1-3 MW Solar RFP Issued In Palo Alto, California

The City of Palo Alto Utilities (CPAU) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for 1-3 MW (AC) in order to create a CPAU-branded Community Solar Program.

The CPAU has stated that its primary objectives for such program are to help facilitate reaching the City of Palo Alto's target of meeting 4% of its energy needs from local solar energy by 2023 (from 0.7% in 2013), and to give all CPAU customers - including those who rent and those without sufficient solar access - the opportunity to experience and derive benefit from cost-effective local solar development.

CPAU expects to purchase the full output of electricity produced by a 3rd-party owned, operated, and maintained solar facility resulting from the program and...