Power Purchase Agreements Owners Perspective Matt Gudorf – UC Irvine Campus Energy Manager [email protected] 949-824-9309

Power Purchase Agreements

Owners Perspective

Matt Gudorf – UC Irvine Campus Energy Manager

[email protected]

949-824-9309

AgendaAgenda

About UC IrvineAbout UC Irvine Buy / Lease / PPABuy / Lease / PPA BackgroundBackground The PPA ProcessThe PPA Process QuestionsQuestions

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University of California, IrvineUniversity of California, Irvine

Category One research universityCategory One research university$18M annual utilities budget$18M annual utilities budget

Lab buildings consume 2/3 of campus energyLab buildings consume 2/3 of campus energyMany energy initiatives to reduce carbon footprintMany energy initiatives to reduce carbon footprint

Solar Project Delivery MethodsSolar Project Delivery MethodsBuyingBuying LeasingLeasing Solar Solar

PPAPPA

Upfront Upfront Capital?Capital?

YesYes Little or Little or NoneNone

NONENONE

Maintenance Maintenance RequiredRequired

YesYes YesYes NONENONE

Performance Performance RiskRisk


System System Expertise Expertise RequiredRequired


Purchase Purchase RequiredRequired

YesYes Yes / or Yes / or Re-Lease Re-Lease

NONENONE

What am I buying vs What is being provided

You’re buying the power !

Not theSystem !

What will the Provider do?• Provider Constructs/Owns/Maintains solar

project for the entire length of the PPA.

• Provider receives federal tax credit (cash

grant), State rebate and depreciates

equipment

• Provider sells electricity at negotiated rate

(with or w/o escalator)

• 10 to 25 year term

Allocating Risk

Before Construction•Environmental Compliance (CEQA)•Completion Timing•Bonds/Letter of Credit•Insurance•Buyout Clause•Underperformance

•Monetary Penalty•Breach / Default

After Construction•Maintenance•Operation

RFP• Decide the parameters of the PPA• Establish a MAC (maximum acceptable cost)• Gather information for the building possible (plans, existing warranties) • Determine how to handle the Renewable Energy Credits

Technical Evaluation of Proposals• Price• Use of space• Size of system• Experience• Warranty (including your roof warranties)

DecisionTime

Request for ProposalsRequest for Proposals Define the terms that fit your organization and Define the terms that fit your organization and

clearly place them into the RFPclearly place them into the RFP UCI defined rooftop only installations would be acceptedUCI defined rooftop only installations would be accepted

Know your current electric rate structure, including Know your current electric rate structure, including demand charges. Predetermine a price with demand charges. Predetermine a price with escalation you will be willing to pay for the duration escalation you will be willing to pay for the duration of the agreement.of the agreement. You may or may not wish to include this information in your You may or may not wish to include this information in your

request but you will be asked about itrequest but you will be asked about it Plans, Existing Warranty information. The more Plans, Existing Warranty information. The more

complete the better response you will receive.complete the better response you will receive. UCI included in the RFP and Contract that all existing UCI included in the RFP and Contract that all existing

warranties must be maintained or acquired by the successful warranties must be maintained or acquired by the successful bidder.bidder.

The REC’s will make a difference decide if you will The REC’s will make a difference decide if you will retain them.retain them. UCI optioned the REC’s after 5 years.UCI optioned the REC’s after 5 years.



DecisionTime

Technical Evaluation of Technical Evaluation of ProposalsProposals

Proposal ProcessProposal Process. Selection shall be based upon a “best value” . Selection shall be based upon a “best value” approach. Each Proposer will submit their Proposal in two envelopes, approach. Each Proposer will submit their Proposal in two envelopes, the first covering qualifications and technical information and the the first covering qualifications and technical information and the second providing price information. Each Proposer must submit its second providing price information. Each Proposer must submit its proposal in two sealed “envelopes” or boxes, each one clearly labeled proposal in two sealed “envelopes” or boxes, each one clearly labeled on the outside as:on the outside as:

Envelope #1Envelope #1: Technical Proposal & Qualifications: Technical Proposal & QualificationsEnvelope #2Envelope #2: Price Proposal: Price Proposal

In the RFP a scoring system should be established to evaluate In the RFP a scoring system should be established to evaluate submissions.submissions.

Experience – Does the company have the capabilities / financing to follow Experience – Does the company have the capabilities / financing to follow through ?through ?

Use of space – Did the proposal use only space you can dedicate to solar ?Use of space – Did the proposal use only space you can dedicate to solar ? Size of system – Is the system too big/smallSize of system – Is the system too big/small O&M plan, Billing Plan, Monitoring PlanO&M plan, Billing Plan, Monitoring Plan Warranty – Are all of your existing warranties maintained and what are Warranty – Are all of your existing warranties maintained and what are

they providing ?they providing ? Price – Did the proposal meet your preset maximum acceptance cost?Price – Did the proposal meet your preset maximum acceptance cost?



DecisionTime

Decision TimeDecision Time

Yes – Move forward with a contactYes – Move forward with a contact No – Determine why the RFP did not No – Determine why the RFP did not

generate successful proposals and generate successful proposals and try again. try again. UC Irvine went through 3 rounds of UC Irvine went through 3 rounds of

RFP before the system was successfully RFP before the system was successfully installed.installed.

Contract Development• General Terms and Conditions

• Last chance to change any wording you don’t like

Design and Construction• Protect the campus

• Not your system• Fire marshal

Post Construction• Site Visits

• Who’s responsible• Responding to Problems

• Training

Billing, REC’s, Audits, The next 20 years

Contract Development General Terms and

Conditions Force Majeure Easements Acceptance Testing Health and Safety Host Inspection Rights Grant of License or Lease Early Termination Approvals and Permits System Removal Dispute Resolution Warranties Insurance Severability Indemnity

Legal will need to be involved and this may or may not be an upfront cost to your organization.

Contract Development• General Terms and Conditions• Last chance to change any wording you don’t like

Design and Construction• Protect the campus • Not your system• Fire marshal

Post Construction• Site Visits• Who’s responsible• Responding to Problems• Training


Design and ConstructionDesign and Construction Plan ReviewPlan Review

Protecting your infrastructureProtecting your infrastructure Make sure all plans are stamped by licensed engineers for Make sure all plans are stamped by licensed engineers for

both civil, structural, and electrical drawings. both civil, structural, and electrical drawings. Drawings must be reviewed and stamped by the Fire Drawings must be reviewed and stamped by the Fire

Marshal.Marshal. Permitting may be required, the contactor should pull all Permitting may be required, the contactor should pull all

required permits and submit copies to the owner.required permits and submit copies to the owner. It is not your systemIt is not your system

It is important to remember in the review process you are It is important to remember in the review process you are protecting your building but not reviewing the system protecting your building but not reviewing the system design.design.

InspectionInspection As part of the contract development you may have chosen to As part of the contract development you may have chosen to

include private inspection during the construction process. include private inspection during the construction process.





Post ConstructionPost Construction Site visitsSite visits

Develop a procedure for system access and Develop a procedure for system access and maintenance. The contractor will most likely need to maintenance. The contractor will most likely need to service and clean the system and a protocol for this service and clean the system and a protocol for this should be established prior to completion. should be established prior to completion.

Who’s responsibleWho’s responsible Do you know who to call if the roof leaks, there is an Do you know who to call if the roof leaks, there is an

emergency, or you need to shut the system down?emergency, or you need to shut the system down? Responding to ProblemsResponding to Problems

Have you defined the acceptable time frame for Have you defined the acceptable time frame for responding to problems? Who will be coming out to responding to problems? Who will be coming out to take care of these issues and making sure it is take care of these issues and making sure it is corrected to the owners satisfaction.corrected to the owners satisfaction.

TrainingTraining Your building now has 2 electrical feeds. Staff will need Your building now has 2 electrical feeds. Staff will need

to understand that to safely work on the buildings to understand that to safely work on the buildings electrical system there are new requirements.electrical system there are new requirements.

In the event of a fire / earthquake / gas leak / or other In the event of a fire / earthquake / gas leak / or other event how to safely de-energize the system. event how to safely de-energize the system.






Where are the bills going to be sent?Where are the bills going to be sent? You now have a second electrical bill that will You now have a second electrical bill that will

need to be paid and verified. need to be paid and verified. Did you keep the Renewable Energy Did you keep the Renewable Energy

Credits? Credits? These can be used for LEED® credits and CO2 These can be used for LEED® credits and CO2

offsets but only if you hold them!offsets but only if you hold them! Verification that the meter readings are Verification that the meter readings are

correct is important. correct is important. UC Irvine has written into the contract UC Irvine has written into the contract

independent meter verification at our request independent meter verification at our request and how discrepancies are to be dealt with. and how discrepancies are to be dealt with.

QUESTIONS ?QUESTIONS ?

Download LinkDownload Link

UC Irvine RFPUC Irvine RFPhttps://webfiles.uci.edu/mgudorf/Solar.zip

https://webfiles.uci.edu/mgudorf/Solar%20PPA%20Presentation.ppt

Documents

Power Purchase Agreements Owners Perspective Matt Gudorf – UC Irvine Campus Energy Manager [email protected] 949-824-9309