Solicitations
Open Solicitations
2025
Request for Information (RFI) for Geothermal Capacity Procurement
California Community Power (CC Power) issued a Request for Information(RFI) for geothermal power projects as part of a broader Geothermal Strategic Initiative. This Strategic Initiative contributes to CC Power’s efforts to advance California’s clean energy transition and fulfill statewide procurement mandates for firm, clean resources on behalf of its CCA members.
The RFI Instructions include the RFI details and here is the announcement.
Responses are due May 30, 2025 (11:59 PM Pacific Time)
Closed Solicitations
2024
Solicitation for consulting services regarding Resource Adequacy Pool Strategic Assessment 2
California Community Power (CC Power) conducts assessments on behalf of members for potential projects and/or services that members may pursue jointly through CC Power. In this instance, CC Power is assessing the benefits of a Resource Adequacy (RA) Power Pool which would conduct an optimization of procured RA among CC Power members to inform and support efficient transactions for Resource Adequacy, helping participating members to comply with CPUC RA Slice-of-Day portfolio showings. The approach may involve establishing governance rules of the pool, facilitating ‘match-making’ amongst participating members and/or undertaking incremental procurement by CC Power.
The Scope of Work details the consulting services needs.
Responses were due October 11, 2024, 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time.
2024 Request for Proposals (RFP) to procure new clean energy and reliability resources
2023
Request for Information for Offshore Wind
California Community Power (CC Power) sought responses to a Request for Information (RFI) for Offshore wind. Responses were due May 17, 5 p.m. (PT).
Respondents should review the RFI document and related data-submittal template for guidance, formatting, Q&A needs, and submittal procedures.
The findings from the RFI were discussed at the CC Power Board meeting on June 21, 2023. CC Power represents nine CCAs totaling 29,871 GWhs of load.
Timeline:
- April 24 – RFI Issued
- May 3 – Deadline for Questions on the RFI to be submitted
- May 17 – Deadline for submission of RFI responses
Questions and correspondence can be sent to solicitations@cacommunitypower.org
Request for Information for Long-Duration Storage Battery Energy Storage System
California Community Power (CC Power), a joint powers agency comprised of nine California community choice aggregators (“CCAs”) is seeking qualified energy suppliers and developers (“Respondents”) to participate in this 2023 Request for Information on Battery Energy Storage System Long-Duration Storage (the “BESS LDS RFI”) on behalf of CC Power’s members.
The response deadline for submissions was 5:00 P.M. Pacific Prevailing Time on September 1, 2023.
The goals of this RFI are as follows:
- To collect information that may inform a subsequent long-duration storage request for offers
- To collect information that will help CC Power’s members in their long-term resource planning
Request for Information and Submittal Procedures
Questions and correspondence can be sent to solicitations@cacommunitypower.org
2021
Request for Offers for Firm Clean Energy Resources
On behalf of Central Coast Community Energy, CleanPowerSF, East Bay Community Energy, MCE, Peninsula Clean Energy, Redwood Coast Energy Authority, San José Clean Energy, Silicon Valley Clean Energy, Sonoma Clean Power and Valley Clean Energy (collectively, the “Joint CCAs”), California Community Power (“CC Power”) hereby issues this Request for Offers ( “RFO”) for the sale of firm clean resources (“FCR”) as defined in more detail in California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC”) Decision 21-06-35, Ordering Paragraph 2(b) (OP 2(b)), as well as existing resources that otherwise meet the requirements of OP 2(b).1 CC Power is seeking to acquire up to 200 MW of FCR through one or more Projects, with deliveries beginning no later than June 1, 2026. Information specific to each of the CCAs can be found at their respective websites.
2020
Joint Long Duration Storage Request for Offers
Seeking 500 MWs for long duration storage
Seven joint CCAs are seeking to acquire up to 500 MWs of capacity, energy and any associated ancillary products, and resource adequacy (“Full Toll”) and/or simply Resource Adequacy (“RA Only”.) Download the Request for Offers Protocol and Appendix A Offer Form to submit an offer.