Press Release

Solar RFP

American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP) is a nonprofit wholesale power supplier and service provider for 135 members. AMP and its member communities are committed to the balance of being responsible corporate citizens, governmental entities, employers and environmental stewards, while maintaining a supply of cost-competitive, reliable electric power. One way AMP achieves this balance is through the consistent application of sustainability as a business practice.

In keeping with this balance, AMP is engaging the market on behalf of its member utilities Hillsdale Board of Public Utilities in Hillsdale, Michigan, and Coldwater Board of Public Utilities in Coldwater, Michigan.

AMP is opening a Request for Proposal (RFP) to procure behind-the-meter renewable generation for Hillsdale Board of Public Utilities and Coldwater Board of Public Utilities. AMP is seeking responses for a project located behind each cities’ meters with the primary goal of Load Modifying Resource (LMR) reduction and peaking energy needs. Contract capacity request is for approximately 8 MWac at a site owned by the City of Hillsdale and approximately 5 MWac at a site owned by the City of Coldwater. Term preference for both projects is between 20-25 years.  Products are to include energy, capacity and environmental attributes.

AMP is seeking bids for Full Attribute, Solar Generation Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) with a preferred Commercial Operation Date (COD) between January 1, 2022- June 1, 2024. Key tenets of project consideration are project viability, price, local benefit of the resource, and equipment performance.

As a trusted public power affiliate, The Energy Authority (TEA) is the administrator for this Request for Proposals (RFP).

To access the RFP document, schedule, and term sheet, please visit TEA’s Procurement site: teamarketplace.azurewebsites.net

For questions, please email: [email protected]