Entergy Arkansas issues RfP for 1GW of renewables in US MISO, Southwest areas

• United States power distribution company Entergy Arkansas has actually issued an ask for proposals (RfP) for 1GW of solar and wind sources. The company did not divulge the desired split between solar as well as wind resources.

The generation resources would certainly be obtained via a combination of several build-own-transfer contracts, self-build options or power purchase agreements (PPA) that would function in between May 2025 and also December 2026.

Potential solar parks would certainly need to be within Entergy Arkansas' service region, while possible wind parks could be located in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) or Southwest Power Pool areas.

Subsidiary of Entergy, Entergy Arkansas, which claimed it was the biggest power provider in Arkansas, presently has 281MW of solar capacity. The business's largest solar farm-- Searcy Solar Facility-- came online in late 2021, with generation capacity of 100MWs as well as a 30MW battery power storage space system (BESS).

"We remain to grow green energy within our varied portfolio of power sources to better serve our existing as well as expanding customer base as well as anticipate some amazing proposals," said Kurt Castleberry, supervisor of source planning and also marketing operations.

Currently, atomic energy represent roughly 70% of the gas mix for the Entergy Arkansas' clients, followed by hydropower at 16%, with the staying source of power from coal, natural gas as well as solar, the business claimed in a statement.