SWEPCO issues RfP for purchase of wind, solar and short-term generation

Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), a subsidiary of American Electric Power (AEP), issued three Requests for Proposals (RFP) for renewable and short-term generating capacity to supply the needs of its customers.

The RFPs solicit bids for the purchase of wind resources of up to 3,000 megawatts (MW); solar resources up to 300 MW and short-term accredited deliverable capacity up to 250 MW.

Wind resources must be a minimum of 100 MW, interconnect to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) and be located in Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas or Missouri. Solar resources must be a minimum of 50 MW, interconnect to SWEPCO's transmission system within SPP and be located in the SWEPCO service territory. Proposals for short-term capacity must be for a minimum of 50 MW from SPP resources.

Proposals are due by August 12, 2021. More details about the bid are available here.