PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Portland General Electric (NYSE:POR) today issued a request for
qualifications to pre-qualify bidders for a request for proposals the
company plans to release in October. The RFP will seek a third-party
provider to organize qualifying non-residential customers to temporarily
reduce their use of electricity at the utility's call, supplying energy
capacity to help PGE manage its load during periods of peak demand.
Responses to the request for qualifications are due by September 14,
2012. Potential bidders who do not respond to the request for
qualifications will not have an opportunity to participate in the RFP.
"We already have robust programs in place to help meet the demand for
electricity in our service area by partnering with our customers," said
Kurt Miller, PGE's director of business model and program development.
"We want to take this a step further now by finding new demand response
options that will add flexibility and resilience to our system. This is
an important part of our strategy to meet our customers' need for
reliable electricity, manage power costs, and reduce our impact on the
environment."
Demand response programs can be activated on short notice to temporarily
reduce the demand for electricity during times of stress on the grid.
Customer participation in PGE's demand response program will be entirely
voluntary, and will involve only a few hours each year.
Customers who participate in similar programs typically receive an
incentive for reducing load, while the utility gains access to power at
a lower cost than building a physical generation resource to meet peak
load needs.
Interested parties can register for notifications of postings and
announcements by emailing EnergyPartnerRFP@PGN.com.
This registration is for PGE's demand response RFP and should not be
confused with other RFPs PGE currently has in development or underway
for new generating resources.
About Portland General Electric Company: Portland General
Electric, headquartered in Portland, Ore., is a fully integrated
electric utility that serves approximately 828,000 residential,
commercial and industrial customers in Oregon. Visit our website at PortlandGeneral.com.
Portland General Electric
Steve Corson, 503-464-8444
www.portlandgeneral.com/newsroom
Source: Portland General Electric
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