Appalachian Power (“APCo”), a subsidiary of American Electric Power, issued a Request for Proposals (“RFP”) on January 19, 2017, seeking up to 25 megawatts alternating current (“MW AC”) of ground-mounted utility scale solar. Pursuant to the terms of the RFP, the project must (i) be located in APCO’s service territory in Virginia or West Virginia, (ii) be interconnected to the PJM Regional Transmission Operator or to APCo’s distribution system and (iii) have a nameplate rating of at least 5 MW AC. In addition, the solar project must have started construction after January 1, 2016 and be operational by December 31, 2019.
You can access the RFP here: https://www.appalachianpower.com/info/news/viewRelease.aspx?releaseID=2143.
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