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As part of MCE’s mission to confront the climate crisis by eliminating fossil fuel greenhouse gas emissions, producing renewable energy, supporting grid stability and resilience, and creating equitable community benefits, MCE is soliciting competitive proposals from qualified respondents to meet MCE’s future resource requirements for renewable energy and Resource Adequacy through MCE’s Open Season 2026 Request for Offers (“RFO”) process.
MCE is seeking offers for prospective full-toll agreements (i.e., providing all applicable products) from:
Energy generating projects should also be at least 5 MW for 24×7 load profiles (e.g., geothermal) or no less than 25 MW for intermittent resources.
| Milestone | Date |
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Open Season Launch |
6/17/2026 |
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Vendor Q&A |
6/17/2026 – 6/29/2026 |
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Response Window |
6/17/2026 – 7/20/2026 |
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Responses Due |
7/20/2026 11:59 P.M. |
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Shortlist Notification |
Rolling basis through end of Q3 2026 (Target) |
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Cluster 16 Exclusivity Agreement Finalization |
Rolling basis through end of Q3 2026 |
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Full-toll Contract Finalization |
Rolling basis through end of Q1 2027 (Target) |
Please submit any questions to rfo@mceCleanEnergy.org on or before June 29, 2026.
A Complete Offer Package (1 Package per offer) must include the following Attachments:
Procedural Overview and Instructions (pdf)
MCE Standard Offer Form 2026 (xlsx) Updated June 23, 2026
Renewable Energy PPA Term Sheet (docx)
Renewable Energy + Storage PPA Term Sheet (docx)
Energy Storage ESA Term Sheet (docx)
MCE Exclusivity Agreement (docx)
MCE Cluster 16 Exclusivity Agreement (docx)
MCE Confidentiality Agreement (docx)
MCE Letter of Credit (docx)
As part of MCE’s mission to confront the climate crisis by eliminating fossil fuel greenhouse gas emissions, producing renewable energy, supporting grid stability and resilience, and creating equitable community benefits, MCE is soliciting competitive proposals from qualified respondents to meet MCE’s future resource requirements for renewable energy and Resource Adequacy through MCE’s Open Season 2026 Request for Offers (“RFO”) process.
MCE will also be soliciting offers for California Independent System Operator (“CAISO”) Queue Cluster 16 projects that are seeking Commercial Interest Points from MCE.
We will be launching Open Season 2026 on June 17th, 2026. Please fill out the Power Procurement Interest Form if you would like to be notified about this RFO.
If you would like to be notified about future RFBs and RFOs, please fill out the RFO interest form under “Ad Hoc RFOs” below.
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There are currently no open solicitations for general support.
MCE is seeking a qualified organization or individual (s) to assess MCE’s governance structure and practices and develop recommendations based upon the findings.
Submission Deadline: 4 p.m. PDT, Thursday, April 30, 2026
MCE seeks a qualified individual attorney and/or law firm currently licensed to practice law in California with specialized expertise in governance issues as they pertain to public entities (specifically, JPAs) in California. This RFO seeks offers for Legal Services that would provide a complement to the governance assessment, and will also provide long-term support to MCE on governance matters.
| RFO Schedule | Date |
|---|---|
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RFO Launch |
April 23, 2026 |
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Deadline for Questions |
May 7, 2026 |
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Deadline for Responses |
May 14, 2026 |
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Submission Deadline |
May 30, 2026 4 pm PDT |
Please review the solicitation documents below and upload submissions to the submission link by
May 30, 2026 at 4 pm PDT.
Please submit any questions regarding this RFO to contracts@mcecleanenergy.org.
We encourage local women-, minority-, and LGBTQ+-owned businesses to certify with the California Public Utility Commission’s Supplier Clearinghouse. You can also certify as a small business or a disabled veteran-owned business with the Department of General Services Certification program. Certified vendors will be listed in directories that MCE and other utilities can access for our contracting needs.
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