2021 Off Island Capacity RFP
History of the 2021 Off Island Capacity RFP
On December 14, 2021, PSEG Long Island, as agent of and acting on behalf of LIPA, issued a request for proposals, the “2021 Off Island Capacity RFP”, to acquire up to 345 MW of installed capacity electrically located in the Rest-of-Pool Capacity Zone of the New England Control Area. The Contract Capacity may be provided by aggregating capacity from more than one generating resource. The minimum Contract Capacity that may be offered in this RFP is 1 MW of ICAP in aggregate. The requested capacity, when combined with LIPA’s transmission rights associated with the Cross Sound Cable, is intended to be qualified by LIPA as Unforced Deliverability Rights (“UDRs”) in the New York Independent System Operator (“NYISO”) capacity market and will contribute to meeting LIPA’s “on-Island” installed capacity obligation.
Update as of January 13, 2022: PSEG Long Island has received questions from potential Respondents to this RFP. View the questions received and PSEG Long Island’s responses here: 2021 Off Island Capacity RFP Questions & Answers.
Any questions or needed clarifications concerning this RFP should be sent to: PSEG-LI-2021OffIslandCapacityRFP@pseg.com.
RFP Schedule
| Release of RFP | December 14, 2021 |
| Question Submittal Window* | December 15, 2021–December 29, 2021 |
| Proposal Submittal Deadline | January 19, 2022 |
| Proposal Selection(s) (planned) | March 31, 2022 |
| Firm Pricing | Required Through At least July 31, 2022 |
| Service Commencement Date(s) | May 1, 2023, or May 1, 2024 ** |
* Window for submittal means start date (at 12:00 am) for acceptance of questions and end date (at 11:59 pm) for acceptance of questions.
** Service Commencement Date is dependent on the NYISO Capability Year(s) for which Respondent’s Proposal applies.
RFP Resources
- 2021 Off Island Capacity RFP
- Preferred Capacity Purchase Agreement
- Excel file for Appendix B – Data Form
Related Information
- Contingent Fee Certification
- Contractor Disclosure of Prior Non Responsibility Determinations
- MacBride Fair Employment Principles
- Non-Collusive Bidding Certification
- Cybersecurity Requirements
- Interconnection Assistance
- NYS Vendor Responsibility Questionnaire/Certification: Electronically via https://www.osc.state.ny.us/state-vendors/vendrep/vendrep-system or http://www.osc.state.ny.us/vendrep/
- M/WBE Utilization Plan
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business
- Diversity Questionnaire
- Workforce Employment Utilization
- Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement
- Sexual Harassment Policy
- Staffing Plan
- LIPA “Performance Requirements for Transmission-Connected Resources for Non-Synchronous Resources”
- LIPA Procurement Guidelines
- Lobbying Guidelines Regarding Procurements, Rules, Regulations, or Ratemaking