SRP Issues Request for Information for Distribution Connected Solar and Energy Storage Systems
Salt River Project (SRP) is requesting information from solar and/or storage installers, financing entities and any other interested parties regarding the installation of distributed solar and/or energy storage systems interconnected directly to SRP’s distribution system.
SRP serves Maricopa County, one of the fastest-growing counties in the nation. Over the next decade, SRP plans to add thousands of megawatts (MWs) of solar and over a thousand MWs of battery storage. SRP has experience with large, utility scale solar and storage systems connected to the transmission system, as well as customer-sited rooftop and/or battery installations that are primarily focused on offsetting behind-the-meter customer load.
SRP is interested in exploring projects connected directly to its 12kV distribution system that SRP can use to potentially improve flexibility, reliability and resilience. The purpose of this RFI is to determine what viable installation, aggregation, communication and financing models exist for distribution-connected solar and/or storage systems that could help SRP meet its 2035 sustainability goals while minimizing cost impacts to its customers.
Based on information gathered through this RFI, SRP may issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) at a later date.
SRP is requesting responses to the RFI by August 5, 2024. Additional information on the RFI can be found here.
SRP is a community-based, not-for-profit public power utility and the largest electricity provider in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area, serving about 1.2 million customers. SRP provides water to about 2.5 million Valley residents, delivering 260 billion gallons of water (800,000 acre-feet) each year, and manages a 13,000-square-mile watershed that includes an extensive system of reservoirs, wells, irrigation laterals, and 131 miles of canals.