FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Aug. 12, 2004
CONTACT:  LaVerne Kyriss, 720-962-7051, kyriss@wapa.gov

WESTERN SEEKS RENEWABLE POWER FOR N.M. DELIVERIES

LAKEWOOD, Colo.—Western Area Power Administration is soliciting proposals for non-hydro renewable electric power to serve Federal installations in New Mexico.

This request for proposals calls for purchasing 66 GWh of renewable energy annually for five to 10 years. Proposals should be for firm schedulable renewable energy that include renewable energy certificates. These certificates affirm the intangible environmental benefits associated with generating one megawatthour of electric energy by a renewable resource.

Western’s Colorado River Storage Project Management Center seeks proposals to supply renewable energy generated from solar, geothermal, biomass or wind technologies to Sandia National Laboratories and Kirtland Air Force Base near Albuquerque and Los Alamos National Laboratory, near Los Alamos, N.M. Alternative delivery points include the Four Corners area, or Public Service Company of New Mexico’s transmission network.     
          
 Deadline for submissions is 5 p.m., MDT, Sept. 17.  Submit offers to: Western Area Power Administration, CRSP Management Center, ATTN: L6440, P.O. Box 11606, Salt Lake City, UT  884147-0606.

Offers may also be faxed to Western at 801-524-5017, ATTN: L6440 or e-mailed to loftin@wapa.gov.  The request for proposals, including details about submission requirements, is available online at http://www.wapa.gov/crsp/RFP.pdf.
         
  Western Area Power Administration annually markets and transmits more than 10,000 megawatts of power from hydroelectric powerplants owned and operated by the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 15 western and central states. It is part of the Department of Energy.