BUTTE, Mont., May 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- NorthWestern
Corporation d/b/a NorthWestern Energy has issued a Community
Renewable Energy Projects Request for Proposals ("RFP") today to
seek additional small renewable generation owned or developed by
Montana residents or Montana companies. NorthWestern will run this
RFP with an extended timeline to prepare and submit proposals in
response to the current COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the
renewable development community.
The Community Renewable Energy Project ("CREP") requirement was
established as part of the Montana Renewable Portfolio to promote
the development of small renewable projects by in-state owners.
Further details regarding CREP eligibility can be found in Montana
Code Annotated Section 69-3-2003 (10) and Section 69-3-2003
(4).
NorthWestern estimates its CREP need to be between 25 and 30 MW
of additional installed capacity. This RFP preferentially seeks
proposals with targeted Commercial Operation Dates of 2021,
although projects with later CODs are welcome and will be
considered.
Proposals must meet all CREP criteria established by
Montana statute and administered
by the Montana Public Service Commission. The criteria include
limitations on project size ownership structures, and required
renewable attributes. Selected proposals must also deliver a
cost-effective resource for NorthWestern electric utility
customers.
Responses are requested from Montana developers, landowners, energy
companies, and businesses. NorthWestern is not seeking proposals
for non-CREP renewable energy projects, unbundled renewable energy
credits, or non-renewable resources with this RFP.
Proposals will be due on August 20,
2020, with a finalist selection expected on October 1, 2020.
The CREP RFP Independent Evaluator is Sapere Consulting. All
email correspondence related to the RFP should be directed to
Sapere at NWE2020CREPRFP@sapereconsulting.com.
Information related to the CREP RFP can be found at
www.sapereconsulting.com/rfp
About NorthWestern Energy (NYSE: NWE)
NorthWestern is
regulated by the Montana Public Service Commission and serves more
than 573,200 residential and business customers with electricity
and natural gas in Montana.
NorthWestern also provides electricity and / or natural gas to
approximately 726,400 customers in Montana, South
Dakota, and Nebraska. We
have generated and distributed electricity in South Dakota and distributed natural gas in
South Dakota and Nebraska since 1923 and have generated and
distributed electricity and distributed natural gas in Montana since 2002. More information on
NorthWestern is available on the company's website at
www.northwesternenergy.com.
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