The Clean Power Call Request for Proposals (RFP) will target up to 5000GWh of clean or renewable energy per year from larger projects using proven technologies, such as hydro.
The Clean Power Call aligns with the BC Energy Plan, which calls for 90% of electricity in the province to continue to come from clean or renewable sources and for all new electricity generation projects to have zero net greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, the BC Energy Plan sets a target of electricity self-sufficiency by 2016.
To participate in the Clean Power Call, a power facility would have to meet the province's guidelines for clean or renewable electricity. Awarded electricity purchase agreements will be filed with the British Columbia Utilities Commission.
The Clean Power Call complements the Standing Offer Program that was launched in April 2008, and the two-phase Bioenergy Call for Power, which released its Phase I RFP in February 2008. The Standing Offer Program targets smaller clean projects that generate up to 10MW, while the Bioenergy Call for Power targets projects that utilise wood infected by the mountain pine beetle as well as other wood fibre fuel sources.
The design of the Clean Power Call RFP reflects stakeholder and First Nations engagement held in 2007.
