Intermittent resources create unique challenges for 21st Century Utilities, RTO’s and System Operators. The now infamous "Duck Chart" highlights a key element of the problem — central station thermal plants cannot ramp efficiently, leading to "worst of all" scenarios where the benefits of renewables are not fully utilized and central station plants operate inefficiently for
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Army Seeks Feedback on Standardized Performance Work Statement for Renewable Energy Projects
By Chad Marriott on
On April 1, 2013, the Army Energy Initiatives Task Force (“EITF”) and the U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Fort Sam Houston in Texas published a template Renewable Energy Service Agreement Performance Work Statement (the “PWS”) for comment by interested stakeholders.
The proposed scope of the PWS is broad, covering everything from insurance…
Army to Seek Comments on Standardized Performance Work Statement for Renewable Energy Projects
By Chad Marriott on
On February 12, 2013, the U.S. Army Contracting Command announced that the Army Energy Initiatives Task Force ("EITF") is developing a standardized Utility Service Contract Performance Work Statement ("PWS") to be used for contracts executed under its long-term power procurement authority (10 U.S.C. 2922a). The intent is to have a PWS that is clear and understandable to both the…
Army Announces Forthcoming RFP for Biomass Energy
By William H. Holmes on
From my colleague Chad Marriott, who is attending the RETECH 2012 Conference in Washington, DC:
Today at ACORE’s RETECH 2012 conference in Washington, D.C., John Lushetsky, Executive Director of the U.S. Army Energy Initiatives Task Force ("EITF") announced that the Army expects to issue a request for proposals within the next 90 days for …
Project Financing and the U.S. Department of Defense
By Chad Marriott on
Posted in Renewable
For those of you who are tracking the U.S. Department of Defense’s (“DOD”) efforts to procure electricity from renewable energy projects, here are some numbers to think about with respect to project financing:
According to a Government Accountability Office report released last month, the four DOD services (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines) are known to…
Don’t Miss! Mission Critical: Clean Energy and the U.S. Military
By William H. Holmes on
Posted in Renewable
Please join Stoel Rives partner, David Benson, host of "Mission Critical: Clean Energy and the U.S. Military," on March 15, 2012 in Seattle, WA. A new and formidable leader has emerged in the push for clean energy. The U.S. Department of Defense is setting aggressive objectives to reduce its fossil fuel dependence and invest …