SOQ-3166-09-SDH - Water Plant Solar Energy System

Summary of Specifications:
The City of Grand Junction is seeking opportunities to collaborate with a solar energy project developer for the purpose of developing on-site solar electricity generation projects at the City Water Treatment facility in Grand Junction, Colorado. Development of these projects is encouraged by a utility incentive program that was implemented in Colorado for purposes of compliance with Colorado's Renewable Energy Standard (RES). The Colorado Legislature increased the RES to require higher percentages of solar electricity generation by qualifying retail utilities. Though not subject to the RES, The City of Grand Junction is a customer of Xcel Energy, Inc. (Xcel), a major U.S. investor-owned electric and natural gas utility with regulated operations in Colorado that is subject to compliance with the RES. Prospective developers responding to this Opportunity Announcement must be willing to prepare and submit applications to Xcel Energy's Solar*Rewards Medium Programs for customer-sited photovoltaic (PV) systems at City facilities.