The Energy Commission will invite the California Public Utilities Commission to participate in a more complete evaluation of the existing hybrid market structure as part of the 2010 Integrated Energy Policy Report Update to identify possible market enhancements and changes to
utility procurement practices that would facilitate the reemergence of merchant investment.
The debate over APS's RFP is one example of how clean energy advocates are pressuring
utilities to alter their
procurement practices and open them up to more public scrutiny as renewable resources and storage become increasingly competitive with conventional generation.
Procurement strategies of gas utilities, addressing issues such as load forecasts, reliability criteria, contracting options, price projections, procurement practices, portfolio policy, and risk
Procurement strategies of gas
utilities, addressing issues such as load forecasts, reliability criteria, contracting options, price projections,
procurement practices, portfolio policy, and risk
procurement practices, portfolio policy, and risk management