Arizona energy concerns RFPs for renewables, battery storage space retrofits

• Arizona Public Service (APS) has actually provided an ask for propositions (RFP) for 300-400MW of renewables capability and also for energy storage to be retrofitted at its solar plants.

The renewables RFP, which is open to all modern technologies, has actually been designed to deal with peak capability needs of around 200-300MW per year to keep reliable electrical service throughout times of highest power use. Recommended projects have to have in-service dates in either 2023 or 2024.

Individually, APS is asking for a total amount of 60MW of battery storage space enhancements at 2 of its existing solar centers in Arizona: the Red Rock as well as Chino Valley plants. Proposed projects should start delivery no later than June 2023.

The information comes after APS announced its plan earlier this year to supply 100% tidy energy by 2050, with an interim target of 65% clean power by 2030. Brad Albert, APS vice president of resource monitoring, claimed the firm has actually made "stable development" considering that establishing those objectives.

The utility formerly asked for the release of 850MW of power storage by 2025 and said it would get lasting facilities designer Invenergy to mount battery systems at six of its solar PV facilities by 2021. APS claimed this week it has currently carried out the contract after collaborating with Invenergy "to include enhanced security requirements in battery power storage". The battery systems are currently expected to be operational in early 2022.

While APS announced its tidy power objective back in January, Arizona regulators lately authorized steps that will certainly require all energies in the state to get all their power from carbon-free sources by 2050. The Arizona Corporation Commission ruling also includes interim carbon decrease targets for regulated energies of 50% by 2032 and also 75% by 2040.

According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, Arizona is the state with the fourth-highest quantity of set up solar in the United States, at 4,820 MW. The profession body says the state's solar market has "big possibility".