Clean Power Alliance (CPA) is soliciting competitive proposals to meet its portfolio needs and achieve compliance with the various California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Procurement Orders including Renewable Portfolio Standards and Resource Adequacy requirements. CPA’s 2025 Clean Energy and Reliability RFO has multiple product categories and generally targets resources between 15 MW and 250 MW.
1. Renewable Generation Only Contracts:
2. Renewable Generation Plus Storage Contracts: RPS-eligible generation (15 MW – 250 MW¹) paired with storage projects (15 MW – 250 MW¹). The storage duration must be at least 4 hours and the capacity cannot exceed 100% of the generation nameplate capacity. Projects in this category must have a commercial operation date no later than December 31, 2032. PPA tenor must be between 10 and 20 years.
3. Standalone Storage Contracts: Stand-alone storage projects with a storage capacity of 15 MW – 250 MW¹. The storage duration must be for at least 4 hours. Projects in this category must have a commercial operation date no later than December 31, 2032. PPA tenor must be between 10 and 20 years.
4. RA Only Contracts: RA-only projects from storage, thermals, or other qualifying resources with a capacity between 15 MW – 250 MW¹. Projects in this category must have a commercial operation date no later than December 31, 2032. PPA tenor must be between 5 and 15 years.
5. PCC1 Energy Only (fixed price or index plus) Contracts: RPS-eligible generation (e.g. solar, wind, geothermal), 15 MW – 250 MW¹ in size, offered as PCC1 Energy Only fixed price or index+ contracts. Projects in this category must have a commercial operation date no later than December 31, 2032. PPA tenor must be between 5 and 20 years.
6. Dispatchable Thermal Energy with RA Contracts:
To submit a proposal to this RFO and access RFO documents, you must register on the RFO Website.
Full submission instructions are included in the RFO documents.
May 20, 2025
RFO opens
June 3, 2025
Proposer Webinar to discuss RFO process at 11:00am Pacific Time
June 6, 2025
Deadline to submit questions at 11:59pm PT. Submit questions here, directly on the RFO website.
June 13, 2025
Q&A document posted to the CPA RFO website
June 30, 2025
Deadline to submit RFO Proposals at 5:00pm Pacific Time
Mid/Late- September 2025
Proposers notified of shortlist status
October 2025 – February 2026*
Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), Resource Adequacy Purchase Agreement (RAPA) and Energy Storage Agreement (ESA) negotiations and awards
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Mandatory data templates will be supplied to Proposers for submission of project information. Projects will be evaluated on a combination of quantitative and qualitative factors that include economic value, development risk, workforce development, environmental stewardship, benefits to Disadvantaged Communities, and project location. Dispatchable Thermal Energy with RA Contracts will also be evaluated on their to cleaner operations and GHG emissions.
The full RFO will be available for download on the RFO Website, including the following documents:
RFO MATERIALS
RFO Protocol
Submission Instructions
Offer Form Template
CPA RPS Plus Storage PPA
CPA RPS Only PPA
CPA Baseload PPA
CPA Energy Storage Agreement
CPA RA Only Agreement
CPA Tolling Agreement
CPA NDA Agreement
CPA Exclusivity Agreement
CPA Campaign Contributions Disclosure Form
A Proposers webinar will be held on June 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM Pacific Time. The webinar will discuss the RFO process. To participate in the webinar, a Proposer must first register on the RFO Website.