El Paso Electric (EPE), has issued a request to proposal (RFP), for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC), services for a utility-scale solar generating plant of 10 MW with optional 3 MW battery storage system.
This RFP is for the expansion of EPE’s existing, fully subscribed, Texas Community Solar Program. This project will be the second expansion of the company’s Community Solar program since its initial launch in April 2017 – EPE’s first voluntary green energy option for customers. All proposals must be submitted by April 4, 2022.
Proposals submitted may be sited within EPE’s Texas or New Mexico service region, but preference will be given to those sited in Texas. EPE will assess all proposals, including bidder experience and overall EPC cost. Prospective applicants must submit a letter of intent no later than February 22, 2022.