Each utility will provide market-based supply service to some or all of its electric customers who do not take service from competitive retail suppliers.
According to the utilities, the RFPs will consist of supply contracts ranging in term from three to 24 months.
For BGE, Delmarva and Pepco, the bidding for residential contracts will occur in two procurements – October 2011 and April 2012, and the contract term will be 24 months.
For PE, the bidding for residential contracts will occur in four procurements – October 2011, January, April and June 2012, and the contract term will range from 12 to 24 months.
For BGE, the bidding for small commercial Type I contracts will occur in two procurements – October 2011 and April 2012, and the contract term will be 24 months.
For Delmarva and Pepco, the bidding for small commercial Type I is combined with residential contracts and will occur in two procurements – October 2011 and April 2012, and the contract term will be for 24 months.
For PE, the bidding for small commercial Type I contracts will occur in two procurements – January and April 2012, and the contract term will be 24 months.
For all the Maryland utilities, the bidding for larger commercial Type II contracts will be for three-month term contracts and will occur quarterly.
The quarterly procurements will occur in October 2011, January, April and June 2012, the utilities said.
The utilities are requesting proposals totaling about 4,084MW, including 536MW for PE, 2,251MW for BGE, 330MW for Delmarva, and 967MW for Pepco.
