RFP Completed

This RFP has been completed. Successful bidders have been notified and contracts have been awarded.  FirstEnergy is offering a second RFP that will focus particularly on solar RECs and RECs generated from within Ohio. Bidding information will be available at www.firstenergyrenewable.com/2009OhioRFP2. Questions will be answered directly through the Web site. To participate, bidders must submit bids and credit information by October 14, 2009. The RFP process is managed by Navigant Consulting, a global consulting firm with expertise in energy markets and procurement. The RFP Manager is Leah Bissonette, director, Navigant Consulting. She can be reached at (516) 876-4036, or rfp@navigantconsulting.com.

RFP Information

This Request for Proposal ("RFP") is a solicitation process by which FirstEnergy Service Company - acting as agent for The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, The Toledo Edison Company and Ohio Edison Company - is seeking to procure renewable energy credits (RECs) to help meet the renewable energy requirements established under the Ohio Senate Bill 221. 

The RFP is seeking RECs for 2009. Participants may also bid on 2010 and 2011 RECS, which may be accepted at the discretion of FirstEnergy Service Company. The RECs being solicited include:

• Solar (Ohio only)
• Solar (Ohio and States contiguous to Ohio)
• Renewables (Ohio only)
• Out-of-state renewables (Ohio and States contiguous to Ohio)

No energy or capacity will be purchased under this RFP. The number of individual bidders is not limited. However, bidders must meet and maintain specific credit and security qualifications. In addition, they must be able to prove their RECs are certified or in the process of becoming certified by the state of Ohio. Winning bidders will be required to transfer RECs using the PJM GATS or MISO M-RETS systems.

The RFP process will be managed by Navigant Consulting, a global consulting firm with expertise in energy markets and procurement. The contact manager for the RFP is Leah Bissonette, Director, Navigant Consulting. She can be reached at (516) 876-4036, or rfp@navigantconsulting.com. 

The information provided in the RFP, or on the RFP Web site, has been prepared to assist bidders in evaluating the RFP. It does not purport to contain all the information that may be relevant to a bidder in satisfying its due diligence efforts. Neither the FirstEnergy Ohio Utilities nor the RFP Manager make any representation or warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the information, and shall not, either individually or as a corporation, be liable for any representation expressed or implied in the RFP or any omissions from the RFP, or any information provided to a bidder by any other source. A bidder should check the Web site frequently to ensure it has the latest documentation and information. Neither the FirstEnergy Service Company nor the RFP Manager nor any of their representatives shall be liable to a bidder or any of its representatives for any consequences relating to or arising from the bidder's use of outdated information. 

(09/03/09)