The Commonwealth Utilities Corp. is down to five qualified bids for an \u201cIntegrated Resource Plan,\u201d or a comprehensive energy plan for the utility in the years to come.<\/p>\n
Charles Janacek, of Leidos Engineering LLC, updated the CUC board on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
He said Leidos, the third party reviewing the bids, received nine \u201cwell-developed\u201d proposals in February.<\/p>\n
Five of those bids turned out to qualified, he said. The unqualified bids did not contain required information, he said.<\/p>\n
For the review of these bids, he said, costs will not be considered.<\/p>\n
They will be reviewing these bids on a \u201ctechnical\u201d level and will not be \u201cburied by economics,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He said the IRP is a plan stretching up to 25 years. They will also look at the volatility of gas prices and the potential development and demand on island.<\/p>\n
Janacek said in the last six weeks they have been investigating the companies, adding that they expect to give the CUC board an update this summer.<\/p>\n
A final report will be ready in September 2015 for the board\u2019s discretion, according to Janacek.<\/p>\n
CUC\u2019s integrated resource plan is described as a plan to determine the best combination of both base-load and renewable energy sources capable of providing reliable power at the lowest price to consumers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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