Resource Adequacy Consultant Services

The Vendor is required to provide to satisfy a need for a resource adequacy consultant services.
- Independent research and consideration of possibly proprietary and non proprietary information provided by electric distribution, transmission, and/or generation facilities among other resources directly from these entities and/or through Commission Staff in order to obtain input factors for forecast modeling resource adequacy.
- The review and determination of eligibility of applications for alternative energy system status, based on guidance provided department office.
- Independent analysis of generation resource retirements, considering announced retirements, economic retirements, policy-induced retirements, and end-of-life retirements.
- Independent load forecasts for each transmission zone within state and the entire agency Interconnection. Load forecasts should include specific forecasts with respect to: (1) electric vehicle adoptions; (2) electrification; and (3) large load additions for facilities such as data centers and energy intensive manufacturing.
- Any other forecast, modeling or analysis the consultant deems necessary to complete the final report.
- Modeling of interzone energy transfers based on resource deficiencies or for economic reasons.

- Contract Period/Term: 3 years
- Pre-proposal Conference Date: October 6, 2025
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: October 6, 2025