ("AEPS Act") at 73 P.S. §§ 1648.1-1648.8. The quantities of AECs required to comply with AEPS requirements for a compliance year gradually increases during the 5 year delivery period.

Through the Alternative Energy Credits ("AEC") RFP, PPL Electric purchases AECs necessary to meet the AEPS Obligation associated with its purchases of Block Energy Supply under its Default Service Procurement Plan ("DSPP"). In the AEC RFP, AECs will be procured through multiple solicitations that mirror the purchases of Block Energy Supply under the DSPP. In the fifth solicitation and the sixth solicitation, PPL Electric is soliciting bids to block energy supply for the period January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2015. As such, PPL Electric will also solicit bids to supply Tier I (solar), Tier I (non-solar) and Tier II AECs that comply with the Pennsylvania Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards for retail sales of energy during the supply period covered by the Block Energy Supply of January 1 through December 31, 2015.  

The PLC (MW) for the Residential Customer Group as provided in the Full Requirements RFP Rules is for the entire Residential Customer Group.

Please note that these numbers are 'forecasts' or projections of PLCs, and will change to match actual peak load contributions once actual supply begins at the commencement of the supply period. For historical PLC data please see the Rate Category & Load Data from 2001 to present found here.

Please also see Data/General FAQ-4 and FAQ-10 for additional information.

Through the Alternative Energy Credits ("AEC") RFP, PPL Electric purchases AECs necessary to meet the AEPS Obligation associated with its purchases of Block Energy Supply under its Default Service Procurement Plan ("DSPP").  In the AEC RFP, AECs will be procured through multiple solicitations that mirror the purchases of Block Energy Supply under the DSPP. 

For example, in the second solicitation, PPL Electric solicited bids to supply Tier I (solar), Tier I (non-solar) and Tier II AECs for the period January 1 through August 31, 2011.   These AECs must comply with the Pennsylvania Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards for retail sales of energy during the supply period covered by the Block Energy Supply of January 1 through August 31, 2011. In particular, 5/8 of the target AEC quantities of each AEC category will be used for the compliance period June 1, 2010 through May 31, 2011, and 3/8 of the target AEC quantities of each AEC category will be used for the compliance period June 1, 2011 through May 31, 2012.

The AEPS Act permits EDCs and EGSs to bank AECs created in one reporting year for use in either or both of the two subsequent reporting periods. See 73 P.S. § 1648.3(e)(6). As such, in the October 2009 solicitation, 5/8 of the AECs procured must be based on renewable energy generated between June 1, 2008 through May 31, 2011 and the remaining 3/8 of the AECs procured must be based on renewable energy generated between June 1, 2009 through May 31, 2012.

(Note: this response is not applicable to the July 2010 solicitation and all future solicitations. An AEC delivery schedule applicable to a solicitation is made available at the beginning of each solicitation. The AEC delivery schedule can be found under the "Additional Supplier Documents" section of the AEPS Supplier documents web page: click here.)

The AEPS Act permits EDCs and EGSs to bank AECs created in one reporting year for use in either or both of the two subsequent reporting periods. See 73 P.S. § 1648.3(e)(6). As such, in the April 2010 solicitation, 5/14 of the AECs procured must be based on renewable energy generated between June 1, 2008 through May 31, 2011 and the remaining 9/14of the AECs procured must be based on renewable energy generated between June 1, 2009 through May 31, 2012.  Suppliers must provide AECs in these proportions as well. 

(Note: this response is not applicable to the July 2010 solicitation and all future solicitations. An AEC delivery schedule applicable to a solicitation is made available at the beginning of each solicitation. The AEC delivery schedule can be found under the "Additional Supplier Documents" section of the AEPS Supplier documents web page: click here.)

Yes, the same calculation as described in Rules/AEC FAQ-4 can be assumed for the 11-month AEC products. Through the Alternative Energy Credits ("AEC") RFP, PPL Electric purchases AECs necessary to meet the AEPS Obligation associated with its purchases of Block Energy Supply under its Default Service Procurement Plan ("DSPP").  In the AEC RFP, AECs will be procured through multiple solicitations that mirror the purchases of Block Energy Supply under the DSPP. 

For example, in the January 2010 solicitation, PPL Electric solicited bids to supply Tier I (solar), Tier I (non-solar) and Tier II AECs for the period January 1 through November 30, 2011.   These AECs must comply with the Pennsylvania Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards for retail sales of energy during the supply period covered by the Block Energy Supply of January 1 through November 30, 2011. In particular, 5/11 of the target AEC quantities of each AEC category will be used for the compliance period June 1, 2010 through May 31, 2011, and 6/11 of the target AEC quantities of each AEC category will be used for the compliance period June 1, 2011 through May 31, 2012.

(Note: this response is not applicable to the July 2010 solicitation and all future solicitations. An AEC delivery schedule applicable to a solicitation is made available at the beginning of each solicitation. The AEC delivery schedule can be found under the "Additional Supplier Documents" section of the AEPS Supplier documents web page: click here.)

The AEC procurement target quantities provided in the RFP Rules are correct and match the renewable obligation associated with a 50 MW block.

Please note that the AEPS Act requires that the Tier I and Tier II compliance requirements be based on electric energy sold to retail electric customers, not the total generation used by an EDC or EGS to meet customer demand.  (see AEPS Act at 73 P.S. § 1648.3(b)).

As such, in order to calculate the AEC quantities, you will first need to apply an 8.04% loss factor to energy quantities, which is the loss factor to the retail meter. AEPS requirements are then applied to the energy quantities.

For example, for the AEPS Tier II requirements, the requirement is 6.2 percent of the total retail sales of electricity to all retail electric customers for the period. 50 MW of block supply corresponds to approximately 400,800 MWh for the period January 1, 2011 through November 30, 2011. The total retail sales of electricity to all retail electric customers for the 11-month period based on a 50 MW block supply is estimated to be approximately 368,576 MHW (400,800 MWh x (100%-8.04%)). The total AEC quantities is 22,850 (ie., 6.2% x 368,576 MWh).

Under the terms of the AEC SMA, there is a specific amount that has to be delivered each month of the delivery period (the "Monthly Settlement Quantity"). The Monthly Settlement Quantity must be transferred to PPL Electric's GATS account within 40 calendar days of each month of the delivery period, and within 50 calendar days of the last month of the delivery period.

The seller is required to transfer AECs to PPL Electric's PJM-EIS GATS account during the delivery period in generally equal amounts each month. As stated in Article 1 of the AEC SMA, 'Monthly Settlement Quantity' means, with respect to any calendar month during the Delivery Period except the last month, the product of (i) the hours in that month divided by the total number of hours in the Delivery Period; and (ii) the Specified Amount. For the last month in the Delivery Period, the Monthly Settlement Quantity means the Specified Amount less the sum of all Monthly Settlement Quantities for the previous months in the Delivery Period.

Please consult section 2.3(c) and 2.3(d) of the AEC SMA for more information.

(Note: this response is not applicable to the July 2010 solicitation and all future solicitations. An AEC delivery schedule applicable to a solicitation is made available at the beginning of each solicitation. The AEC delivery schedule can be found under the "Additional Supplier Documents" section of the AEPS Supplier documents web page: click here.)

On March 11, 2009, PPL Electric filed its process to establish the Alternative Energy Credits ("AEC") RFP under a Joint Petition for Settlement and submitted its petition along with statements in support by parties in the proceeding. On June 30, 2009, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission ("Commission") approved the Joint Petition for Settlement.  Any modification to this process approved by the Commission would require a petition to the Commission, would be subject to comment by all the parties to the Settlement, and would require approval by the Commission.

On November 16, 2009, PPL Electric filed a petition to eliminate the requirement that an applicant demonstrate that its, or its guarantor's, debt rating be available from S&P, Fitch, or Moody's for the AEC RFP. On December 17, 2009 the Commission approved PPL Electric's petition.   PPL Electric does not intend to file a petition to amend the bidding format in the AEC RFP.

The information you cite is incorrect. There is no minimum "Bid Proposal quantity" to participate in the AEC RFP. There is another RFP, the Solar Renewable Energy Credits RFP ("SREC RFP") released on March 21, which has a minimum requirement of 3,000 SRECs to participate.

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In this October 2011 solicitation, PPL Electric is procuring 169 Tier I (Photovoltaic) AECs through the AEC RFP for the delivery period December 1, 2011 through November 30, 2012. There is no minimum quantity to bid for the AEC RFP.

PPL Electric will be procuring Tier I (Photovoltaic) AECs for a longer term through its SREC RFP.  The next SREC RFP will be held in June/July 2012 for the delivery period June 2013-May 31, 2020. The minimum Bid Proposal quantity for the SREC RFP is 3,000 SRECs.

Please note that the AEC and SREC RFPs are independent and are conducted under different RFP schedules. 

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The definitions of Tier I and Tier II AECs are provided on the PA PUC Alternative Energy Web site (click here) and are provided here for your convenience.

Tier I AECs must be based on energy derived from: solar photovoltaic energy, solar thermal energy, wind power, low-impact hydropower, geothermal energy, biologically derived methane gas (including landfill gas), fuel cells, biomass energy, coal mine methane, black liquor (PA only), and large-scale hydropower (certain restrictions apply). Tier II AECs must be based on energy derived from: Waste coal, distributed generation systems, demand-side management, large-scale hydropower, Municipal solid waste, generation of electricity utilizing by-products of the pulping process and wood, and integrated combined coal gasification technology.

Please also refer to Contract/AEC FAQ-20 for information.

The minimum bid proposal quantity is 3,000 SRECs over the delivery period.

For the SREC RFP, the Bid Assurance Collateral amount is $25,000 per Bid Proposal for which the RFP Bidder is submitting a Bid (i.e., $25,000 for each Bid Proposal). The RFP Bidder may choose to provide more than one Bid Proposal and in that case the RFP Bidder would submit a multiple of $25,000 corresponding to the number of Bid Proposals that the RFP Bidder intends to submit. Further, any offer for quantities of SRECs in one Bid Proposal cannot be made contingent on winning or losing quantities offered in another Bid Proposal.

No, to participate in the Long-Term RFP, the minimum you can bid on is one tranche of 5 MW. As stated in Section 1.1.5 of the RFP Rules, "the Long-Term product will be procured in tranches of 5 MW each." Please also see Article 3 of the DSLTP SMA for more information regarding the minimum delivery obligations during the delivery period.

The supply sought for the Long-Term Product is 50 MW. The Long-Term product will be procured in tranches of 5 MW each. As such, a bidder may provide up to a maximum of 10 prices, one price for a particular total number of tranches (i.e., 5 MW, 10 MW, 15 MW, … … , 50 MW). A sample Bid Proposal Spreadsheet is provided as Appendix 8 to the Long-Term Product RFP Process and Rules document. Please see section 5.1 of the Long-Term Product RFP for information regarding the Bid Proposal Format.