Block Bidding for Commercial, Industrial and Municipal Customers 

RG&E will purchase “blocks” of  electricity savings representing reduced electric usage – from eligible commercial, industrial and municipal customers or from third parties (aggregators) working with those customers.

This program is being offered in accordance with a January 4, 2010 New York State Public Service Commission Order approving block bidding programs for RG&E and is funded by the System Benefits Charge on nonresidential electricity customers’ bills.

RG&E plans to purchase up to 8,270 megawatt hours in energy savings, which is the maximum bid size. All proposals must exceed a minimum bid size of 100 megawatt hours of electricity savings starting in 2010 and ending October 31, 2012.

Nonresidential customers may seek to work with aggregator (or to serve as an aggregator themselves) if they wish to increase their electricity savings bid to meet or exceed the minimum target.

To submit a proposal, customers or aggregators had to file an intent to bid by March 19, 2010, and bids are due on April 26, 2010. For information regarding the bidding process, please complete our online request form or call Karen Jones at 585.771.6004.

Successful bidders must:

• Achieve electricity savings at the qualifying site(s).
• Have their project pass a total resource cost (TRC) test that ensures the project is
  cost-effective.
• Identify the specific project location(s).
• Identify specific measures to be installed. Pre-installation inspections may be required prior to implementing savings measures.

To learn more about this program, call our Energy Efficiency Hotline at 1.800.995.9525.

Questions regarding this RFP opportunity should also be directed to Karen Jones.