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Requirements for Proposals

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  • FAQ-87:
    What are the main eligibility criteria for the SREC-Based Financing Program?

    The following are a few main eligibility criteria for the Program:

    • a project must have completed the Initial Application process under the Renewable Energy Incentive Program (“REIP”) or the SREC Registration Program (“SRP”) administered by the Board of Public Utilities;  
    • a project must not yet be interconnected and the Seller must not request interconnection prior to the Board Order on the results of the solicitation. Existing projects that are interconnected are not eligible;
    • projects that received or will receive a rebate from the Customer On-Site Renewable Energy (“CORE”) Program in force from 2001 to 2008 are not eligible to present a Proposal under this RFP;
    • projects less than or equal to 2,000 kW are eligible to submit a Proposal, and the size of a Project is based on the nameplate DC rating of the solar system;
    • for a Project to be eligible, it must be located within ACE’s, JCP&L’s, or RECO’s service territory in New Jersey. Other locations in New Jersey are not eligible. The FirstEnergy web site provides a JCP&L Service Territory Map and contact information for JCP&L. Contact information for ACE can be found here. Contact information for RECO can be found here. 

    Ultimately, however, to determine project eligibility a Seller must consult the RFP Rules and SREC Purchase and Sale Agreement (“SREC PSA”), which are posted to the Documents page of our web site.



    02/22/2010 in Requirements for Proposals

  • FAQ-85:
    Am I required to have submitted the materials to obtain an NJCEP Application Number in advance of submitting my Expression of Interest?

    For the Expression of Interest to be complete and compliant with the terms of the RFP, it must include your NJCEP Application Number.  The NJCEP Application Number can be obtained either from the Renewable Energy Incentive Program (“REIP”) or from the SREC Registration Program.  Please note that currently only applications under the SRP are considered.

    Additional information on this Initial Application process under the SRP is available on the NJCEP web site, including forms for the SREC Registration Program [www.njcleanenergy.com/renewable-energy/programs/srec-registration-program/registration-forms].

    If you submit your Expression of Interest without a NJCEP Application Number, your Expression of Interest will be incomplete, and the Solicitation Manager will send you a deficiency notice. You will be given until 5:00 PM Eastern Prevailing Time (EPT) on the deadline to cure Expression of Interest deficiencies to provide the NJCEP Application Number, as well as any other missing or incomplete information. If you cannot provide the requested information by 5:00 PM on the deadline to cure EOI deficiencies, you will not be able to submit a Pricing Proposal or participate further in the current solicitation.



    06/18/2010 in Requirements for Proposals

  • FAQ-83:
    Does a non-profit organization qualify to participate in the Program?

    The Seller may be a private or public company, a for-profit or a non-profit organization. To be considered, a Proposal must meet the requirements of the RFP. The relevant documents are posted on the Documents page of the web site.



    02/22/2010 in Requirements for Proposals

  • FAQ-82:
    Can a project located in one utility service territory sell its SRECs to a different utility?

    A bidder must submit a bid to contract with the Electric Distribution Company ("EDC") in whose territory the project resides. A bidder may not propose a project located in one EDC's territory and sell the SRECs to another EDC.



    02/26/2010 in Requirements for Proposals

  • FAQ-81:
    Does the Developer of the Project have to be a Customer of one of the EDCs?

    The Project must reside in the territory of one of the three EDCs (ACE, JCP&L, or RECO). The individual or company who owns or leases the premises where the Project resides must be a Customer of one of the three EDCs.   There is no requirement for the Developer (or any other third party that has contractual arrangements with the Customer related to the solar system) to be a customer of one of the EDC.



    02/22/2010 in Requirements for Proposals

  • FAQ-78:
    A Project is owned by a Developer. The Project is connected to a Customer at non-transmission voltage. The Customer is connected to the utility at transmission voltage. Is the Project eligible under the SREC-Based Financing Program (“Program”)?

    To be eligible for the Program, the Project must be eligible to generate SRECs. Under current regulation, for a Project to be able to generate SRECs, the Project must NOT be interconnected at transmission voltages. The ownership of the Project is not at issue.



    02/22/2010 in Requirements for Proposals

  • FAQ-77:
    What is considered transmission voltage?

    Transmission voltage differs for each company. For ACE, the transmission voltage is 69 kV and above.

    The situation for JCP&L is complicated because JCP&L uses 34.5 kV in two configurations - Y and delta. The "Y" configuration is considered primary distribution. The "delta" configuration is considered high tension and thus transmission voltage. Please see the page 301 of the PJM OATT Tariff (www.pjm.com/~/media/documents/agreements/tariff.ashx) which states: "The annual transmission revenue requirement is [...] per megawatt per year, which reflects the facilities of 34.5 kV delta and higher voltage for Jersey Central Power & Light Company."

    For RECO, the transmission voltage is 69 kV and the owner must connect to the distribution system. This must be done at a primary or a secondary voltage.



    02/22/2010 in Requirements for Proposals

  • FAQ-75:
    Does the Program only apply to “behind the meter” installations or does the Program also apply to Projects directly connected to the grid?

    Only "behind the meter" installations are considered in the SREC-Based Financing Program. All Sellers will be required to arrange for net metering arrangements with the EDC.



    02/22/2010 in Requirements for Proposals

  • FAQ-68:
    We have multiple projects at multiple sites. Can we participate under the Program if we have a single PPA for all sites or does the Program require that we sign a different PPA with each customer?

    A single PPA may be submitted for all sites for purposes of the SREC-Based Financing Program. We note the following. First, each project must have completed the initial application process under the State programs (the Renewable Energy Incentive Program or the SREC Registration Program) to be eligible for SREC-Based Financing Program. We are not representing in this response that a single PPA is acceptable for purposes of the initial application process of the State programs. Second, we note that the PPA should give the Seller under the SREC PSA clear authority to enter into each SREC PSA (each project would have an individual SREC PSA) and the PPA should not have any clauses that would prevent compliance with the SREC PSA.



    02/26/2010 in Requirements for Proposals

  • Revised FAQ-67:
    Who signs Appendix C to the SREC PSA? Can we modify the Appendix C to the SREC PSA and submit this modified version as part of our qualification materials?

    Please see the RFP Rules, which can be found on the Documents page of the web site. If the Owner of the Project is not the same individual or entity as the Host, the Proponent must submit, as part of its qualification package, one (1) electronic copy in pdf format of Appendix C to the SREC PSA signed by the Host. The Owner of the Project may instead submit three (3) originals of Appendix C to the SREC PSA with original signatures from the Host, in which case the Solicitation Manager will transmit these signature pages to the EDC if the Board approves the Proposal for the Project. The “Owner” is an individual or company that owns the Project. A “Host” is an individual or entity that owns the premises or facility where the Project will reside.

    This requirement applies equally to all bidders and ensures that all bidders in equivalent circumstances are treated in the same way and asked to submit the same documents. There is no scope for evaluation of individual forms submitted by bidders in lieu of or in addition to Appendix C.



    02/26/2010 in Requirements for Proposals


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