FAQs

General

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Question: Are individuals able to submit bids for the RFP? I am a homeowner with a solar array that is registered in GATS and have RECs available to sell. Secondly, are the prices for the accepted proposals from last year able to be shared?

Answer: Individual homeowners are welcome to participate in the RFP as long as they become a Qualified Proposer.  “Qualified Proposers” means those entities which have met the RFP Rules and have submitted a Proposal which has passed through Part 1 of the Evaluation and has proceeded to Part 2 for selection consideration.

FEOU does not share the results of previous solicitations.  

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Question: Can a bidder sell RECs with a PPA? Is this type of proposal allowed?

Answer: The agreement will be a Purchase and Sale Agreement (PSA) between the winning bidder and the FirstEnergy Ohio Utilities. The agreement is available at https://www.firstenergy-recrfp.com/Documents/RFPDocuments.aspx. All terms and conditions incorporated in the PSA are considered final and non-negotiable.

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Question: Potential bidders would like to understand the kinds of eligible non-Solar renewable energy credit technologies. Specifically, is the waste heat to power technology eligible for this RFP? For example, on April 2024, AES Ohio announced a PPA contract with Tallgrass to purchase the waste heat to power and supply it to University of Dayton and the project fact sheet (link below) informs 90,900 OH REC available and AES Ohio seems to purchase this REC from Tallgrass: https://www.aes-ohio.com/sites/aesvault.com/files/2024-04/WH2P-FactSheet-V10.pdf. Could you please clarify whether the waste heat to power would be eligible to FirstEnergy REC procurement, or not?

Answer: RECs are eligible if they comply with the renewable energy resource requirements of R.C. 4928.01, R.C. 4928.64, and R.C. 4928.65 (“Ohio Law”). Please review R.C. 4928.01 at https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4928.01.

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Question: When will any cash posted as collateral be returned?

Answer: Once the delivery is complete under the agreement, FirstEnergy will request the supplier to provide them with a formal request on their letterhead (including wiring instructions/W9) to have their cash collateral returned. After this is received, cash collateral is typically returned within 2-3 business days.

FAQs Disclaimer

The information presented and distributed in the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) may be subject to modifications and/or amendments and is provided for informational purposes only. The information provided in the CBP, or on the CBP Information Website, has been prepared to assist bidders in evaluating the CBP. It does not purport to contain all the information that may be relevant to a bidder in satisfying its due diligence efforts. Neither FirstEnergy Corp., the FirstEnergy Ohio Utilities nor the CBP Manager make any representation or warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the information, and shall not, either individually or as a corporation, be liable for any representation expressed or implied in the CBP or any omissions from the CBP, or any information provided to a bidder by any other source. A bidder should check the CBP Information Website frequently to ensure it has the latest documentation and information. Neither the FirstEnergy Ohio Utilities, nor the CBP Manager, nor any of their representatives, shall be liable to a bidder or any of its representatives for any consequences relating to or arising from the bidder’s use of outdated information. The information is not intended to form any part of the basis of any investment decision, valuation or any bid that may be submitted during the CBP process. Each recipient should not rely solely on this information and should make its own independent assessment of the potential value to supply the FirstEnergy Ohio Utilities' load after making all investigations it deems necessary.

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