According to Xcel Energy, in the last three months, the company has issued three separate requests for proposals (RFPs), seeking up to 800MW of dispatchable power, which could come from various fuel types, including natural gas, and up to 250MW of additional wind power.
Also proposals for up to 200MW of additional dispatchable power are needed for delivery beginning in 2010 and 2011, said the company. Proposals for this solicitation were received in early October 2008.
In addition, proposals for an additional 600MW of dispatchable power are being sought for delivery beginning in 2012 and 2013. Responses to this RFP are due in December 2008, said Xcel Energy.
The company is requesting that the wind resources be available between 2010 and 2012 at the latest, and be located in the Texas portion of the Southwestern Public Service Company (SPS) service area. Any new purchased-power agreements would be subject to all necessary regulatory approvals, including regulatory approval in the states SPS serves.
Xcel Energy is a U.S. electricity and natural gas company with regulated operations in eight Western and Midwestern states. It provides a portfolio of energy-related products and services to 3.3 million electricity customers and 1.8 million natural gas customers through its operating companies, claims the company.
