Competitive Bidding for New Generation

HECO Request for Proposals (RFP) for at least 200MW of Renewable Energy for Oahu

The Hawaiian Electric companies are actively pursuing substantially increased amounts of renewable generation for our island grids. As one means to obtain more renewable energy, Hawaiian Electric will be soliciting proposals for a minimum of 200 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy delivered to or generated on the island of Oahu. Proposals for off-Oahu renewable generation projects must include or be partnered with a proposal for an undersea cable system. Since different renewable technologies have varying capacity (i.e., availability) factors, Hawaiian Electric is seeking a total of 600 to 800 gigawatt-hours. This equals 8% to 11% of the total annual electricity currently used on Oahu.

To learn more about Hawaiian Electric’s Renewable Energy RFP, view important updates about the RFP process, or download the draft RFP and other pertinent documents, please click here.

HECO Firm Capacity Request for Proposals (RFP)

In the first quarter of 2012, Hawaiian Electric plans to issue a DRAFT RFP for approximately 300 MW of new, renewable firm capacity dispatchable generation resources on the island of Oahu. Complete details will be available here upon submission of a draft RFP to the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission.

The RFP process will be subject to the Competitive Bidding Framework adopted by the Commission in Decision Order No. 23121, issued December 8, 2006, in Docket No. 03-0372.

If you are interested in receiving notification of the release of the draft RFP, please submit the attached Notice of Interest to genbid@heco.com.   Notice of Interest