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Stimulating Public-sector Implementation of Renewable Energy

Stimulating Public-sector Implementation of Renewable Energy

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Example Solar RFPs

City of Palm Desert's RFP for Purchase of 300 PV Solar Panels
This single page RFP was utilized to aggregate procurement of solar panels for resale to home- and business-owners in order to stimulate on-site renewable generation in the public sector. (PDF, 388 KB)

City of Santa Monica's RFP for Professional Services and Consultation
To support deployment of renewable energy resources in Santa Monica, the City issued this RFP for a solar resource and program development analysis. The purpose of the analysis is to help the City develop a plan to expand the use of solar energy and other renewable energy resources. (PDF, 56 KB)

San Francisco's Moscone Center Renewable Energy Power Plant RFP
This detailed RFP was used to solicit proposals for a large-scale rooftop solar installation in downtown San Francisco. (PDF, 1.4 KB)

Marin County's RFP for Municipal PV System
Using California Government Code section 4217.10-4217.18, which provides for a design/build bid process, Marin County utilized this RFP to implement a 100 kW rooftop PV system at the County Civic Center. (PDF, 744 KB)

SMUD's PV System Component RFPs
Using the Sustained Orderly Development approach to procurement, these RFPs dictate bulk-purchase agreements over multiple years.

SMUD RFP for solar panels (PDF, 244 KB) | SMUD RFP for inverters (PDF, 96 KB)

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