US utility CPS Energy seeks to add up to 900MW of solar, 50MW of storage to portfolio

• San Antonio, Texas-based utility CPS Energy is advancing initiatives to diversify its generation portfolio as it plans to amount to 900MW of solar, 50MW of battery storage as well as 500MW of brand-new modern technology services.

The company is releasing an international request for details (RFI) to assist in the growth of a future ask for proposal (RFP) that will incorporate non- or low-emitting power generation.

Details acquired through the RFI procedure will assist the utility seek a companion or partners via an RFP procedure to supplement 1.7 GW of aging power generation ability as well as meet the needs of its growing cosmopolitan service location.

" We invite innovative energy and modern technology service providers to participate in this RFI as well as to supply their ideas on exactly how to change our generation resources to power our future," said Paula Gold-Williams, CPS Energy CEO.

CPS-- the biggest municipally owned, fully-integrated electric as well as gas utility in the US-- said the RFI "validates its continued rate of interest" in solar photovoltaic, energy storage, demand feedback and also various other low-emitting sources to include even more year-round, all-weather solutions.

The RFI is additionally seeking information for ingenious solutions for the next phase of the utility's energy performance program, the Save for Tomorrow Energy Plan (STEP).

STEP was released in 2009 to equip CPS customers to handle their energy usage through initiatives like energy performance, preservation and also the fostering of renewable resource such as rooftop solar. The goal of the programme was to save as much as 771MW throughout 12 years, an unbiased gotten to early-- in August of 2019-- a year ahead of timetable.

CPS Energy has unveiled the next phase of the campaign, FlexSTEP, created to meet the transforming next of its clients and also present brand-new power effectiveness innovations.

" We test ourselves every day to assume globally and also act locally," Gold-Williams added. "We are for that reason enthusiastic concerning supplying one of the most beneficial modern technologies to our customers. We owe it to our neighborhood to remain to increase the possessions they possess, while introducing a lot more sustainable and brand-new innovations to take us well into the future."